by Carol | Aug 5, 2015 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, Summer Garden Tips
Wow, having a garden of any kind has been challenging in this unusually warm year. For some plants it’s been touch and go as a result of the heat. In my veggie garden I have learned a lot this year. My tomatoes would not set fruit if the evening temperature was too...
by Carol | Oct 28, 2014 | Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, Winter Gardening
It’s the first week of October and I just planted veggie greens starts in my raised bed. Yup it’s not too late. I bought two kinds of collard greens, Bok Choy Rosette (a dwarf variety) and 2 butter leaf lettuce (Rhapsody Butterhead and Little Gem). Adding...
by Carol | Sep 2, 2014 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips
Growing Greens Above Ground Some of you may know from a previous newsletter that I built a “Salad” table from an old metal patio table. My initial planting grew poorly because my soil was compacted from a hard rain right after I put the potting soil into...
by Carol | Aug 18, 2014 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend
I Finally Have My Own Community Garden Plot! Last year I did some volunteer design work for the SE Portland Brooklyn Community Garden. I saw people working on their gardens, hanging out and eating together under an old plum tree. It looked like good clean fun to me...
by Carol | Jan 28, 2014 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend
Boost your nutrition with these exciting small fruit trees I recently attended a lecture by Jim Gilbert, owner and plant designer of One Green World. They grow and sell edibles tested for NW gardens. My favorite fruit out of the entire lecture was the Pawpaw...
