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Mid-June veg garden updates
Peas Peas that I started in January indoors and set out a few weeks later are really pumping out the pods at this time. My very favorite variety is…
Jun 15
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Do gardeners grow sweet potatoes in our region successfully?
Survey says: yes, with effort, sweet potatoes can be a successful crop.
May 8
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Favorite tomato varieties of Willamette Valley & SW Washington Gardeners
Highlights from my review of 170+ gardeners' reports
Apr 30
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Blossom End Rot - a major problem of paste/sauce tomatoes in the Willamette Valley and SW Washington
Very few gardeners do not struggle with this problem.
Apr 26
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Deconstructing paradigms: Do veg's need special "seed-starting" soil? Part 3
More success, and a few setbacks using home-grown cold-processed compost.
Apr 20
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Deconstructing paradigms: do seedlings really need special seed-starting mix? Part two
Exciting results -- more successes with cold-processed compost and a whole lot of feedback and some photos from other seed--starting growers.
Mar 17
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Perennial vegetables: mostly duds, a few I'd plant again.
Can you plant vegetables once and have decades of harvest? Sometimes. But often, this idea is too good to be true.
Mar 7
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Deconstructing Paradigms: Do Garden Beds Really Need Sides?
Save time/money/water, and reduce deforestation & slug habitat by forgoing beds with sides unless you need sides for some reason.
Feb 25
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Grow Enough Kale to Stuff Your Freezer
Lacinato kale is my favorite vegetable. Here's how I grow enough to eat fresh and have plenty available for preserving.
Feb 23
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Amy Manning
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