tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444392441568379568.post5500684374138228852..comments2023-09-15T02:30:10.372-07:00Comments on Posts from Portland: Gardening DreamsElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05114137750570177263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444392441568379568.post-83469458829349296072008-02-28T08:36:00.000-08:002008-02-28T08:36:00.000-08:00Oh, Magpie, what a party pooper. ;-) I know, I'm...Oh, Magpie, what a party pooper. ;-) I know, I'm not going to go out and actually plant anything right now. Though it does take some restraint as we have had wonderful weather! I'm just thinking about planning. <BR/><BR/>Mimi, I keep forgetting what zone *I'm* in. I'd suggest going to a good gardening shop in your city, a small one where they can give you some individual advice. Talk to them about what you specifically want--as specifically as you know. They'll have good suggestions. Do you have sunny spots as well as shady spots? Because you will be rewarded much more for what you grow in the sun. I think you said you can't do what we did, and convert the front yard? Because of rules? <BR/><BR/>Christina, that sounds cool. I'd like to hear about how it goes! Post some pics on your blog.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577327080587108034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444392441568379568.post-9097033269225520002008-02-27T20:12:00.000-08:002008-02-27T20:12:00.000-08:00Just one thought here: don't be fooled by the ste...Just one thought here: don't be fooled by the stellar weather we've been enjoying. It will be cold and wet again before it's planting time. I think somehow the local nurseries conspire to arrange the fake spring we see every year. Everyone runs out and buys plans and seeds most of which rot in the ground before spring comes for real in May and everything has to be replaced.Magpie Imahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567892262171400521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444392441568379568.post-89380154693181607782008-02-27T12:16:00.000-08:002008-02-27T12:16:00.000-08:00my new thing for this year is square foot gardenin...my new thing for this year is square foot gardening. I have a book and I am going to have Paul build a raised bed in the front side yard for tomatoes and peppers because it gets tons of sun! I am very excited to try this out this year. we have a friend who does his own starts and offered us some of his... i have never tried starts and, because we live in a small house, i don't think we could do it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700003554793325075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444392441568379568.post-66005572410218804772008-02-27T11:19:00.000-08:002008-02-27T11:19:00.000-08:00We haven't gardened very successfully, but I am th...We haven't gardened very successfully, but I am thinking of trying again. Do you have a recommendation for information on what zone we are and for what to grow in a very shady spot?Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.com