The middle of April is the ideal time to plant squash, according to Nick's Spring Seeding Guide. Squash like warm weather and warm soil to sprout, so the middle of April can be a bit marginal around here. In my shady garden, any extra time for the winter squash is a benefit worth going for. If we [...]
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Peas and Asparagus
When the sun came out on Saturday, I had to get into the garden and do a few more things before the month of February slipped away. First on the list was to get some asparagus into the ground. I should have done this years ago - in fact I tried a couple of years [...]
Planning Spring Planting
It looks like we are going to have an early spring this year, so its time for us gardeners to get ready for the spring push. The first thing I do is get out my copy of Nick Routledge's spring seeding guide. This is an invaluable chart specifically for our region in western Oregon. Looking [...]
Squash Practice 