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The Spring Catch-up Edition

OK, where was I?  Oh yeah, spring has arrived.  My to-do list runneth over.  Unfortunately, blogging sometimes slips a bit… road to hell, good intentions, and so forth.

The weather has been about as nice as it gets around here.  No significant rain for a couple of weeks.  Sunny and 70s.  That means it’s time to [...]

Making a Cloning Station… AAAHHH! LOOK OUT! CLONES!!!

I don’t know how many times I’ve thought how ridiculous it is to pay $20 or whatever for a 1 gallon baby of some plant that I want, but I’ve seen growing against buildings or, even worse, in my own yard.  You can’t have too many blueberries, right?  What if they were FREE?!

My favorite plant [...]

Tomatillos and The Business of Hybrids

One of the folks on the PDX Backyard Farmers group asked a question that I paraphrase here:

“The tomatillos that I grew last year produced a bunch of seedlings this year.  I don’t remember if they were hybrid or heirloom varieties.  What am I going to get from these plants?”

I’m no tomatillo expert, but I’ll share [...]

Transplanting Carrots and Garbage Planters

Nearly anyone you ask will tell you: “Sow carrot seeds directly into the garden. You can’t transplant them.” Nearly anyone, but not everyone. For example, in John Jeavons’ book, How to Grow More Vegetables…, he encourages the reader to plant carrot seed indoors and transplant them outdoors some weeks later. He [...]