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Fall and Winter Garden Chores for Northwest Yards
Fall is not the end of the gardening year here, it is the start of the next one. The work you do between October and February is what makes a Portland metro yard easier to handle when spring finally arrives. Why fall matters more than spring Our mild, wet winters give you months of workable ground.
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Raised Beds in the Rain: A Beginner's Garden Plan
Raised beds are the simplest answer to the two things that make gardening here tricky: wet soil and a short stretch of real warmth. If you are starting from scratch in the Portland metro, a few boxes filled with good soil will get you further than fighting the ground you already have. Why raised bed
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What Grows Well Here: A Starter Planting List for the Northwest
If you have just moved to Portland, Vancouver, Camas, Gresham or anywhere else in the metro, you have probably noticed that things grow here. Rain, mild winters and long summer days make this an easy place to garden, as long as you plant for the climate you actually have rather than the one you move
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