I came upon this video while researching gardening in the Portland area. Im surprised and dismayed that even with a greenhouse there isn't enough light to grow veggies year round. I am planning a move to the PNW but unsure what part of the state would have the best conditions for a long growing season. The western part of Oregon is the most beautiful, but it seems that I may not be able to grow a significant amount of my own food through a large portion of the year. Ive checked out Ashland, which is gorgeous, but cost of living vs. job availability is not so great.
I believe Southern Oregon has the longer growing season compared to us up here in Portland. Steve Solomon has written several gardening books, his Gardening West of the Cascades is a must read for gardening in our area. His garden and where he started Territorial Seed company was down in the Cottage Grove area.
Autumn is the best time to plant perennials; it gives their root system a jump start in the spring. Since we've had such an odd/warm season, it may still warm enough to plant out your perennials if you want a December project! Hellebores would be lovely in your shady southern area - they bloom in the winter or early, early spring (some as early as December), and are a nice relief when nothing else is growing! (Hello from SW PDX.)
So you say foxglove is a biannual and you say it is a perennial. Those are two different things. It cannot be both. And the moss can be cut down just by making sure you sanitize your cups and anything else you reuse in a solution of bleach and water. It also can be reduced by not using top soil. Potting soil or if starting something from seed use a seed starting mix. To double make sure of no moss you can put that soil in a medium bag and microwave it on high about 2 minutes. That will kill all the bad spores or you can use boiling water and just pre-wet your soil with it as long as it is put into sterile cups or trays.
This is quite interesting, Wish we could afford such a lovely greenhouse.Btw Foxglove is Sp. Digitalis from which the rug id derived. spot on! Thank you so much for sharing !
@@alejandroalcala3146 I am a Winter Sower I would love a n actual greenhouse for tropicals like my t fig tree, my moringa tree, my orchids, stuff like that. I'm in Sheryl Mann's FB group , are you? I love it for garden crops for sure. Thank you for the suggestion!
I let the moss spread in my boxed green onion last year so it stunted the growth a little bit. I manually removed them which took a good chunk of the top soil thereby exposing the roots. So I had to replace that soil and soon after my onions thrived. Wish there’s a way to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Great video brother
I came upon this video while researching gardening in the Portland area. Im surprised and dismayed that even with a greenhouse there isn't enough light to grow veggies year round. I am planning a move to the PNW but unsure what part of the state would have the best conditions for a long growing season. The western part of Oregon is the most beautiful, but it seems that I may not be able to grow a significant amount of my own food through a large portion of the year. Ive checked out Ashland, which is gorgeous, but cost of living vs. job availability is not so great.
I believe Southern Oregon has the longer growing season compared to us up here in Portland. Steve Solomon has written several gardening books, his Gardening West of the Cascades is a must read for gardening in our area. His garden and where he started Territorial Seed company was down in the Cottage Grove area.
Autumn is the best time to plant perennials; it gives their root system a jump start in the spring. Since we've had such an odd/warm season, it may still warm enough to plant out your perennials if you want a December project! Hellebores would be lovely in your shady southern area - they bloom in the winter or early, early spring (some as early as December), and are a nice relief when nothing else is growing! (Hello from SW PDX.)
Thank you! I was totally wondering about that. You'll see I ask the same question when I post the next video, but know I now!
So you say foxglove is a biannual and you say it is a perennial. Those are two different things. It cannot be both. And the moss can be cut down just by making sure you sanitize your cups and anything else you reuse in a solution of bleach and water. It also can be reduced by not using top soil. Potting soil or if starting something from seed use a seed starting mix. To double make sure of no moss you can put that soil in a medium bag and microwave it on high about 2 minutes. That will kill all the bad spores or you can use boiling water and just pre-wet your soil with it as long as it is put into sterile cups or trays.
Thanks for sharing all the great info Karla!
This is quite interesting, Wish we could afford such a lovely greenhouse.Btw Foxglove is Sp. Digitalis from which the rug id derived. spot on! Thank you so much for sharing !
Thanks for the foxglove details and for watching!
Foxglove is Digitalis Purpurea.
Look up winter sowing
@@alejandroalcala3146 I am a Winter Sower I would love a n actual greenhouse for tropicals like my t fig tree, my moringa tree, my orchids, stuff like that. I'm in Sheryl Mann's FB group , are you? I love it for garden crops for sure. Thank you for the suggestion!
I let the moss spread in my boxed green onion last year so it stunted the growth a little bit. I manually removed them which took a good chunk of the top soil thereby exposing the roots. So I had to replace that soil and soon after my onions thrived. Wish there’s a way to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Thanks for sharing. Sounds like I'll be removing the moss sooner rather later.
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