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Posted: Mar/02/2009 1:28 PM PST
Well this is the first year I'll be trying to grow my own vegetables. I'd like to start out small with 2 maybe 3 vegetables. I could use some tips for growing in containers and in cooler Pacific Northwest weather. |
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Posted: Mar/02/2009 5:49 PM PST
What zone are you in? What did you have in mind to grow? It easier to help with a bit of info about what you would like and eat.There is also a container section that may have a ton of answers for you. |
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Posted: Mar/03/2009 3:33 AM PST
I would think that you could grow all kinds of things. There are many different kinds of smaller tomatoes and of course, herbs, herbs, herbs. Peas and lettuce would be great for the cooler weather, too. |
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Posted: Mar/03/2009 12:29 PM PST
When i lived up north i had a great crop of peas and greenbeans due to the fast rate at which they grow. |
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Posted: Mar/08/2009 11:51 AM PST
Well I'd like to grow some squash, peppers, onions, and maybe some potatoes. I'd also like to start some indoor/windowsill herbs for year-round harvesting. I live in central Oregon so the weather isn't the typical pacific northwest and I'm worried that are growing season is kind of short. How many hours of sunshine a day do I need to yield crops in one season? |
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Posted: Mar/08/2009 3:04 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by bhissom03 Well I'd like to grow some squash, peppers, onions, and maybe some potatoes. I'd also like to start some indoor/windowsill herbs for year-round harvesting. I live in central Oregon so the weather isn't the typical pacific northwest and I'm worried that are growing season is kind of short. How many hours of sunshine a day do I need to yield crops in one season?tthey say 6 hours of sun is full sun but im in mottled shade zone 5 an tomatoes peppers an herbs love that --onions we got sets they said full sun put in more shade then i have here right under a tree here is tree on side but in ground not containers they did great there id think indoor plants would get leggy an kinda fast too an i wouldnt worry bout the season its shorrt inj canada i hear jus find out which zone youre in an start playing atround i do like all containers tomatoes peppers an many herbs so thats what i know (course zone 5 too) |
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Posted: Mar/10/2009 1:13 PM PST
Bhissom, OSU has an excellent gardening website that deals with not only the Valley but also over in your area. Big item on your side of the "hump" is frost. The site is http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/ |
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Posted: Mar/15/2009 8:04 PM PST
I've heard that potatoes are kind of tough for a first-timer. I'm a first-timer, too, to vegetables, and I don't have the guts to grow potatoes. |
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Posted: Mar/23/2009 8:34 PM PST
Aw heck, just take some of your store bought potatoes that are starting to sprout and stick em in the ground and try it. I remember my dad doing it yrs ago in the most unlikely places and it worked for him. I've had mixed success with some I planted, after going well...just seemed to disappear and when I dug em up I found nothing at all. But I have had others work out. It's cheap to try if you have room and it's gr8 when you get some. Welcome and good luck bhissom3 |
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Posted: Mar/24/2009 11:41 AM PST
I don't think I'd give up on growing 'taters in your area. If you drive north of town and drive the road between Sisters and Madras, you'll see potatoes grown commercially by the 100's of acres. F. |
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