August 11, 2024 —Summer in our garden

The yarrow starts from Proven Winners have taken off in front of our veggie garden. The 10 raised beds and 20+ grow trays are surrounded by deer fencing. This year I am growing tomatoes (Roma, Black Krim, and orange cherry tomatoes), cucumbers, zucchini, regular and Asian eggplant, potatoes, artichoke, bush green beans, snow peas, raspberries, …

May 17, 2024 —Now THIS is Spring in Oregon!

I planted Roma, Black Krim and yellow cherry tomatoes, artichokes, snap peas, regular eggplant and Thai eggplant, potatoes, yellow and red peppers, small cucumbers and grey zucchini, carrots, parsnips, radishes and beets this past week in the veggie garden. The red and yellow raspberries are going strong. And as always— when the sky is clear— …

October 11, 2023–Fall at The Green PLANeT Gardens

The rains have arrived, as has cooler weather. The vegetable garden beds have been prepped for the winter after a bountiful harvest. This year we brought in 165.45 pounds of tomatoes, 44.59 pounds of zuccini, 43.75 pounds of cucumbers, 44.86 pounds of red and yellow peppers, 13.5 pounds of potatoes, 7 pounds of raspberries and …

July 24, 2023–Summer in the Gardens

Summer is in full swing at The Green PLANeT Gardens. We’ve been busy fixing irrigation leaks, pruning our Japanese maples, expanding the front garden in preparation for the planting of a Terra Nova trial garden, and harvesting blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and summer produce from our raised beds. Pruning the Japanese Maples Richardo Chaconas artfully transformed …