@juneoakes

Gardening in zone 8b. Killing fewer plants every year.

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garden sayings my grandmother swore by that turned out to be true

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  • 01the first year they sleep, the second year they creep, the third year they leap
  • 02plant tomatoes out when the oak leaves are the size of a squirrel's ear
  • 03one for the mouse, one for the crow, one for the cutworm, and one to grow
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tools on my wishlist once I stop buying seed packets on impulse

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  • 01Felco 2 pruners↗
  • 02Okatsune 103 bypass shears↗
  • 03CobraHead weeder↗
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spring garden prep before one warm day fools you

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  • 01Order seed catalog before Valentine's Day
  • 02Test soil temperature with an actual thermometer
  • 03Sharpen and oil the pruners
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garden projects for next season, in the order I'll actually get to them

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  • 01Get garlic in the ground
  • 02Build a second raised bed before spring rush
  • 03Fix the gap in the deer fence
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what zone 8b actually means for planting (not just the map color)

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  • 018b
  • 02last frost
  • 03first frost: mid-to-late October downtown, earlier out in Forest Grove and Canby
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extension gardening help that actually answers, not a voicemail box

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  • 01Washington County Master Gardener office (Beaverton)
  • 02Clackamas County Master Gardener office (Oregon City)
  • 03Multnomah County OSU Extension
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a weekend of Portland gardens, in the order they actually bloom

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  • 01Lan Su Chinese Garden (Old Town), plum blossoms late February
  • 02Hoyt Arboretum, Magnolia collection (Washington Park)
  • 03Portland Japanese Garden (Washington Park)
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black thumb to vegetable bed, in the order it actually happened

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  • 01Water your plants before you learn anything else
  • 02WSU Extension Yard & Garden hub↗
  • 03Get an actual soil test, not a guess
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recipes that finally made me buy a pressure canner

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  • 01Plain chicken stock
  • 02Turkey stock
  • 03Chili con carne, with beans
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hardening off seedlings without losing half the tray

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  • 01Wait until daytime temps hold above 60°F for at least three days running
  • 02Day 1: full shade, one hour outside, then back in
  • 03Day 2: full shade, two hours
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the feeder regulars this year

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  • 01Anna's Hummingbird
  • 02Steller's Jay
  • 03Chestnut-backed Chickadee
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hand tools that survived actual seasons, not the pretty starter kit

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  • 01DeWit forged trowel
  • 02Edward Tools carbon steel trowel
  • 03the $4 aluminum trowel from the grocery store
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extension offices and plant ID tools that replaced random gardening forums

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  • 01WSU Master Gardener Program↗
  • 02OSU Extension Master Gardener↗
  • 03iNaturalist↗
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Natives that survived my zone 8b yard (and where exactly)

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  • 01Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium)↗
  • 02Red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum)
  • 03Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
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raised bed materials, ranked by how they held up after three winters

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  • 01Galvanized steel
  • 02Cedar
  • 03"Eco composite" panel kit
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