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Compost: The Perfect Amendment
Just. Add. Compost.With the abundance of snow and ice recently here in the Portland area, it is hard to imagine just a month or two forward to the time for planting our Spring vegetable gardens! But...
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Portland Edible Gardens 2017 Spring Photo Journal
Ahoy!It has been quite a little while since I posted here on the PEG Bog, and it is high time for an update on the activities of Portland Edible Gardens! Today's rain looks like it just might give way...
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Portland Edible Gardens 2017 Fall Photo Journal
Hello Friends,The blistering heat of Summer feels far away now. It's hard to believe it was just a few months ago that we were harvesting tomatoes to our heart's content from our vegetable gardens!...
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Best Vegetables to Plant in your Spring Garden
With snow still hanging around in the shadows here in Portland, and the coldest temperatures of the year so far, it is hard to imagine that the season for growing is nearly upon us, but a quick look...
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2018 Fall Photo Journal
2018 has been an incredible growing season here in the Portland area! We have been hard at work, as always, supporting people in growing their own organic food at their homes. And now that the rain has...
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Your Easy-As-Pie Tomato Planting Guide + Our Favorite Varieties!!!
Summer is nearly upon us, and that means it's time to plant those tomatoes! There are few veggies that are more beloved for home gardeners than tomatoes, and though you might be tricked into thinking...
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Shakshuka!: A Favorite Recipe for the Season of Abundance
If your garden is anything at all like mine, then you find yourself in a familiar and lovely conundrum every September: What am I going to do with all of these tomatoes? And while you have canned and...
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2019 PEG Photo Journal!
Every Fall we take a look back at all that has happened over the last growing season, and every time I just can’t believe how much we packed in! We hope you enjoy these images from 2019 and that you...
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Solace is a garden
Dear Friends,These days, as we all find our way forward through this difficult time, I have been struck by the sense that we are at the same time both more intimately connected and more isolated than...
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Where to Buy Seeds, Vegetable Starts, and Soil Amendments in Portland During...
Nurseries have not been spared from major disruption during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Lots of people have had difficulty accessing plants, seeds, and supplies. So we wanted to take a moment to compile...
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Late July: What to plant NOW in your home garden
A Golden OpportunitySummer is in full swing! Spring greens have wilted away in the heat, tomatoes are starting to ripen on the vines, zucchini's broad canopy is attempting a coup of the rest of the...
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PEG Fall Photo Journal 2020
Happy December! Well, It has been quite a year, to say the least. With all of the uncertainty that has come with Covid, and with so many people spending more time at home, interest in edible gardening...
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PEG Fall Photo Journal 2021
What a year! Interest in growing edible gardens has continued to blossom in 2021 and we have had so much fun supporting this exciting growth. The vegetable gardens are finally winding down and we are...
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The Ten Best Vegetable Varieties for Direct Seeding in your Home Garden
Growing vegetables from seeds, or “direct seeding,” in your garden is one of the best things about growing food at home! It can be a challenge to find varieties that are easy to grow, well adapted for...
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How to Grow Early Spring Lettuce in Your Vegetable Garden
When we start our first lettuce plantings at the end of February and beginning of March, I often get the question “Isn’t it too early to be planting lettuce?” Lettuces are cold sensitive and in our...
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Top 10 Pepper Varieties to Grow in Pacific Northwest Gardens
One thing to know about peppers is that they truly love the heat! While we don’t have the hottest climate in the Pacific Northwest, we can still grow beautiful peppers here. It simply takes more care...
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How To Successfully Grow Cilantro
While many of us associate cilantro with tomatoes, tomatilllos and hot chili peppers, this beloved herb does not like the heat like those other plants do. That means it is easier to grow cilantro in...
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5 Tips for Late Season Tomato Care
We are in the home stretch for Summer vegetables like Tomatoes! If you’ve played your cards right, by now your tomatoes are an architectural feature in your garden. They have put on voluminous growth...
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Planting Parsley, Cilantro, and Dill for a Fall Harvest
There’s nothing like the freshness and sparkle that a handful of home grown herbs can add to a meal. And while most people resign themselves to a fall and winter of stews and roasts, abandoning hope of...
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Preparing Your Winter Garden: Straw Mulch vs Cover Crop
Autumn in the Pacific Northwest is the time of year to start preparing gardens for the cold wet winter months. During the late summer and early fall we plant our gardens with veggies that can be...
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