Posted by Hal/ Eastern WA on May 18, 2014 at 18:19:29 from (97.115.180.142):
In Reply to: Re: garden time posted by Eldon (WA) on May 18, 2014 at 08:28:27:
You guys in the Valley can plant earlier than we can several hundred feet higher in elevation. I finished rototilling this afternoon with the Troy-Bilt and thought about planting the onion sets and garlic, but I got tired. I don"t remember tilling being as hard work as it now seems to be.
If I plant too early, I almost always lose a bunch of stuff to frost in early June. I have some plants started inside and will cover them with buckets if I am at all worried. I guess I live in somewhat of a frost pocket. One of my neighbors less than half a mile away, but on top of a hill could plan on gardening from the end of April until the early part of October, but not where I live. I wish it worked better here, but I cannot change the frost pattern.
When I was a kid, we lived in Greenacres and had wonderful gardens. I don"t think my parents ever bought much produce when we lived there--we grew in all, including Bing cherries and peaches. But then we moved out of town and did not have nearly as good luck with fruit trees or the gardens. The Valley is a wonderful place to garden. I hate to see all of that great soiled area being gobbled up for housing...but that is the way things go.
4 acres is a SERIOUS amount of garden! How do you ever keep ahead of the weeds? I would think it would take a lot of hand work, even if you can use machinery to cultivate. I use some black plastic, but still spend plenty of time on my knees, and my garden is small. Good luck!
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