This Week at the Nursery

I love spring and I am getting so anxious for vegetable gardening season to really start! I have already planted radishes, carrots, beets, onions and peas. With the warm weather we had last weekend I have to keep reminding myself that it is too early to plant frost sensitive plants like tomatoes or plants that need warm soil or night time temperatures to grow like corn, cucumbers and peppers.

Earlier this season I blogged about planting dates and microclimates and if you missed it you should go back and check it out. I know I will keep an eye on the calendar and plant accordingly. My husband regularly visits a local large home improvement store and he noticed several weeks ago that they had tomato plants out already. Several days later he returned (I did say regularly) and all of the plants were dead. Frost will do that to tomatoes.

We have been so busy the last couple of weeks transplanting peppers, tomatoes and annual herbs. We will bring them to the Farmers' Markets at the appropriate time to plant them because we really do want our customers' gardens to be successful. Some of the hardest plants to wait for are basils. They need minumum nightime temps of 50 to 55 degrees and we don't usually get that until around the first of June.

I have discovered that I have pretty much gotten carried away with varieties. Of course that's how I earned the "Crazy Seed Buyer" title. We have variety lists on our website www.mountainsideherbalnursery.com. Hopefully you can find something there that will suit your needs. If you have questions you can email us at mtherbal@aol.com and we will try to help you. I love hearing from first time gardeners.

Only 3 weeks to the first Hillsboro and Sherwood markets so get your gardens ready for hardier plants like artichokes,cabbage, brocoli, onions, and lettuce. Don't forget herbs. Plants like thymes, parsley, chives, sages, and lavenders don't mind a little frost either so they can go in early. I love Spring!!


Grow What You Eat!

I love spring and I am getting so anxious for vegetable gardening season to really start! I have already planted radishes, carrots, beets, onions and peas. With the warm weather we had last weekend I have to keep reminding myself that it is too early to plant frost sensitive plants like tomatoes or plants that need warm soil or night time temperatures to grow like corn, cucumbers and peppers.

Earlier this season I blogged about planting dates and microclimates and if you missed it you should go back and check it out. I know I will keep an eye on the calendar and plant accordingly. My husband regularly visits a local large home improvement store and he noticed several weeks ago that they had tomato plants out already. Several days later he returned (I did say regularly) and all of the plants were dead. Frost will do that to tomatoes.

We have been so busy the last couple of weeks transplanting peppers, tomatoes and annual herbs. We will bring them to the Farmers' Markets at the appropriate time to plant them because we really do want our customers' gardens to be successful. Some of the hardest plants to wait for are basils. They need minumum nightime temps of 50 to 55 degrees and we don't usually get that until around the first of June.

I have discovered that I have pretty much gotten carried away with varieties. Of course that's how I earned the "Crazy Seed Buyer" title. We have variety lists on our website www.mountainsideherbalnursery.com. Hopefully you can find something there that will suit your needs. If you have questions you can email us at mtherbal@aol.com and we will try to help you. I love hearing from first time gardeners.

Only 3 weeks to the first Hillsboro and Sherwood markets so get your gardens ready for hardier plants like artichokes,cabbage, brocoli, onions, and lettuce. Don't forget herbs. Plants like thymes, parsley, chives, sages, and lavenders don't mind a little frost either so they can go in early. I love Spring!!


Grow What You Eat!