Re: Vegetable Fever

**"* P* <r*@comcast.net>**

Don't know if it caused a similar demand, but Michigan had the same late 
(mostly erratic) warm up, so many gardeners potentially had the same 
problem.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:09 AM
Subject: [GWL] Vegetable Fever

> This is from the Weekly Dirt, an ezine from Branch-Smith Publications. 
> Interesting details for those of us who write about veggies and 
> sustainability.
> Doreen Howard
>
> Veggie demand overwhelms Oregon retailers
> Garden centers in Portland, Ore., are working to keep pace with surging 
> demand for vegetable plant starts, The Oregonian reported. Unfortunately 
> for local growers, the fervor came a little late. A wet spring caused 
> gardeners to procrastinate, and many plant starts yet to be sold were 
> overgrown by the time it warmed up.
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