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Re: Zones

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Thank you for your input!  I guess that I am fortunate in that I am in a
pretty protected spot, big yard surrounded by trees - pine and other. 
Many times I go out without a jacket (spring and fall) and get where I am
going to find out it is cold outside!  So maybe my yard's microclimate is
more like a 5.  I guess that is a starting point, (knowing your zone)
since I am just beginning to garden, really.  The home I moved into over
10 years ago (still here) had an oval flower garden in it with baby
irises, a few bushes, primroses, and some other stuff.  I didn't really
know anything about it much, and I am just starting to get a feel for
what I want/don't want.  I am yanking stuff out, and leaving some, and
putting new stuff in.  My mother gardened, and people would stop their
cars just to look at her garden.  She gave me a spot which I took pride
in, but really, I am just beginning to learn.  I am truly addicted!  I
just love the sq. foot thing, because I can add to it every year. 
Someone mentioned asparagus, and I do want an asparagus patch that I
would like to start immediately since it takes a few years.  My veggie
garden I put in myself several years ago, but have only done tomatoes and
herbs.  Now I am playing around a bit more.  Last year was my first sq.
ft. year, and I feel like I am just beginning to learn.  My grandmother's
whole yard was garden, with berry bushes, ruhbarb, sweet peas, and
everything  you can imagine.  I would love to mimic her, because her yard
was a joy

I love this list!

Thanks,
Deb

> I am on the cusp of Zones 4 and 5, too--depending on the year.  I 
> call
> myself Zone 4b to make sure any fruit trees, etc. that need specific
> chilling will make it in my garden.  I have situated my sq. ft. 
> veggie
> garden against a 7-foot cedar fence, where it's surrounded by 
> concrete
> sidewalks, a porch and protected lawn that faces south.  I figure I 
> have
> gained a zone there, at least for pushing sowing dates and end of 
> harvest.
> My point is that every yard has microclimates.  Find the sunniest, 
> most
> protected area in yours, and then build your veggie garden there.
> Conversely, if you plant fruit or perennials that do better with 
> more cold
> in winter (such as many apples and rhubarb), plant them out in the 
> open
> where the snow will accumulate and the winds will howl.
> Doreen Howard

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