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Re: Getting Started



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> From: MARILYN DUBE' <maridube@teleport.com>
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Cc: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Getting Started
> Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 3:28 PM
> 
> At 10:49 AM 3/14/98 -0800, Mary-Rain wrote:
> >
> >This really dosen't concern propagation....but I need some help! I am
> >planning on starting a flower garden for the first time this summer. I
> >need to know when to start planting and/or fertilizing the soil.I live
> >in northwestern Oregon. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.....
> >Thank You 
> >       Mary-Rain O'Meara
> >
> Hi Mary-Rain,  We probably live pretty close, I'm in Portland.  You can
> start right now if your soil isn't too wet.  Most of us have clay soil
and
> if it is worked when it is too wet it fill form concrete balls that will
> never break up.
> Soil preparation should always be your first step.  If you are planting
> perennials, we have been at it for a month.  If you are planting annuals,
> better wait until the nights are warmer, another month or so.  If you are
> planting trees and shrubs, you could have done that in the winter bare
root,
> or the potted ones now until it is hot weather.  Hope this helps. And a
> happy St. Patty's day to you......  Marilyn
> Marilyn Dube'
> NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
> Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
> Portland, Oregon
> soil preparation is #1. before planting...the soil must be dry to work.
never work wet soil !!!! amend the soil by adding compost, peat moss, horse
manure, etc...add ingredients that will break down and improve the soil
naturally.. use a garden fork to work the amendments in with.  not a
shovel. every spring and every fall, before planting and after planting,
amend your soil so you will always add more than the plants can use up..
christain     blondeey@hotmail.com
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