RE: Hello

Hi Sue,

  Sounds like you had quite a load of produce last year!  One mistake I made
was buying HAY instead of straw for my paths.  Hay was full of seeds and I
had more grass in the paths than in the yard!  The newspaper idea sounds
interesting.  I had an overabundance of thistle weed which is a pain (ouch)
to pull.

Beth (MD zone 7) 

-----Original Message-----
From: Pesznecker, Sue [S*@lhs.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 4:07 PM
To: 'veggie-list@eskimo.com'
Subject: RE: Hello


Hi everyone,

I'm new, too.  Just signed on a couple of days ago.

I live in Milwaukie, Oregon, just south of Portland.  My microclimate (USDA
zone 8, Sunset zone 6) is primarily  Willamette Valley weather with an
occasional shot of COLD via east winds that shoot out of the Columbia gorge
and down the I-205 corridor.

I am still what I would consider a neophyte gardener, but had a wonderful
vegetable garden last year.  The main garden was a 23 foot (roughly) square
that was organized into 4-5' square raised beds, with 12" paths between each
bed.  On the pathways, we put several layers of folded newspaper and topped
this with a thick padding of straw.  This had several beneficial effects:
First, it completely kept the weeds down int he paths.  Second, it gave us a
clean, non-muddy pathway.  Third, it seemed to be a wonderful slug barrier.
I don't know if they didn't like crossing the straw, or what, but we had
nary a slug in the garden all year.  Fourth, as we speak, it is all
decomposing and will be tilled in when we get ready to plant in March-April.

The "accessory" garden was a "right triangle" about 23 and 18 feet on the
long arms.  

Last year I grew 4 varieties of potatoes, acorn squash, zucchini squash,
pumpkins, bush beans, three var. of vining peas, sugar snap peas, sweet
corn, "Indian" corn, popcorn, carrots, cucumbers (bush), shallots, garlic,
sweet onions, leeks, lettuce (three var. including a Mesclun blend),
radishes (two var.), broccoli, tomatoes (three standard var., one golden,
one cherry), sunflowers, and ornamental gourds.  

I also grew several herbs:  basil, parsley, chamomile, chives, rosemary,
thyme, sage (three types), summer savory, oregano, and peppermint.

I am anxious to have any hints, suggestions, or ideas that anyone can offer.

Sue P.

SPesznec@lhs.org                   Milwaukie, OR.

> ----------
> From: 	rosenlund
> Sent: 	Wednesday, January 13, 1999 5:49 PM
> To: 	Veggie-List
> Subject: 	RE: Hello
> 
> Welcome Beth, 
> 
> I'm kind of new here too.
> Where you from ?
> What kinds of things are you planning to grow ?
> 
> I'm going all out this year too. I've driving my family crazy with
> all the Open-Pollinate and Heirloom veggie talk.  
> Psycho-Gardening a friend calls it. Fun, fun.
> 
> Sincerely,       
> ~Carleen~
> Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
> Rainier, OR  zone 8  
> ----------
> > From: Grem, Beth A <GremEA@navair.navy.mil>
> > To: 'veggie-list@eskimo.com'
> > Subject: Hello
> > Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 7:53 AM
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> >   Just joined the group.  Planning for a great garden this year!
> > 
> > Beth
>
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