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Previous Issues
Northwest Gardening
August 2018
Summer Sun
by Peter Heffelfinger The sun has finally kicked in, with midday temperatures in the 90s in the outside air, not to mention escalating readings inside a tall grow tunnel, where I struggle to keep crops cool by opening all the … Continue reading
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July 2018
July is Second Spring Time
by Peter Heffelfinger It’s July. You think your garden is all set for the summer: the tomatoes are blossoming and setting fruit, first potatoes are about to be dug, broccoli is heading up, and the pea vines are reaching the … Continue reading
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June 2018
Gardening With Wildlife
by Peter Heffelfinger One of the first chores of spring is to let a few winter-hardened brassicas, such as kales or collards, go to seed. The early flowers attract native bees and the cultivated honey bees, as well as the … Continue reading
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May 2018
Planning for Change
The fertile flats of the valleys west of the Cascades were formed over geological time by river flows and frequent floods. The clay soils and cool climate of the Skagit Valley, situated at the same latitude as Northern Europe, are … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2017
Harvesting the Garden
by Peter Heffelfinger With the arrival of fall it is time to harvest the last of the summer vegetables in the garden, set up protection for the fall greens recently planted, and put in over-wintering cover crops. And finally, sow … Continue reading
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September 2017
A Winter Fortress
by Peter Heffelfinger September is the turn of the year from expansive heat and sun to the oncoming cool rains and cloudy days. I often think of the oncoming fall season as the slow start of a gradual siege that … Continue reading
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August 2017
Time to Plant Greens for Fall and Winter
by Peter Heffelfinger August in the Pacific Northwest offers the best weather of the year, reasonably cool yet sunny and dry. Rain is a distant memory, for now. Other regions have sticky humidity and drenching thunderstorms, face the threat of … Continue reading
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July 2017
Gardens Need Summer Heat
by Peter Heffelfinger After a long winter of record rain, our Northwest gardens in July will be long overdue for heat and light to ripen our tomatoes and corn. An easily grown garden standby such as zucchini, however, will leap … Continue reading
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June 2017
Expand Your Food Growing Horizon
by Peter Heffelfinger Compared to the rest of the continental United States, the Pacific Northwest is unique in offering a relatively cool, year-round gardening season, akin to the maritime clime of England and coastal Northern Europe. The tempering effect of … Continue reading
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May 2017
Great Tomatoes
by Peter Heffelfinger Growing tomatoes in the Maritime Northwest can be a challenge, even with the warmer summer temperatures of the past few years. Tropical plants native to South America, tomatoes struggle with our more temperate, though sunny and dry, … Continue reading
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