Update for May, 2018: Spring is here. The global vibe I’m getting for late April and early May weather is “unpredictable” – wild temperature swings, unseasonable cold snaps, unseasonable heat, general weirdness. The atypical seems to be getting pretty typical. Fortunately, our mild maritime Northwest climate continues to be a bit more restrained. The big…
Monthly Garden Chore Lists
April Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
2018 Update: I think compared to other regions of the country, we in Cascadia have gotten off quite easy so far this spring. There’s a reason they are called Nor’easters and not Nor’westers, I suppose. Time to bring back this old favorite: Which isn’t to say there haven’t been some odd moments. Twice in the…
March Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
2018 Update: Weather here in the Pacific Northwest isn’t nearly as strange as what our friends in Ireland or on the East Coast are dealing with. What I’m seeing is actually pretty typical for early March in the Pacific Northwest: a back and forth between blustery, cold, wintery weather and drizzly, mild spring weather. In my…
February Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s February. You know what that means? It’s time to get going. I can feel it, and I’ll bet you can too – that little twitch in your hand that says, “alright, baby, let’s start some tomatoes!” February typically marks the beginning of the big seed starting effort around here. Not just…
January Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
January means one thing when you are a gardener: a mailbox stuffed to bursting with seed catalogs. With a stack of seed catalogs and well-thumbed gardening books by our side, and ground that’s still too cold and wet to work, the name of the January game is mostly planning, not planting.
December Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
Well, it’s December, and let’s be honest: most of us are pretty busy with the indoor bustle of the holiday season and are happy the garden is in a self-tending way. So far, November and December have been relatively mild, and I’ve still got tender herbs like lemon verbena growing well in sheltered locations. Harvesting…
November Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
Update for November, 2017: This is the first fall I can remember where I have actively gardened but haven’t employed any season-extension techniques. I am, typically, a huge fan of year-round gardening, cloches, and all manner of garden hacks that let me extend my fresh-veg season beyond the normal growing season. This year has been…
October Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
Update for October, 2017: Early fall is my favorite time of the year in the Pacific Northwest. Cool, foggy mornings that magically transform into sunny days – and never get hotter than 70 degrees? That’s my kind of heaven. 2017’s first day of October feels pretty typical to me…everything about what I’m seeing outside aligns pretty well with how my gut “thinks” it…
September Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
Everything the Pacific Northwest edible gardener needs to know and do in September. Includes free, downloadable Garden To Do checklist.
August Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
Everything the Pacific Northwest edible gardener needs to know and do in August. Includes free, downloadable Garden To Do checklist.
July Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
Everything the Pacific Northwest edible gardener needs to know and do in July. Includes free, downloadable Garden To Do checklist.
June Gardening Chores For The Pacific Northwest
Everything you need to do in your Northwest vegetable garden in June, all in one place. Download a convenient, printable checklist – it’s free!