Vera_eastern_wa

Member since: Jul 08 | Years gardening: 10 Organic gardener

I like to plant everything together. That means veggies with flowers and different herbs through out the yard. I also practice IPM and do everything at all possible before grabbing any pesticide or herbicide. Since I started in 2004 the population of beneficial insects has increased tremendously and any pests that do arrive are short lived!

I live in a rural area south of the Spokane, Wa in a region known as the Palouse where grain, lentil and dry land peas are the main industry. Our summer can be hot and the average precipitation is an average 17 inches. The mass majority of that moisture comes between October and early June. We pray for rain the rest of the time :)

In June 2006 I graduated with an AAS Degree in Greenhouse/Nursery Management from Spokane Community College and someday plan to extend my education at WSU in General Horticultural.

Look forward in getting to know you all and visiting your gardens!

Gardens

First Heirloom Tomato Patch garden

Zone 6a This is_ not_ my first time with tomatoes, but it is my first time with growing a variety of Heirloom and or OP types. I got started with Trudi, ...
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Garden 2009 garden

Zone 6a Mostly all seedlings this year were started via the winter sow method. This year will make it my 6th season of using this method and it has been q...
- 24 plants
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My Strip Garden garden

Zone 6a This bed was started in fall of 2003 and filled up with wintersown seedlings the following spring. Every plant that currently grows in here starte...
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My Strip Garden garden

Zone 6a This bed was started in fall of 2003 and filled up with wintersown seedlings the following spring. Every plant that currently grows in here starte...
- 0 plants
- 0 journals
- 1 faves
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