Tag: grown from seed

  • Thoughts on the Plot: My Community Garden Life in 2023

    Thoughts on the Plot: My Community Garden Life in 2023

    Once again, I had too much going on in my life to make as big of a dent in my Mt Tabor Community Garden space as I’d hoped I’d be able to this season. But, so far, I’ve been harvesting quite a bit from the few plants I was able to get into the ground.…

  • Geranium palmatum (Canary Island Geranium)

    Geranium palmatum (Canary Island Geranium)

    Like many Portland area gardeners before me—and likely after—I’ve tried to grow Geranium maderense in my garden with little success. Yes, those experiments could have been successful if I’d been lucky enough to own a larger garden with a greenhouse for overwintering large specimens, but I don’t have that kind of setup, so I need…