In the high desert of Central Oregon we typically have a short growing season because even when the days are very warm, nights are cool enough (below 50 degrees) that plants stop growing until it warms up the next morning. This delays maturity by about two weeks.
This year, however, we’ve had unusually warm evenings, as well as unusually hot days in July. That extra warmth — plus a lot of regular watering — gave us vegetables on steroids this year.
Archive for September, 2014
Warm nights = abundant harvest
Posted in Vegetables, tagged local food, vegetables, weather on September 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Urban farming, for restaurants as well as homeowners
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, local food, vegetables on September 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »
in the Seattle Times about the Seattle Urban Farm Company that is bringing vegetable gardening, berry bushes and dwarf fruit trees to rooftops and backyards in the city. They’ve also created a farm in the suburbs where they do contract growing for restaurants, and have a forthcoming book on how to make vegetable gardens more productive.
I was glad to read