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Tis’ the season to plant a garden
BreannaCraine
Arts & Culture Editor
Spring is about sunshine and
flowers.^ - Planting a garden is
such a rewarding activity. There
is a lot of work put int^ garden­
ing but when you see th$ finished
product, it seems all worth it.
During this time of year when
it is still kihd of cold out, there
are certain things you, should
plant but there are some that are
too early tn plant still.
No matter where your garden
set up is, there are plants that can
grow in shade and some that only
can grow in sunshine. You need
to be aware of what kind of sun­
light your garden bed gets before
buying flowers or vegetables.
Belma Strickland owned
Strickland Springwater Nursery
that went out of business about
five years ago.
“Trees and shrubs are the best
things to plant this time of year.
You need to read the directions
and make sure they are ip? either
the sun or shade depending on
the directions which are very
important,” said Strickland.
Oregon’s winters are mild
enough that most plants will sur­
vive through the winter if you
take care of them. Peas, snap­
dragons and pansies can han-
dle the rainy, cold weather that
Oregon has this time of year so
this may be the perfect time to
plant them. Kathy Carrol, owner
Bruce Nelson (left), horticulture instructor, looks on as his students plant leeks and broccoli next to Clairmont in the
All American Selections Garden. Rebecca Johnson (right)plants broccoli in a newly prepared raised bed. Students
Jamie Bone and Scott Suzadail observe Johnson. There will be a plant sale on Mother’s Day on May 12. I
of K’s Nursery in Colton, started
working at a nursery when she
was 19.
“I have always loved plants
and gardening growing up and
I always had a dream of owning
my own nursery someday,” said
Carrol.
She gave advice for beginning
gardeners about how to start a
beautiful garden this spring. For
someone who has never taken
care o f plants before, Carrol sug-
gests starting on something they
enjoy that is also fairly easy like
perennials.
“This early in the spring,
the best things to plant arecole”
crops, which, .include cabbages,
lettuces,* and things like that,”
said Carrol.
The next step after, finding
what kind of plants you want to
grow this spring, is to start pull­
ing those weeds. This may be the
most boring part of gardening
but it needs to be done to keep
your flowers healthy. Once you
find the spot you want to garden,
grab a small gardening - shovel
and start pulling those weeds. In
this area, there is a lot of clay in
our soil, so sajid helps strengthen
if. Whatever kind of compost
you can find will also strengthen
your soil.
Julene Deckert.and.her hus­
band have owned Four Ds Farms
in Estacada since 1987. She sug­
gested that the tools needed to
have a successful garden are a
shovhl, a rake and of course a
place to garden, either a garden
bed that is raised or one that is"
on the ground.
“It is good to have a few of
each type of plant to give vari­
ety. You should start small and
see what you like. Do hot start
with a huge garden that you will
not want to take care of,” said
Deckert.
Whether you are a beginner
gardener or an experienced one,
this is the time of year to get on
your messy clothes, get in the
dirt and start gardening.
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