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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 2024)
Eugen ly e ’s Week al Annu Planting Guide Gardeners, get started! T his year’s planting guide gives you guidance for when to plant starts outside in the Willamette Valley from Cottage Grove to Portland. The fi rst column gives information on when to start plants indoors before then planting outside. If you are already gardening — or eating produce — then we hope you know what a ripe vegetable looks like. But for root vegetables that hide beneath the dirt, such as potatoes and carrots, look for crowning in the soil for indication of ripe produce. The Rest of the Year September - November Covercrops As Oregon moves into fall and the harvest season wraps up, it is time to plant cover crops. Legumes like crimson clover give soil a healthy boost of nitrogen, while various grasses can add organic matter to your soil for tilling come spring. January - February Compost/Build Beds It might be cold and wet outside, but it’s still time to think of your garden. Till your cover crop into your soil, add compost, map out your coming garden and build beds. Take into account watering and drainage, note that limiting the width of your bed to 4 feet makes the center easy to reach, and think about companion planting (putting plants that ben- efi t one another near each other) and fi nally, of course, sunlight. Start plants indoors this long before planting date Beets Broccoli Snap Beans Cabbage Cannabis Carrots Cauliflower Celery Chard Cucumber Corn Eggplant Garlic Kale Kohlrabi Lettuce Onions Parsley Peas Peppers Potatoes Pumpkins Spinach Tomatoes Zucchini Watermelons Jan Feb Mar Apr Ma not suitable 6 weeks not suitable 6 weeks 8 weeks not suitable 6 weeks 9 weeks not suitable 4 weeks not suitable 9 weeks not suitable not suitable not suitable 5 weeks 10 weeks 10 weeks not suitable 10 weeks not suitable 4 weeks not suitable 8 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks Start Your Garden Ga with Us! • • • • Organic Veggie Starts Unique Shrubs Blueberries Perennials & Herbs • • • • Seed Starting Supplies Quality Garden Tools Beekeeping Supplies Pottery & Garden Art 532 Olive Street 541-342-6820 • Mon-Sat 10-6 Sun 10-5 • downtoeartheugene.com
