Potato cage harvest day. Results? Meh.

Knowing how much my husband enjoys potatoes, this year I set out to grow a whole bunch of different varieties, having had success with potatoes on my Portland lot in past years. This spring I set out to try “potato cages,” chicken wire circles of potatoes seeds in which you top with dirt as the…

Summer garden successes and…questionables

So summer has arrived in Portland. Meaning today, basically. It’s been rather chilly in the mornings the last couple of weeks, with mildly cloudy days or slightly sunny. It’s my second year gardening here, and I’m pretty unhappy about a few items, but ecstatic about others. Take my squash for example. I know I can’t…