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AUGUST 30, 2011

The summer garden season is winding down for me. As I begin to clear out the garden, I am making notes for next year. I have been keeping a garden notebook ever since I started my garden back in the summer of 2002 and it comes in handy year after year. Do you keep a garden notebook? Let us know in the comments.

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Plants 153

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JULY 19, 2011

Cantaloupe is one of my most favorite things to grow in the garden. In years past, the plants took over my garden and spilled into the yard , so I changed my planting strategy for the melons this year and planted upward , not at ground level. The plants looks healthy and there are at least 5 melons growing.

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Gardening Garden Plants Growing 149

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MAY 17, 2011

I was able to plant my herbs in my square foot garden on Monday, before the rains came in. I have always planted parsley and rosemary, but this year I added a few more. What herbs do you grow in your garden? My veggies will have to wait another day. I expanded my herbs this year. How do you preserve them?

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Gardening Garden Growing Plants 127

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AUGUST 2, 2011

I bought some raspberry plants at a yard sale in May 2010. They survived last summer even though they were practically overrun by some other viney plants , but they didn't produce any fruit. It has been very dry here since June and I have been watering the plants when I water my very productive square foot garden.

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Gardening Garden Plants Oregon 113

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JULY 26, 2011

I spent a lot of time this past spring shoveling out the old clay dirt that was in my garden and replacing it with the mix that is recommended in the book, Square Foot Gardening. It was hard work and there was an initial expense, but I knew I wouldn't have to deal with the weeds any more and I knew my plants would love it.

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Gardening Garden Oregon Plants 164

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JUNE 28, 2011

Who would have thought 7 weeks ago, that this humble boxed garden with its new soil.would become such a jungle. Or this newly planted herb garden. Somewhere in this mess are tomato plants, green beans and pepper plants. How is your garden doing this summer? would explode into this. Thanks for reading.

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Plants Gardening Garden Oregon 138