Category Archives: Plant of the Day

Go oaks!

Posted on October 24, 2014 by mulysa

My last few weeks have been focused on Oregon white oak, Quercus garryana. Did you know that much of the Willamette Valley, including Portland, and the Columbia River Gorge were once home to oak savannah and oak woodland? These incredibly … Continue reading →

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Farming with Friends

Posted on September 9, 2014 by mulysa

A couple years ago I helped my friends Kjell and Kim get started gardening in their back yard in Northeast Portland. They were enthusiastic and had a great first year, but life intervened the next season and it got away … Continue reading →

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Pickled Beets

Posted on August 19, 2014 by mulysa

  It’s time to harvest beets and make sweet beet pickles! They are a pretty addition to an appetizer tray, are great in salads with blue cheese and walnuts or just for snacking. I use the 1967 Ball Blue Book … Continue reading →

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Lentils

Posted on December 5, 2013 by mulysa

One of my gardening goals has been to provide more of our own protein and iron, so this year I tried growing lentils. I haven’t heard of anyone in Portland growing them but they like cool, wet weather so I … Continue reading →

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Winter dreams

Posted on January 2, 2013 by mulysa

When the new year arrives I usually meet it with lists, plans, strategies, maps and a clear vision for the months ahead. This year is.. quieter. Ideas are precipitating in a more organic fashion. Meanwhile, a little garden journaling: The … Continue reading →

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Blue Elderberry

Posted on September 17, 2006 by mulysa

Blue Elderberry. Continue reading →

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Evergreen huckleberry

Posted on January 9, 2006 by mulysa

Evergreen huckleberry. Continue reading →

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