Comments on: Five Lessons From My Inland Northwest Garden http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/ A Writer's Reflections on Nature and Culture Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elizabeth Enslin http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Elizabeth Enslin Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:17:09 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=4058#comment-664 Sounds like you live in an exciting place. Most of our critters are not deadly (except the bears and cougars, but they usually steer clear of people). Yes, I do know about permaculture. I helped develop a permaculture farm in Nepal and am working out of that approach in establishing my garden in NE Oregon. Our cold winters don't give us the same broad range of perennials that those in temperate to tropical climates have, but it's still worth experimenting. I'll be posting more on my permaculture experiments in the future. Sounds like you live in an exciting place. Most of our critters are not deadly (except the bears and cougars, but they usually steer clear of people).

Yes, I do know about permaculture. I helped develop a permaculture farm in Nepal and am working out of that approach in establishing my garden in NE Oregon. Our cold winters don’t give us the same broad range of perennials that those in temperate to tropical climates have, but it’s still worth experimenting. I’ll be posting more on my permaculture experiments in the future.

]]> By: rallentanda http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-658 rallentanda Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:25:58 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=4058#comment-658 October is mating season for snakes here.They are very aggressive at this time of year.We have ways of keeping snakes away from the house...but I wont bore you with details as you dont have a lot of poisonous ones.Everything kills you here...the worst is the insects ...spiders and ticks...never mind! Now about those frost cases you made...they look good but you could have done the same thing by just turning plastic pots upside down over the plants. Don't know what you water supply is like ...but I swear by wet newspaper and heaped straw mulch ...do you know about permaculture? October is mating season for snakes here.They are very aggressive at this time of year.We have ways of keeping snakes away from the house…but I wont bore you
with details as you dont have a lot of poisonous ones.Everything kills you here…the worst is the insects …spiders and ticks…never mind! Now about those frost cases
you made…they look good but you could have done the same thing by just turning plastic pots upside down over the plants. Don’t know what you water supply is like
…but I swear by wet newspaper and heaped straw mulch …do you know about permaculture?

]]> By: Elizabeth Enslin http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Elizabeth Enslin Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:12:32 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=4058#comment-425 Hah! More eggplant for me. I've always wanted to see a coral snake, though perhaps not in my garden. The nice thing about rattlesnakes is that they...well, rattle. They're also pretty slow and non-aggressive. Yes, the tomatoes were delicious. Were eating the last of the fresh ones now; frost has killed the vines. Hah! More eggplant for me. I’ve always wanted to see a coral snake, though perhaps not in my garden. The nice thing about rattlesnakes is that they…well, rattle. They’re also pretty slow and non-aggressive.

Yes, the tomatoes were delicious. Were eating the last of the fresh ones now; frost has killed the vines.

]]> By: jason http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-423 jason Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:51:19 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=4058#comment-423 Since I deplore eggplant, I'm happy with the rattlesnake being there. What a marvelous find in the garden! Though down here (in Texas) gardens usually mean coral snakes instead (hence most people are bitten on or between the fingers). And I keep going back to the tomatoes. They look so succulent; I just want to grab one and eat it like an apple. Since I deplore eggplant, I’m happy with the rattlesnake being there. What a marvelous find in the garden! Though down here (in Texas) gardens usually mean coral snakes instead (hence most people are bitten on or between the fingers).

And I keep going back to the tomatoes. They look so succulent; I just want to grab one and eat it like an apple.

]]> By: Elizabeth Enslin http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Elizabeth Enslin Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:14:03 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=4058#comment-410 Liz M - Where in NE Oregon have you not met a rattlesnake? I must confess I enjoy them, though I've had to teach myself to be cautious. They're certainly not the garter snakes I grew up catching in Western Washington. Liz M – Where in NE Oregon have you not met a rattlesnake? I must confess I enjoy them, though I’ve had to teach myself to be cautious. They’re certainly not the garter snakes I grew up catching in Western Washington.

]]> By: Elizabeth Enslin http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Elizabeth Enslin Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:11:17 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=4058#comment-409 Lelo - I never had the rattlesnake trouble in Portland either. It does add a certain thrill to picking eggplants and tomatoes out here. And no, one can never have too many tomatoes, especially the saucy ones. Lelo – I never had the rattlesnake trouble in Portland either. It does add a certain thrill to picking eggplants and tomatoes out here. And no, one can never have too many tomatoes, especially the saucy ones.

]]> By: Liz M http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Liz M Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:48:36 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=4058#comment-407 ACK SNAKE!!!! ( I'm in NE Oregon...we have a lot of em...haven't met one yet...happily! ACK SNAKE!!!! ( I’m in NE Oregon…we have a lot of em…haven’t met one yet…happily!

]]> By: Lelo http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/10/five-lessons-from-my-inland-northwest-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Lelo Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:28:31 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=4058#comment-406 Wow. Rattlesnake! I have to admit I've never encountered that in my urban Portland garden. You cold frame is so impressive. And I never knew Hubbards grew so huge. I hear ya about the tomatoes. I don't think you can have too many. Can you?! Wow. Rattlesnake! I have to admit I’ve never encountered that in my urban Portland garden.

You cold frame is so impressive. And I never knew Hubbards grew so huge.

I hear ya about the tomatoes. I don’t think you can have too many. Can you?!

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