What a year! Interest in growing edible gardens has continued to blossom in 2021 and we have had so much fun supporting this exciting growth. The vegetable gardens are finally winding down and we are taking a look back at all that has happened in 2021. Come along for the ride!
Can you see the future here?
Rainbow Chard is a vegetable that can produce for many months from a single planting
Spring is salad season! And these abundant greens are what we hope to see in a Spring garden.
Emory has been one of our most dedicated Mentorship clients in 2021. She brings joy, curiosity, and enthusiasm to every garden visit. Here she is harvesting some of the first Japanese Eggplants of the year!
‘Jimmy Nardello’ Peppers, ‘Glow’ Peppers, and ‘Orient Express’ Eggplant
There’s no hiding that smile : )
‘Genovese’ Basil
Beautiful ‘Chioggia’ Beets.
Stunning on the inside too!
Before…
…and After! A major garden build out in Boring, Oregon. Nothing boring about this garden though : )
We have partnered with one of our residential garden clients on a new publicly accessible PEG Demonstration Garden at the intersection of N Willis Blvd and N. Newman Ave. This garden will highlight the work that we do building and maintaining organic vegetable gardens. In 2022 we will be teaching a series of sliding scale classes on organic vegetable gardening techniques. Come on by any time and check out the garden!
We hired an AMAZING Leader of our Home Garden Care program this year. Pritha Golden brings years of organic farming/gardening experience and has been a huge addition to the team. Thanks Preets!
A new and much larger wood shop space in inner SE Portland has allowed us to increase our efficiency in providing custom raised garden bed installations to our residential clients.
Jack preparing some beautiful cedar for installation in the shop
We love when a client has a clear vision and we can help turn it into a reality. That’s the story of this garden! A seating area will feature in the central space beyond these cedar garden beds.
A garden build from start to finish:
This year we have radically increased our use of sustainably harvested Juniper as a material in building our raised garden beds! Juniper is even longer lasting than traditional Cedar and easier on the earth.
We love Japanese and other asian eggplants because they mature 2-3 weeks earlier than traditional Italian eggplants but have the same fantastic flavor. This variety is called “Orient Express”.
Peppers!!! Clockswise from top left: Poblano ‘Tiburon,’ ‘Jimmy Nardellos,’ ‘Conchos’ Jalapeno, and ‘Shishito’
A rare sighting of the Western Speckled Dhalia Frog
Slow-bolt ‘Calypso’ Cilantro. …A long time fave.
This year we helped one of our residential clients grow hot weather crops inside this beautiful greenhouse from Sturdi-Built Greenhouses.
We are now offering 2 bin Juniper Compost Systems for home scale compost production! Removable slates allow for easy access and turning.
A 2 bin system allows one compost pile to fully mature, while another is being built. Using fully finished compost is important in optimizing plant health in a vegetable garden.
Thanks so much for staying connected with PEG!!!
We want to hear from YOU. Send us some favorite photos of YOUR gardens for inclusion in future blog posts and social media. Enjoy this seasonal shift and stay in touch!
Happy Growing, Ian and the PEG team
Send photo submissions to info@portlandediblegardens.com