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When it comes to growing food, Portland Nursery is the place to shop! During spring, shipments of fresh plants arrive daily. Whether you have a small deck or an acre, our selection of organic and conventional veggies and herbs is sure to please.

Local growers provide us with popular favorite types as well as heirloom varieties, and new, unique products such as Believe It or Not Vegetables from Log House Plants. Additional variety information and growing tips are provided in the side panel.

Our Veggie Calendar is indispensable for planning your garden through the year. Our veggie year begins with asparagus crowns in January. Typically our first brassicas, peas and lettuce arrive in late February along with potato tubers. In the first or second week of April we begin to stock tomatoes on our greenhouse.

Did you know that tomatoes, peppers and eggplants are stunted by temperatures below 55°F? For that reason, don’t forget your Wall-of-Water, row cover or plastic mulch so you can get in an early crop. Otherwise, wait until the first week of May to put out your Solanums.

At this time, cucurbits, corn and other warm season veggies can go in the ground too. Winter crops such as brussels sprouts and cauliflower should go in around mid to late July. We round out our veggie season with fall greens, garlic and shallots in September and October.

We carry a broad selection of herbs 12 months out of the year. Our first basil and cilantro arrive around the first of April. We carry up to twenty varieties of rosemary and even more varieties of lavender. See our Lavandula Brochure.

We also strive to carry some culinary delicacies such as chervil, stevia and epazote. We stock medicinal herbs such as calendula, marshmallow and motherwort. Many plants used for medicine may be among our other areas such as green tea (Camellia sinensis) is in our shade shrubs, Oregon Grape (Mahonia nervosa) is in our Northwest native section and Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is in our tall shrubs for sun.

Whatever your herb needs, Portland Nursery is proud to provide quality plants from local sources.

Vegetables at Portland Nursery

2008 TOMATOES

In April, we begin to slowly bring in tomatoe starts. Here are the lists of varieties we sample. Please note our tomato lists represent the varieties we carry through the season. We may not have every variety every week, and we may have additional varieties not listed here. Our tomato supply changes on an hourly basis. Please call in advance if you are looking for a specific variety and ask for it to be put on hold for 24 hours. Our peak tomato selection is the last week of April through May.

GROWING INFORMATION

We offer a variety of vegetable starts and herbs at Portland Nursery. Each spring, shipments of new plants arrive daily. If you don't have room for a vegetable garden, see our directions for Edible Plants in Containers.

Download the files below for growing cultures. Also, see this handy vegetable seed planting chart.

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