Been gardening off and on in rentals for years. Just got my 1st permanent place and I'm exited to get to the real nitty gritty. I'm starting off with raised beds and a east west sun exposure. Any helpful tips and tricks are well welcomed. Thank you for reading.
Newbie from Western Washington State
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Congratulations on your newly acquired garden with the beautiful willow tree. And a warm welcome to the forum from British Columbia! 
digitS'
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Welcome from a few hundred miles to the east.
In a shady backyard, Morning Sunlight is usually the best!
Steve
AMKuska
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I'm from Western Washington also!
If you're interested in planting squash, pumpkin, cucumbers, etc. look for powdery mildew resistant varieties. It seems PM is awful in this part of the world, but using varieties resistant to it really helped me lick the problem!
If you're interested in planting squash, pumpkin, cucumbers, etc. look for powdery mildew resistant varieties. It seems PM is awful in this part of the world, but using varieties resistant to it really helped me lick the problem!
Dahlia
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Welcome to the forum from the Pacific Northwest!
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Welcome from SW Washington. My raised beds run perpendicular to the West, with North facing sides. Trees on the south side shade them from morning sun.
My beds run north to south. Full sun most of the day.
I'm starting, too. Strawberries in boxes. Other berries, too.
Not set on vegetables. Made a list of what my family likes.
Planted a bare root lilac to (eventually) make shade for my mom to hang out while I work outside.
Im creating space in my garage so that next year I'll have a space for seedlings.
I'm starting, too. Strawberries in boxes. Other berries, too.
Not set on vegetables. Made a list of what my family likes.
Planted a bare root lilac to (eventually) make shade for my mom to hang out while I work outside.
Im creating space in my garage so that next year I'll have a space for seedlings.
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Lots of gardening info available and questions always answered quickly. Building garden skills and sharing lessons learned.
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