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05/19/06, 10:33 PM
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What would grow here ... ?
Is there anyway to determine what crops would fair well based on location?
We're considering a couple different possible locations for our future farm and don't have any idea what might grow there. We want to grow corn, potatoes, onions, carrots, herbs ... you know, the standard family use stuff.
How do you find out what area you should look at -or- are all areas good, you just may have to treat the soil?
Thanks!
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05/19/06, 10:37 PM
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where do YOU want to go? You can grow a lot of things just about anywhere by amending soil or use different growing techniques.
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05/19/06, 10:42 PM
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If you list some general locations,some of the members here may have personal experience to share 
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05/19/06, 11:07 PM
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Good points ... let's see, we're considering anywhere between Salem, Oregon down the valley to Grants Pass, Oregon. I guess I'm concerned that we'll buy property only to find out we can't grow _________ there. Something I'd rather know ahead of time rather than after.
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05/20/06, 01:04 AM
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Steve solomons Gardening west of the cascades would tell you all you need to know.
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05/20/06, 07:33 AM
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You should have beautiful gardens if you are moving to Oregon. My aunt and uncle used to have a horse farm there. They composted a lot, so that may have helped, but they had the best smelling black soil!
Course, they were closer to the coast. You have 3a to 9b represented in just Oregon. I'm not sure where the towns you listed are. If you know where they are, here is a helpful site:
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html
Just click on your state.
ps. The things you listed will grow anywhere. If we were able to grow them in Alaska... you should be fine anywhere in Oregon.
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05/20/06, 11:21 AM
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You know, you could hollar at the local county agent in each county. Ask for info. They should know the anwers to any questions you have and if they don't, they can find out.
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05/20/06, 12:03 PM
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that's a great place to farm.
We live by the coast in Tillamook. Those areas are great places to plant nearly everything you mentioned. Those areas are drier and do get some frost and on rare occassion snow. As long as you don't plat things like bananas and mangos. I think you'll be pleased. Your local county extention office should be able to supply you with dates of last frost,average temps.
I even got a "best-of" what seed did well from local gardeners. GOod luck and happy planting.
Crystal
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05/20/06, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Unlikely Farmer
Is there anyway to determine what crops would fair well based on location?
We're considering a couple different possible locations for our future farm and don't have any idea what might grow there. We want to grow corn, potatoes, onions, carrots, herbs ... you know, the standard family use stuff.
How do you find out what area you should look at -or- are all areas good, you just may have to treat the soil?
Thanks!
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Find the local extension agent (call the courthouse if you cannot find a number in the phone book). They have all the information about what grows well in your region and are a wealth of information on many other agricultural topics as well.
donsgal
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05/20/06, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Crystal H
We live by the coast in Tillamook. Those areas are great places to plant nearly everything you mentioned. Those areas are drier and do get some frost and on rare occassion snow. As long as you don't plat things like bananas and mangos. I think you'll be pleased. Your local county extention office should be able to supply you with dates of last frost,average temps.
I even got a "best-of" what seed did well from local gardeners. GOod luck and happy planting.
Crystal
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Woah. I forgot about Tillamook. MMM! Best ice cream and handmade waffle cones I've ever had! Their milk products are also some of the very few approved by Dr. Weston Price.
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05/20/06, 10:39 PM
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Hi! I live at the southern tip of the Willamette Valley and I can tell you first hand this is a great place go grow produce and flowers. The Universities here have great Master Gardeners to help you. Oregon State and The University of Oregon just to name two of them. As already suggested, do call your County COoperative Extension Service! We pay their salaries you know, might as well take advantage of all that expertise. LOL
Also, here in the Eugene area they are on the radio for three hours every Sat AM. A "call in" show to answer questions and it's a great thing. Also, look for the website for the county you are thinking of and they will have contacts there too. This is the Breadbasket of the West...you will love it!
Good luck and have fun! LQ
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05/20/06, 11:22 PM
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Soils in the valley, plus RAIN!
We live west of Eugene, Oregon. We add compost, and Lime, when it is time. Sand if there is clay. Up raised beds are good as slugs are plenty, with rolly bugs. Just saw an add for a 12-12-40 tube frame, guess that would be for a green house HUH!.. Voles and Geese can be a problem if you have a seed crop here. OSU in Corvallis, Oregon can give you more INFO. ADA CEO
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05/20/06, 11:31 PM
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I live about 20 miles south of Little Quacker. We can grow most everyting here....but it's the same as every place else, every year is different. We had a frost ON our last frost date this year. In the middle of a spring heat wave. Weird.
"gardening west of the cascades" is a great book. There are a few others as well, but I can't remember any other names....library has them here. Territorial Seed has good resources in Cottage Grove (if you have quite a few dollars to spend) and they are nice people. There is a feed store in Cottage Grove that is owned by some great people who are glad to talk to you about all sorts of animal and garden-y stuff too. It's called The Old Mill, and you probably would want to google a map to it, cause it's off the beaten path.
Anyway, it's great here (as long as you are up for the rain) and welcome!
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05/21/06, 07:03 AM
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Take soil samples from different fields/areas of your property, Mark on each one what you would like to grow there and take it to you County Ag building. they will send it off and each one will come back with information about the soil, what you should add to improve your soil for the best crops..
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05/21/06, 09:36 AM
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garden anywhere
the mittleider gardening method is one of the best I have seen..They teach how to grow foods in impoverished countries all over the world no matter what the soil conditions.Rite now they r in Armenia teaching poor folks how to double and tripple their harvest..If it can work there it can work anywhere..their site is www.foodforeveryone.org
very simple but very effective
gord in bc
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05/21/06, 11:38 AM
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Oregon is a good gardening place; leafy green vegetables andcole crops grow very well there. Corn can grow good there too, but the best grain to grow in Oregon is oats.
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05/21/06, 11:39 AM
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Is there anyway to determine what crops would fair well based on location?
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Unless one is well endowed with a grant to experiment or simply filthy rich, the method I have seen used with economy in mind is to park ones elbows on the fencepost and watch what the neighbor does. If he does it for 5 years running I'll figure he is on to something!
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05/21/06, 11:47 PM
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The Sunset Western Gardening Book is an excellent resource. The areas you are looking at are USDA growing zone 6 or 7, and you should be able to grow just about anything short of citrus fruit over there. (We are on the East side, which is at a higher elevation and dryer, and we are lucky to get apples to grow here!).
But the downside is that property is expensive in those areas.
Kathleen
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