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Palatino Garden Adventures
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Three posts that explain how I think about kitchen gardens
How I Learned to Grow Food
In Germany, where I grew up, gardening was a school subject. We learned how to grow food every year, right alongside math and reading. When I moved to Seattle, I realized most people never learned this basic skill. That's the reason I started Palatino Garden Adventures.
Your PNW Spring Planting Guide: What to Grow (and When) from March Through June
I've written a lot about when to plant and when to wait. This is the hands-on companion: a month-by-month guide to what actually goes into the ground from March through June in Seattle, Zone 8 to 9a. Specific crops, real timing, and lessons from getting it wrong more than once. Plus a link to the PNW Crop Planner Pro for 40+ crops with live planting timelines.
3 Decisions That Make or Break Your Kitchen Garden
Most kitchen gardens don't fail from neglect. They fail because three decisions got made wrong before anything was planted. Not which seeds to buy or how often to water, but the decisions that determine whether your garden actually fits your kitchen, your schedule, and your climate. Get those right and everything else gets easier. Get them wrong and no amount of effort makes up for it. Here's what they are and how to get them right in the Pacific Northwest.
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The Best Week of the Year for Growing Tomatoes in the Pacific Northwest
ate May is when tomatoes finally go outside in the Pacific Northwest. A practical guide to planting them for a real harvest, plus why to grow elderberry, slug control, a watering note, and what is happening at the garden in June.
9 minutes ago11 min read
A Seasonal Herb Planter, a Workshop, and a Garden Tour. What's Happening This May
Three things are happening at Palatino Garden Adventures this May: a herb planter you can order for Mother's Day, a year-round herb workshop, and a community kitchen garden tour. Here is what each one is, who it is for, and how to sign up.
May 45 min read
The PNW Gardener's April Checklist and What to Do This Week
April in the PNW kitchen garden has about thirty things you could do, and most online lists pile them on without telling you what actually matters this week. Here are the eight tasks that move the needle right now in Seattle: soil temperature, what to direct sow, what to transplant, what to hold off on (yes, that includes tomatoes), and the fastest way to plan your warm-season layout before May hits. Plus a 5-item to-do list for the week of April 27. Zone 9a, real numbers, no
Apr 278 min read
Your PNW Spring Planting Guide: What to Grow (and When) from March Through June
I've written a lot about when to plant and when to wait. This is the hands-on companion: a month-by-month guide to what actually goes into the ground from March through June in Seattle, Zone 8 to 9a. Specific crops, real timing, and lessons from getting it wrong more than once. Plus a link to the PNW Crop Planner Pro for 40+ crops with live planting timelines.
Mar 237 min read
Early Spring Sun Exposure: How It Really Works (And Why Your PNW Garden Timing Depends on It)
That warm March afternoon is lying to your garden. The sun is lower, the days are shorter, and your soil is colder than you think. Here's how to read your PNW garden's real sun exposure before you plant a single seed, which crops to start now, and which ones to hold off on until summer.
Mar 94 min read
PNW Planting Guide: Why Your Neighbor’s Planting Dates Don’t Apply
A practical PNW planting guide explaining why your neighbor’s planting dates don’t apply - and how to choose the right time for your garden based on sun, soil, and real conditions
Feb 94 min read
PNW Spring Gardening: When to Plant in Seattle (and Why I Don’t Rush It)
A practical guide for timing spring planting in the Pacific Northwest 🌿 Get the Spring Garden Checklist → FREE! your guide to know exactly what to plant - and when February in Seattle: When your garden is getting more rain than it needs - and your soil is telling you to wait Every January and February, I hear the same question from PNW gardeners: "Should I be planting already?" Seed catalogs arrive in the mail. Instagram fills with spring garden content. Garden centers sto
Feb 23 min read
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