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\nIssue 35 \u2022 Seasonal tips and featured varieties coming to a retailer near you<\/a> \u2022 May 25, 2011<\/span>
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Still Spring!<\/h1>\n

This Garden News may sound familiar!\u00a0 It\u2019s been a month or so since our April issue, in which we suggested a few vegetables that love the cool moist days of spring, but here we are in late May and still experiencing weather that\u2019s ideal for greens, brassicas, and alliums!\u00a0 The continued cool gray forecasts may be a little frustrating when we\u2019d like to be setting out tomatoes and squash or sowing beans and basil.\u00a0 But we hope that like us, you planted spring crops early and are now enjoying crisp lettuces, tender greens, the first bites of broccoli, savory scallions, even sweet crunchy pea pods.<\/p>\n

GRAFTED VEGGIES ARE SHIPPING<\/p>\n

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It may be hard to tell, but summer is creeping up: days are getting quite long, nighttime temperatures are staying warmer, and it is time to start thinking seriously about the tropical garden vegetables.\u00a0 In the last Garden News, we previewed our new line of SuperNaturals Grafted Vegetables, favorite varieties grown on super-vigorous, disease-resistant rootstock.\u00a0 Now available are Mighty \u2019Mato Grafted Tomatoes in 3\u00bd\u201d pots as well as our first ever shipments of SuperNaturals Grafted Peppers and Eggplants, both in 4\u00bc\u201d round pots.<\/p>\n

As we mentioned last week, grafting vegetables onto special rootstock lends the plants extra vigor, including disease resistance, faster growth, and tolerance of temperature extremes \u2013 all qualities that should help them thrive even in our less-than-tropical climate.\u00a0 So if you\u2019re ready to set out tomatoes in spite of the cool weather, why not try a grafted tomato or two to increase the chance of healthy plants now and big harvests later?\u00a0 Check the wholesale availability on our website so you\u2019ll know what to ask for at your local nursery this week.\u00a0 If you do get your hands on one of these super plants, let us know how it works for you.\u00a0 We\u2019d love to get feedback (comments or images) about your experience \u2013 especially if you plant a grafted and non-grafted of the same variety side by side for a comparison.<\/p>\n

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Grafted tomatoes have been featured in the Register-Guard and the Oregonian:<\/p>\n

Teaming Tomatoes<\/a> – Gardening article about grafted tomatoes in The Register-Guard on April 21, 2011<\/p>\n

Grafted tomatoes grab attention with improved vigor, production and disease resistance<\/a> – by Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian<\/em><\/p>\n

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For more about grafted vegetables check out the photos, videos, and links on our grafting page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, enjoy your spring salads, easy-to-pull weeds, and not having to water the garden!<\/p>\n

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From last issue:<\/p>\n

\"tomatoSNEAK PEEK: GRAFTED TOMATOES!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not time to plant them just yet, but we have to mention our most exciting new project.\u00a0 Our SuperNaturals grafted vegetables are big news this year!\u00a0 After rave reviews from the lucky gardeners who received them in our trial offering last season, we\u2019re expanding the program for 2011. Like grafted fruit trees or roses, grafted vegetables are created by joining the top part of a desired variety (like \u2018Brandywine\u2019 Tomato) to a special, vigorous, disease-resistant rootstock.<\/p>\n

Already popular with market growers in Asia and Europe, we\u2019re making these superproductive vegetables widely available for the first time to American home gardeners under the SuperNaturals name. \u00a0First up is SuperNaturals Mighty \u2019Mato, an extra-vigorous tomato that goes above and beyond the call of duty, defending against pests, diseases, temperature extremes, and poor soils while producing early, long and abundant harvests of beautiful fruit!\u00a0 Double grafted tomatoes even let you grow two different varieties on one plant!\u00a0 Starting soon, gardeners in Oregon, Washington, and California will be able to buy Mighty \u2019Mato Grafted Tomatoes in 4″ pots, with gallons available in June and July.<\/p>\n

HAPPY GARDENING!<\/p>\n

And remember you can link from our website to Green Gardening with Ann Lovejoy<\/a>, a practical and entertaining blog with seasonal tips and musings about gardening in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n

Recent articles by Ann:<\/p>\n

Spring Harvest<\/a>
\nNurturing Family and Friends<\/a>
\nBeneficial Bees & Bugs<\/a><\/p>\n

Previous issues of Garden News are in the Log House Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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