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Originally Posted by phoebe Congrats on the new home!  What are you planning to plant in the kitchen garden? Are you starting seeds indoors? When?
And how do you like Vancouver, WA? I'm asking because David (my husband) and I are planning to flee L.A. in about 2 1/2 years. We want to move where we can afford to buy a home (we rent here) and have some land (2-5 acres?). We're considering Bellingham, WA and plan to look at Olympia. Any thoughts and/or advice? And, yes, we like cold weather and rain. |
Bellingham is soooooo awesome. Darn short growing seaon up there though. We would've moved there if the employment situation had been better in that city. You should definitely vist the area and spend some time around Bellingham. Olympia is so-so. I know it's the capitol, but there just isn't anything going on there. We chose Vancouver because of the great, small town ambiance...and it's right across the river from a thriving metropolis, Portland. There is still plenty of land available in our area at a reasonable price and Clark County is still mainly an agricultural community. Plenty of cool/interesting small farms spring up all over as well. If you guys get to our neck of the woods, give me a shout and we'll show you around. Try to come in June, when the Farmer's Market is in full swing.
I haven't really given a lot of thought to our garden yet...other than I know I have to have one. We'll at least do peas, beans, tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, greens and some herbs this year...and yes, I start most of my seeds indoors under fluorescent lighting. I'll start some late in February and the rest in early March. The greens and peas will be directly sown next month.
Seed Swapping 
I never feel I could guarantee pure seed. So I just buy packets from places like TGS, Baker Creek, and Territorial. 
