Hi lady!
I am in this forum too! Last year we were in a rental and I did a container garden for the first year. This year I have been following local experts and what not. Right now "we" are putting in onions, potatoes and roses and starting seeds inside.
By June I think most everything will be in the ground BUT you can certainly start your perennial herb garden with a bang. My thyme, oregano, rosemary and sage over-wintered very well. Because of the weird winters here you can get away
It depends on how far away you are from the sound, as well. Here on Henderson Inlet I am in zone 8b where in Charleston I was in zone 8a. The growing season is way shorter here because of the light, but the summers are so mild your tomatoes don't get cooked on the vine. The further into Kitsap you get though, the colder it gets.
Here are some nice resources:
http://gardening.wsu.edu/timely/index.htm
http://www.peninsulagardens.com/1015325.html
http://www.rosedalegardens.com/
big time help here:
http://www.sunset.com/sunset/garden/...166932,00.html
I am in this forum too! Last year we were in a rental and I did a container garden for the first year. This year I have been following local experts and what not. Right now "we" are putting in onions, potatoes and roses and starting seeds inside.
By June I think most everything will be in the ground BUT you can certainly start your perennial herb garden with a bang. My thyme, oregano, rosemary and sage over-wintered very well. Because of the weird winters here you can get away
It depends on how far away you are from the sound, as well. Here on Henderson Inlet I am in zone 8b where in Charleston I was in zone 8a. The growing season is way shorter here because of the light, but the summers are so mild your tomatoes don't get cooked on the vine. The further into Kitsap you get though, the colder it gets.
Here are some nice resources:
http://gardening.wsu.edu/timely/index.htm
http://www.peninsulagardens.com/1015325.html
http://www.rosedalegardens.com/
big time help here:
http://www.sunset.com/sunset/garden/...166932,00.html
