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Fish Fertilizer vs Miracle-Gro – Growth Test

Is fish fertilizer better than a synthetic fertilizer like Miracle-Gro? If you read the advertising for fish fertilizer, you might conclude that it will grow much better plants, but those same products don’t show you any data to support the claims. Where is the proof? I decided to run my own test to see if … Read More

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Pokeberry removel


As the title suggests im looking for ways to remove a very large poke berry bush. Unfortunately a pokeberry grew under the cover of a 15ft tall fig bush we have Only to now show its face. I wish to keep the fig bush in tact as much as possible while culling the poke out of existence. The poke is probably well rooted at this point it looks roughly 8-10ft tall. Would it be more wise to try and cull and discard during the winter? How would I destroy the root system to prevent regrowth during spring without harming the figs root system. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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Southeast Portland Mini-Tour

A recent HPSO Mini-Tour included four gardens in the Southeast Portland area. 
First, Christine Weaver’s garden with winding pathways was full of perennials, vines, carnivorous plants and cacti –
Next up is Jeanne DeBenedetti Keyes’ naturalistic, waterwise garden with a collection of native plants. The back garden is a lush, Chinese-influenced, walled garden –

The third garden was Renee Moog’s enchanting and whimsical 1/3 acre garden with beautiful plantings enhanced with garden art, including glass bottle walls and floors, and a fantastic water feature –

And finally, the Happy Valley garden of Jennifer Buss emphasizes four-season interest, low-maintenance plantings, and some bonsai specimens (unfortunately my phone battery was depleted and I didn’t get many photos) –

 (Visited August 17, 2025)

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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