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What Vegetables Grow Best in Western Washington Gardens
What Vegetables Grow Best in Western Washington Gardens. Cool season vegetables are best suited for the climate in Western Washington. The weather doesn't get hot until late in the summer, making it difficult to grow heat-loving plants like melons and peppers. Fortunately many vegetables grow well in the cool, wet Western Washington spring and...
Cool season vegetables are best suited for the climate in Western Washington. The weather doesn't get hot until late in the summer, making it difficult to grow heat-loving plants like melons and peppers. Fortunately many vegetables grow well in the cool, wet Western Washington spring and summer.
Lettuce
Lettuce is a cool-season crop and one of the easiest to grow. High temperatures and too much sunlight can make lettuce taste bitter. Succession planting every three weeks will give you fresh lettuce throughout the season. Head lettuce can only be harvested once per planting, but leaf lettuce can be harvested multiple times for up to two months. Cut the leaves 2 inches above the soil and it will grow back.
Potatoes
Potatoes thrive in Western Washington's cool growing season. They can easily be grown in small garden areas using old tires. Lay a tire flat and fill it with loose, sandy soil. Plant your starter potato. As it grows, cover it with more soil, stacking additional tires as needed. When you're ready to harvest, just pull off the tires and you'll have a pile of potatoes. New potatoes can also be harvested earlier in the season, leaving other potatoes to grow to maturity. Just put your hand down in the dirt and feel for the size you want, and then pull them up gently.
Carrots
Grow carrots in Western Washington. Succession planting every three weeks is ideal if you want fresh carrots throughout the season. Carrots like loose soil free of rocks and clumps. Baby carrots can be harvested early in the season. In addition to the standard orange, carrots can be purple, magenta, white and yellow.
Beans
There are many varieties of cool-weather-loving beans. You can choose beans that grow on bushes low to the ground or beans that climb and trail and need a fence, trellis or cage for support. Beans can reach maturity in as early as 60 days, depending on variety.
Broccoli
Broccoli thrives in cool weather and can even withstand frosts and freezes. Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family. It can be planted in the spring before the final frost. Broccoli must be harvested before the flower starts to unfold, otherwise it will be bitter.
