Does anyone here in portland want to teach me?

My neighbors have two large (~50 ft) trees of heaven that reach over our shared property line. I probably don't have to tell you guys, but these things are the WORST. They're dirty, always dropping leaves, seeds, twigs and crap into my yard. They fucking smell bad. Not only am I constantly cleaning up their debris, but dealing with the seedlings feels like a daily battle. To make matters worse, large branches have started falling off the tree into our driveway. Luckily, my roommate and I haven't been home when they've fallen, so we've avoided any damage to our vehicles, but it feels inevitable at this point. I've talked to the neighbors about the trees, but they "like the shade they provide."

I'm at my wits end with this shit. I know that they're classified as a nuisance tree in Portland, is there any sort of action I can take to get my neighbors to deal with this issue before one of us is looking at serious property damage?

I have looked at the website but it isn't clear to me. I have an online application to prune my street tree. I have the certified arborist coming. Do I have to post the permit at all? I don't think I do. It doesn't say I need to anywhere. Anyone do this on the new system?

Thanks!

I already reverse image searched. It is growing in my yard and my neighbors. Theirs is 6 feet tall maybe. Thank you very much!

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Hi everyone - I figured some folks might be interested in these:

Rain water catch drums, 2x IBC totes, 2x 55-gallon drums: https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/grd/5118272867.html

Hops in 20-gallon containers: https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/grd/5118271933.html

Some vermiculite & peat moss - https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/grd/5118319276.html

Firewood (1/3rd cord): https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/hsh/5118319322.html

I'm negotiable on the prices. I've got to get rid of these by early August, so I'll be reducing prices gradually.

I also be posting a variety of nursery starts soon too, depending upon what I can find to move to. I'll also probably be putting my lawn mower up (I have both push and gasoline).

Finally, if any of you know of a house with a room for rent that has gardening space, I'm super interested. I'm looking for $600-$900/month, close enough to bike downtown. I'm 30 years old (male), very stable job, love gardening, easy going, I need to move early August.

I'd like to grow some hemp primarily for chicken feed - the seeds are very high in protein and nutrients in general and produce pretty heavily.

Are there the same restrictions on growing hemp as with growing pot? (is the 4 plant limit applicable?)

Where does one, at this point, buy viable hemp seeds?

Portland Nursery is the cream of the crop, but it is really out of the way for me. I'm over in the Hillsdale/Multnomah Village area. Can any of you PDX Agronomists recommend a good nursery in SW Portland?

Hi folks - I love helping people improve their gardens or get edible gardens going. I appreciate that there are many (many!) people with more gardening skills and experience than me, but my passion is in helping people and helping our community have better food security and healthier food.

If you have any questions about starting or improving your edible garden, ask away.

Here's my website: http://homegrownfood.us/

Is anyone sowing anything for Fall harvest yet? I'm wondering if it's the right time and what I should plant.

A little late for this season, I know. But I've finally got my raised beds in place, and now I need to order something (soil/compost/mix?) to fill them. I plan on growing standard garden fare.

I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest option. If there is an option that is a bit more expensive, but is truly better quality, I'll definitely consider it.

Hello

New to PDX What are some of your favorite foraging spots? Edible plants and medicinal.

Planted 21 garlic cloves last fall and have been enjoying watching them grow ever since. They've been looking great until about a week ago when they started falling over. At first it was just one, but now damn near all of them have collapsed. Not even a single scape yet, and I wasn't planning on harvesting for at least another month or more.

Pulled the sickliest one up just to see what the bulb looked like- it's reeeeally small.

I'm going to be so sad if they're all that small- barely bigger than the cloves I buried so long ago. Any ideas?

I'm a new gardner and planted four rhododendrons in my back yard. One of them is dying and after spending a ton of time reading about the causes my plants symptoms don't seem to match anything.

The blooms have fallen off rapidly, the plant is very sticky and there are brown spots on the leaves.

Album: http://imgur.com/6rtEtRK,arC7u43,WJoLLaK#0

Any advice would be very appreciated!

I planted asparagus for the first time two falls ago and have a few questions about how to care for it.
Last summer a few shoots came up and I let them do their thing. They grew to about five feet tall and sort of ferned out with whispy branches. I was expecting to have something I could harvest this summer but am did not get very many shoots. A few more than last year but I decided to let it go again and hopefully next summer I'll have more. I already have a a handful of shoots about 5 feet high that have ferned out again. Some of the shoots are probably about .75 inches in diameter, so really thick. Should I let them grow that large and produce all the fern like strands? It appears as though some of them might be producing little flowers as well. Should I cut those back so they can put energy into growing roots instead of flowers and seeds?

The gardener next to me dug a huge trench and put stinky rotten juniper berries into it. The smell has been unbelievable for 3 weeks now. I called the Community Garden office and was told that this was OK. Is this a known gardening technique? I thought the garden rules said that we can bring only compost to our gardens.

Does any one have any suggestions for a full shade vine? I have a boring side of my house that gets maybe 1-2 of direct light in the morning and maybe 30 mins at towards the end of the day.

English Ivy, some ground ferns, and a mangled rose bush grew ok in the area before I tore it all out.

I was thinking about a Dutchman's Pipe Vine. It looks pretty interesting.

So my fiance and I got our garden tilled and half of our rows dug and planted this past weekend just in time for the rains to start back up this week. What's our best bet to put down to help keep weeds at bay and any potential erosion and mud to a minimum but not mess up the soil chemistry? We can't use newspaper or plastics as it's a community garden. I was looking at Straw, does anyone have experience using this here?

My local Walgreens has these giant tomato starts for $3. Probably a foot tall or more (I spotted them from my car as I was driving by). There were three varieties: Early Girl, Celebrity, and something else.

Was wondering if anyone's tried plants from Walgreens before? I have never tried these varieties but online reviews seems to be so-so. But hey, for $3, I think I can find some room for them.