April 2011 (volume 10, no. 4)
Gardening News from OSU Extension Service and the OSU Agricultural Experiment Station
Gardening News from OSU Extension Service and the OSU Agricultural Experiment Station
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MAKE IT EASY!
Is it time to plant vegetables? Ask your soil thermometer
Soil temperature is the best indicator of when to plant vegetables, said Annie Chozinski, OSU vegetable researcher.
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Soil temperature is the best indicator of when to plant vegetables, said Annie Chozinski, OSU vegetable researcher.
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Add organic matter to improve garden soils
Any composted material that has been reduced to humus is a good soil amendment.
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Any composted material that has been reduced to humus is a good soil amendment.
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Slow, cool composting is the easy way
Slow composting is often the best method for people who do not have time to tend a hot compost pile.
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Slow composting is often the best method for people who do not have time to tend a hot compost pile.
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Harness the sun to kill weeds, plant diseases and pests
Put transparent plastic sheeting over moist tilled soil during the warmest and sunniest months of the year.
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Put transparent plastic sheeting over moist tilled soil during the warmest and sunniest months of the year.
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Create vegetable beds with 'lasagna' mulching
Sheet composting is an easy way to start or expand a garden with a minimum amount of equipment, material and time.
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Sheet composting is an easy way to start or expand a garden with a minimum amount of equipment, material and time.
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So many cabbages, so little time
You can buy cabbages but if you grow your own, you can try many more varieties, even red and purple ones.
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You can buy cabbages but if you grow your own, you can try many more varieties, even red and purple ones.
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WHEN IN ROME — MORE NATIVES FOR YOUR GARDEN
Native groundcovers are great for home landscapes
Groundcovers are even more effective if they are native to the area. OSU horticulturist Linda McMahan has suggestions.
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Groundcovers are even more effective if they are native to the area. OSU horticulturist Linda McMahan has suggestions.
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Plant native Oregon shrubs now
Many native shrubs provide good color and blooms, are drought tolerant and draw wildlife.
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Many native shrubs provide good color and blooms, are drought tolerant and draw wildlife.
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Water wise plants are beautiful and efficient
Many plants native to Oregon qualify as water wise. Oregon iris (Iris tenax) is a good choice.
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Many plants native to Oregon qualify as water wise. Oregon iris (Iris tenax) is a good choice.
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Planting dates and regions for growing Oregon vegetables
OSU Extension Service has information on how to garden successfully in all four state zones.
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OSU Extension Service has information on how to garden successfully in all four state zones.
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Potential to become invasive provokes need for sterile shrubs
Bushes and plants that are considered to be invasive could eventually be replaced with their sterile offspring, thanks to an OSU breeding program.
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Bushes and plants that are considered to be invasive could eventually be replaced with their sterile offspring, thanks to an OSU breeding program.
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Unmanned aircraft aims to simplify inventory for Oregon nurseries
A team of researchers from OSU will test a new remote sensing system in three Oregon nurseries using an unmanned multi-rotor aircraft.
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A team of researchers from OSU will test a new remote sensing system in three Oregon nurseries using an unmanned multi-rotor aircraft.
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OSU GARDEN CALENDAR FOR APRIL
Things to do in your garden this month: http://extension.oregonstate.
ONE-MINUTE GARDENERThings to do in your garden this month: http://extension.oregonstate.
Gardening tips from OSU Extension's radio archive. Turn on your speakers and visit the links below:
Soil thermometer
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Row covers to warm veggie plants
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