Category: weekend tip
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It’s a Cooker! What To Do and What Not To Do on this Hot Weekend
Willamette Valley Oregon, Zone 8b The forecast on this Mother’s Day Weekend has temperatures soaring up to the nineties. Although we can expect relief on Sunday. Sun Protection for Cool Season Crops Water and shade is in order for any cool season crops in direct sun. I’m watering deeply in the morning and shallow in…
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The Perfect Time for Rose & Blueberry Pruning
Willamette Valley, Zone 8b Sunny and 60. Are there three more beautiful words after a long winter? Take advantage of the weather predicted for tomorrow and get your roses and blueberries ready for that first flush of new spring growth. Both plants are require heavy pruning right around President’s Day to ensure a season of…
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🍂Four Ways to Use the Bounty of Fall Leaves in Your Landscape
Four ways to use fall leaves to improve the health of your soil and local ecology.
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It’s a Cooker! What To Do and What Not To Do on this Hot Weekend
The forecast on this Mother’s Day Weekend has temperatures soaring up into the nineties. We can expect this to continue through Monday. Sun Protection for Cool Season Crops Water and shade is in order for any cool season crops in direct sun. I’m watering deeply in the morning and shallow in the afternoon. To keep…
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Saint Patrick’s Day is for Potatoes…Usually🥔
The temperature of my beds this morning ranged from 36 degrees to 40. Potatoes like a temp of 45 degrees or more, so I’m going to wait another week or so to plant. But it’s tough to wait. It’s the one thing I grow that my whole family loves. The buttery soft potatoes are wonderful…
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President’s Day is Perfect for Pruning Roses & Blueberries
Willamette Valley, Zone 8b Roses and blueberries are almost ready to burst forth with new spring growth. To get them growing and producing beautiful blooms and berries they both require heavy pruning. To get you cutting with confidence, check out my pruning primer that has how-to steps, links to videos, and OSU Extension documents. The…
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Weekend Tip: Save the Leaves–and Your Neighbor’s too!
Four ways to use fall leaves to improve the health of your soil and local ecology.
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Weekend Tip – Shopping for New Trees and Shrubs
Let’s go shopping! Fall is a great time for planting trees and shrubs.
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Weekend Tip: Winterize Your Irrigation System
Now that the rain is here to stay, it’s time to power off and drain your system. Drip systems need to be turned off and drained for winter to prevent damage to the fittings. To do this, open all the valves and slip off the figure 8 end clamps and let the water drain, lifting where necessary…
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Weekend Tip: Cover Crop Time!
Hello Rain! Lovely to see you again. Now that you’re here, I’ll toss around some cover crop that you can get growing for me. Cover crops can feed your soil microbes sugars through their root systems, protect your soil from leaching and erosion, and provide nutrients in the spring when they are composted on the…
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Three Tips for you this Week!
Finally some rain! Sweet relief for our gardens and landscapes. 1. The rain means that the slugs are going to be out cruising, looking for tasty garden vegetables. Other than watering in the morning, I generally don’t bother with slug control in the summer because the plants are big and vigorous. However, right now all…
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