TIME TO CLEAN, MULCH, COVER, PROTECT, STORE — WINTER'S ON THE WAY
IN THE GARDEN
Take
care with fresh apple juice and cider
If
you plan to squeeze your own apples for cider or juice,
precautions might be in order.
Compost
to recycle in your own backyard
You can start a recycling factory
in your own backyard by re-thinking the leaves at your feet
and withered tomato plants in the garden as valuable organic
materials.
Match
houseplant needs to their environment
As hours of daylight grow
fewer, gardeners can turn their focus indoors to house plants
that are sometimes neglected, or at least overlooked, during
Oregon's outdoor summer dance.
The
easiest way to control plant disease
You can save yourself
heartache and money next year if you choose disease-resistant
plant varieties for next year's garden.
WHAT'S NEW
OSUgardeners
Twitter site "tweets" helpful information
If you
like to "tweet" on Twitter, check OSUgardeners
every week for new and popular OSU information on gardening,
as well as nutrition and healthy living.
Special food issue of Oregon's
Agricultural Progress debuts
The special Food in Oregon
issue of the magazine Oregon's Agricultural Progress is getting
rave reviews and is available online.
Fruit fly, Spotted
Wing Drosophila, identified in wine grapes
Fruit growers
and researchers are concerned about the recent discovery
of a Spotted Wing Drosophila fly in a sample of Willamette
Valley wine grapes.
Video shows Keizer family becoming Food
Heroes
Color has become the main attraction in chicken tacos
and on pizza at the Matthew and Brittany Powell home in Keizer.
Prepare now to survive a West Coast tsunami
Patrick Corcoran
teaches people who live in or visit Oregon coastal areas
three key things they need to know about tsunamis.
Poor
in rural Oregon face ‘double
binds’ when getting food
A new study by OSU researchers
shows that those in poverty in rural Oregon face tough choices
between eating well and spending less money for meals.
OSU GARDEN CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER
Things
to do in your garden this month.
ONE-MINUTE GARDENER
Gardening tips from OSU Extension's radio
archive. Turn on your speakers and
visit the links below:
Pressing
apples for cider
Chamomile
tea |
