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November 2009 (vol. 8, no. 11)

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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


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