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Entries for January, 2009

Gardening-tips for Early Spring

It is early enough that we can plan some things we are going to do, or would like to do and possibly some that we should not do Having a considerably longer growing season than many places, allow you to start earlier in the spring and carry on later in the fall. This is to [...]

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How To Prune Pear Trees

Today we’ll continue with the Pruning articles series.  How To Prune Pear Trees by: Paul Curran In this article you will find out how to prune pear trees. Pruning pear trees can be done several ways. The pruning of pear trees, in the early stages, follows the same pattern as that for apples. Basically, the [...]

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How to Prune Apple Trees

Today we’re talking about Pruning Trees.  In the coming weeks this will be a job to done, if you’d like more fruit. How to Prune Apple Trees by: Paul Curran In this article you will find out how to prune apple trees. (One of several articles from the author on how to prune fruit trees). [...]

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News Buzz

Events for Jan. 8-15 – Homes & Gardens – The Oregonian … GRANTS: To nonprofit groups for gardening projects relating to natural resource conservation, community improvement or environmental concerns. Requests are evaluated based on the community impact of the project. … Homes & Gardens – The Oregonian… – http://blog.oregonlive.com/homesandgardens/ Veg Plotting: My Garden’s Mission Statement [...]

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Variety is possible in a small garden

By Walter Reeves For the Journal-Constitution Thursday, January 08, 2009 Q: My 23-year-old daughter has adopted a vegan diet and I’d like to garden with her. I don’t want to make it so large that it becomes a chore, or too small to have a number of varieties of food. Could you advise on how [...]

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Happy New Year, an other gardening season on the way. . .

Happy New Year! It’s the dead of winter. With the garden covered with snow and ice, a gardener has to show patience, while pouring thru the seed catalogs just arriving in the mailbox. One of the first things we can do is to bring in the bulbs for forcing, which were stored in the greenhouse. [...]

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