The soil is still warm, so there’s still time to plant things that didn’t get planted this summer. Putting down roots is the key thing now – not lots of top growth. Add a bit of bone meal to encourage root activity or a slow-release, organic starter plant food. Leave the main feeding for spring.
Learn more about gardening then share your knowledge and experience with your community – become a Master Gardener. Classes start in January. Master Gardeners work with home gardeners all over the metro area – helping school children get started in a garden, growing food for the food banks at the demonstration gardens, answering rose growing questions at the Rose Garden, encouraging gardeners at area farmers’ markets, and more.
Learn more about gardening then share your knowledge and experience with your community – become a Master Gardener. Classes start in January. Master Gardeners work with home gardeners all over the metro area – helping school children get started in a garden, growing food for the food banks at the demonstration gardens, answering rose growing questions at the Rose Garden, encouraging gardeners at area farmers’ markets, and more.
Find applications and more information online or at 503-650-3118. The deadline is November 30th.
If you need ideas for filling in some bare spots before winter, take a look at GardenSmart Oregon. This 52-page booklet provides alternatives for some of the invasive plants that can take over yards, parks, and other green spaces – plants such as butterfly bush, English ivy, purple loosestrife, or English holly.
You can find both native plants and other ornamentals that have the same look as the invaders, but less aggressive manners. Download at copy or pick one up at your local Master Gardener office and many other locations all around the state.
The leaves are coming down fast these days. They are a great addition to the compost pile – free soil builder or mulch made at home! Leaves break down faster the smaller they are. Run your lawn mower over them before you put them in the composter.
If you need ideas for filling in some bare spots before winter, take a look at GardenSmart Oregon. This 52-page booklet provides alternatives for some of the invasive plants that can take over yards, parks, and other green spaces – plants such as butterfly bush, English ivy, purple loosestrife, or English holly.You can find both native plants and other ornamentals that have the same look as the invaders, but less aggressive manners. Download at copy or pick one up at your local Master Gardener office and many other locations all around the state.
The leaves are coming down fast these days. They are a great addition to the compost pile – free soil builder or mulch made at home! Leaves break down faster the smaller they are. Run your lawn mower over them before you put them in the composter.
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