Tips to keep chickens in a laying mood
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Care for chickens correctly and they’ll reward you with cartons full of fresh eggs. Get it wrong and the eggs stop coming. The good news is that […]
Poor soil? Build up with raised beds
CORVALLIS, Ore. – It’s a lucky gardener who digs into great soil right off the bat. Most often, it takes years of adding organic material to bring it up to […]
Snip some stems and have new plants in spring
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Snipping some cuttings from the garden will produce your own private nursery of plants by spring. Whether you plant the results of your “snip and stick” project […]
Guide helps you find your Christmas tree
Looking for a Christmas tree? The Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association has published an online guide that lists 36 U-cut tree farms in Oregon and 26 more in Washington state. […]
Gardens key to supporting pollinators
CORVALLIS, Ore. – From a bee’s-eye view, cities aren’t the biological deserts experts once thought, thanks in large part to gardeners. “Many studies show that gardens and gardeners are the […]
Bringing color back to your poinsettias
Holding onto poinsettias after the holidays is good for the pocketbook but hard on the ego when you can’t get them to color up the next year. To get you […]
Dropped needles not necessarily bad
Watching trees turn bewitching shades of orange, red and yellow is part of the magic of autumn, but seeing the needles on conifers fade to yellow and fall to the […]
Natural enemies attack invasive ash whitefly
The ash whitefly that threatened plants and annoyed residents up and down the Willamette Valley last year has returned in force. This time, though, there’s a difference. Two natural enemies […]
Storing squash and pumpkins
As pumpkins and winter squash reach harvest time, gardeners wonder how and where to store them. Since they won’t survive the first frost, now’s the time to plan a strategy. […]
Draw the line against deer
A garden is like a box of bonbons to deer, and homeowners fill it with the candy they love most. “Deer are looking for the highest quality food and our […]