Your Garden: Still Time to Plant
It’s only June and there is still time to plant a garden if you’re one of the many who didn’t get it done last month. The summer is expected to last long into fall, so […]
Your Garden: Taking care of pollinators
We’re in for sunny weather and people are planting. Some are putting in vegetable gardens, others are hitting the nurseries and plant sales for flowers and anything you can plant that kills the winter doldrums. […]
Your Garden: Slugging it out in the garden
Temperatures are warming and there are sunny days to do some yard and garden cleanup. As we pick up wind-blown debris and pull up weeds clusters of slug eggs are found. Some species of slugs […]
Your Garden: Tomato Tip #1 – WAIT!
Have you seen the tiny tomato plants in the garden stores? They are a tempting impulse buy for folks longing for sunshine and the taste of fresh home-grown tomatoes, especially plant addicts. But nights are […]
Your Garden: Becoming a Gardener
Do you consider yourself a gardener? What kind of gardener are you? Are you a person who appreciates the visual, culinary or functional gardening that nature and plant people provide, or are you one of […]
Your Garden: A handy web tool to identify, learn about plants
Wondering what plants to add to your garden landscape? There is an Oregon State University Botany and Plant Pathology website (and books) that lists all known Oregon plants. It is tied into the herbarium at […]
Your Garden: How Climate Change… Impacts a garden
“Why hasn’t my tree recovered from last year’s heat wave?” For some damaged or traumatized trees and shrubs is takes years to die, just like a neglected cactus plant. Our plant hardiness zones have changed. […]
Election 2022: Ceja, Valentine, Kingsbury set as mayors
Here is a look at local towns in which the races were generally uncontested: Aumsville: Councilor Angelica Ceja is taking over as mayor. Incumbent Derek Clevenger chose not to seek re-election to another two-year term […]
Nov. 8 ballot – Psilocybin issue goes to voters, many races already decided
Voters in Aumsville, Gates, Lyons, Mill City, Stayton, Sublimity, and in unincorporated areas of Marion and Linn counties all will be deciding psilocybin measures on the Nov. 8 ballot. Oregon voters passed Measure 109, which […]
‘Save me!’ – Steps to help plants in hot conditions
OSU Linn County Master Gardener. Are some of your plants still looking fried from the recent heat wave? OSU Extension Ask An Expert service (https://extension.oregonstate.edu/ask-expert) is answering high numbers of inquiries about how to save […]