The May 2011 issue of Oregon State University’s E-News for Northwest Gardeners is now online at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/enews.
You can forward the subscription to gardening friends. Ask them to send an email to: gardeners-subscribe@lists.oregonstate.edu. It’s free and easy!
Additionally, you can find weekly gardening information from OSU on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OSUgardeners.
COLD WEATHER GARDENING
Plant cole crops in June and July for fall-winter harvest Plant Brussels’ sprouts, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower starts and kale seed by the end of July to harvest in the fall, winter and early spring.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/262
Over tilling can compact soil
Never till soil when it is wet. Find out why.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/1051
How to grow vegetables in Oregon’s colder regions Janice Cowan, horticulturist with the Baker County office of OSU Extension, knows how to increase the odds for a great gardening season.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/1437
Is it time to plant vegetables? Ask your soil thermometer (This timely news release was in last month’s E-News, and deserves a repeat.) Soil temperature is the best indicator of when to plant vegetables, said Annie Chozinski, OSU vegetable researcher.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/1457
WHEN THE TIME ARRIVES
Some vegetables require less water than others
Some vegetables, such as beans, are adapted to drought conditions at a very basic, cellular level.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/1461
This spring plant a butterfly garden
You can attract butterflies to your garden if you simply provide a few essentials for the stages of their lives.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/1460
Garlic expert: Fertilize and weed garlic in the spring
Fertilize garlic in the spring if you want a large and healthy crop of bulbs by summer.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/1458
Clematis vines need three requirements to grow
With a little special handling at the start until they are established, clematis will grow and flower year after year.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/1462
OSU guides help manage plant diseases, weeds and insects
Information on pest biology and chemical and nonchemical control methods are useful to Pacific Northwest farmers and growers as well as home gardeners.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/node/778
WHAT’S NEW
OSU Art About Agriculture exhibition opens May 6
This year’s theme is “Ways Into the Region.” The work of these visual artists offers understanding into values and deeper meaning of our region’s salient natural resources.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/node/780
OSU shares $9 million grant to manage late blight disease
Late blight is a tomato pest and a significant disease of potatoes, the world’s largest non-cereal crop.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/node/775
ONE-MINUTE GARDENER
Gardening tips from OSU Extension’s radio archive. Turn on your speakers and visit the links below:
Cut your daffodils
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/sites/default/files/audio/daffodil.mp3
Moss and thatch removal from lawns
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/sites/default/files/audio/mossthatch.mp3
OSU GARDEN CALENDAR FOR MAY
Things to do in your garden this month.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/calendar#may
