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Apr 4, 2021

Ask an expert: Brown tips on this healthy cypress tree are male pollen-bearing flowers - OregonLive

Also, should I remove leaves in late summer and early autumn to encourage fruit maturing, fruit harvest and reduce waste? – Clackamas CountyA: Easy-to-grow, figs are among the oldest fruits known to humankind. Native to western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean region, figs (Ficus carica) are members of the Moraceae family and are grown for their delicious edible fruit. The tree was brought to North America by Spanish missionaries in the early 16th century. Of the four main types of figs, three — Caprifigs, Smyrna, and San Pedro – are not usually grown by home gardeners, because they have complex pollination requirements.The fourth type, the common fig, is parthenocarpic, meaning the fruit forms without fertilization. Let’s look at a few varieties of this type. These three figs are recommended for our area: ‘White Kadota,’ ‘Desert King’ and ‘Lattarula’. All have yellowish-green skin and amber flesh. They are sufficiently cold hardy, ripen nicely and may produce two harvests.When it comes time to plant – fall is optimal – choose a south-facing site where the sun shines all or most of the day. Planting is no different than other trees. Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and the same depth or no more than 2 inches deeper as it is in the pot. The soil should be loose enough to drain well. Adding organic material will help with that. Make sure the pH is neutral; shoot for 6.5 to 7. Adding lime to the soil will bring western Oregon’s typically acidic-leaning soil up to the correct level. Figs respond well to nitrogen fertilization. After the first season, apply fertilizer in the early spring so it can work its way down to the roots. Be careful not to encourage excessive vegetative growth by too much nitrogen (the N on the fertilizer package) because that delays ripening and reduces fruit quality. Rather than using commercial fertilizer, top dress the soil around the tree with compost once a year. Don’t expect fruit for the first few seasons.Since figs are subtropical in origin, they can tolerate drier soils. Newly planted trees need to be watered to establish the root systems. Irrigate figs occasionally during our dry periods to obtain good crops. Mulch your trees to retain moisture and control weeds.Though not as complicated to prune as other fruit trees, it takes some practice to l...

Mar 19, 2020

Park City Gift and Gourmet is a sweet endeavor for three local businesses - The Park Record

Some of the local artists that sell their work at the store include KMK Design from Silver Creek, Frost Apparel from Kamas and Cottle Farms in Payson.“I do have some providers who don’t live in Park City, but have local connections,” she said. “We have a candle maker who lives in L.A., but her mother-in-law lives here.”Blanken, in turn, also taps into the local community for her flowers and plants.“Most of my plants come from a vendor in Salt Lake City, and during the spring and summer I work mainly with local growers,” she said. “They don’t use pesticides and are fully organic. But since they are seasonal, they aren’t available during the winter. So I do import some of the plants from out of the county.”In addition to selling the plants, Blanken also hosts an array of workshops the include terrariums, wreaths and flower arranging.On March 25 at 6 p.m., she will host a free feng shui workshop. Information and registration is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harmonize-your-home-with-feng-shui-tickets-96344331489“This has been great for Kathryn, because we keep this place open,” Woolstenhulme said. “We can just drop in a line of tables to help her grow that component.”Woolstenhulme knows there is room for growth with Park City Gift and Gourmet, so she’s keeping her options open as to what the three will decide to stock next.“We just want anything fabulous,” she said with a smile. “Who knows what else we will decide to offer?”...

Jul 5, 2019

Master Gardener: Four Generations Bloom at Adeline's Peonies - Yakima Herald-Republic

Native American neighbors for salmon and huckleberries. After all, those were hard times, and she had 10 children to feed.Not only were the Yakamas Adeline’s first customers, but they have continued to be some of her most loyal. Yakama Nation citizens have a long tradition of decorating the graves of their ancestors with flowers on Memorial Day. Over the years, to meet their demand, Adeline planted more peonies. Her grandson Pat McCarthy, who grew up in Toppenish, remembers that by the time he was a schoolboy, there was almost an acre of peonies growing behind grandma’s house.Pat loves to tell stories about his grandmother. During the Great Depression, out-of-work men got from one place to another by hopping freight trains. They depended on the addresses of stops where they might find a meal, penciled on boxcar walls. Hungry men would regularly jump off the train as it rumbled through Toppenish and walk to Adeline’s door. It was common knowledge that in return for a few hours of work in her garden, Adeline would make sure they were fed.Adeline continued selling peonies until the 1960s. That’s when Pat’s dad Roger, along with other members of the McCarthy clan, took over, continuing to grow and sell peonies, but just as a side business. About 20 years ago, Pat decided to try flower farming more seriously. He left a career in the newspaper business, reorganized a patchwork of gardens on Asotin Avenue into a field of precise rows, and added many new peony varieties to extend the bloom season.Perhaps the most exciting chapter in the story of Adeline’s Peonies is yet to come. After living and working in California, Pat’s son and Adeline’s great-grandson Jay McCarthy came back to the Yakima Valley a few years ago to try his hand at growing peonies. It was a match made in heaven. What was just a side business for decades of McCarthys has become Jay’s life’s work. He’s planting another larger peony field in the Lower Valley to expand Adeline’s wholesale production.If you ask Pat what it means to have his son join the business, he becomes teary-eyed when he explains, “Working with Jay is the greatest pleasure I have.” I expect that Adeline would be just as delighted that her great-grandson is living in the same yellow cottage she and her husband built, tending flowers she planted.Some perennials may come and go in a garden, but peonies live a long, long time. In a corner of the field on Asotin Avenue, you...

May 24, 2018

HG calendar May 5-13: celebrate mom with flowers

Sun, May 5-6. More than 100 vendors participating, including 10 Minute University, Free pH Soil Testing and Ask an OSU Master Gardener. Clackamas County Event Center, 694 N.E. 4th Ave, Canby; $5, under 16 free. www.springgardenfair.org Tomato Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Selection of hybrid and heirloom plants planted and nurtured by students. Mary Woodward Elementary School, 12325 S.W. Katherine St., Tigard. 503-431-4700 Container Gardening: 10-11 a.m. Learn how your small patio or porch can wow with blooming pots full of perennial and annual flowers, culinary herbs and vegetables. Jenkins Estate, 8005 SW Grabhorn Road, Aloha. 503-629-6355 Incredible Edibles Plant Sale: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Array of local, organically grown, vegetable starts. Heirlooms and hybrids among proven varieties of tomatoes, cukes, peppers, eggplants, squash, greens, lettuces, herbs and more. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 N.E. Hancock St. www.multnomahmastergardeners.org/edibles/ Lilac Days: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through May 13. Tours of the Victorian farm house, gift shop and plant sales. Cut lilacs for sale on weekends. Quilts of yesterday and today will be on display in the farmhouse. Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens, 115 S. Pekin Road, Woodland; $5, children under 12 free. 360-225-8986 or lilacgardens.com Brooks Gardens Peonies: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through June 15. Peony bloom season. Over 300 varieties of peonies and a historic iris collection of over 1000 varieties in the arboretum/garden. Peony and iris plants, fresh cut flowers and floral arrangements. 6219 Topaz St. N.E., Brooks. www.brooksgardens.com or 503-393-7999 SUNDAY, MAY 6 Beneficial Insects Workshop: 1-3:30 p.m. Meet the beetles, bugs, flies, lacewings and other invertebrates such as spiders and centipedes that work around the clock to provide free pest control. Discover plant types and management practices that provide habitat to attract and sustain beneficial insects that help your garden thrive. Learn how to keep an eye out for some of the invasive inse...

Jul 27, 2017

Gardeners rejoice: Plant sales are popping up around Portland

Also features 10-minute classes throughout the day, soil pH testing, potting station and "Ask a Master Gardener" booth. Clackamas County Event Center, 694 N.E. Fourth Ave., Canby; $5 adm... (OregonLive.com)

Mar 16, 2017

Prune carefully to encourage azalea blooms

Kelly Thomas is the Horticulture Program Assistant with UF/IFAS Leon County Extension. For gardening questions, email us at AskAMasterGardener@ifas.ufl.eduRead or Share this story: http://on.tdo.com/2nx5PWC... (Tallahassee.com)