Tag: Fall garden prep
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How to Plant a Tree
Nope, probably not how you think by Jim Black, OSU Hood River County Extension Central Gorge Master Gardener volunteer Remove a plastic pot from the typical nursery tree, and all may look perfectly fine for immediate planting, but dropping this root system in a carefully dug hole will likely be a disastrous mistake to be…
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Garden Transitions
Garden Transitions By Jen Munroe, OSU Hood River Extension Central Gorge Master Gardener volunteer. Photo by Chad Stembridge “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,” writes British poet John Keats in “To Autumn.” September marks a time of change—from the bustle of the summer garden to a time when the garden begins to recuperate and ready…