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Last year when I mentioned to Judy Osburn that I had
collected an abundance o f seed from my flower garden and would
like to share some w ith others, she asked i f I would like to
package some to contribute for the Cannon Beach Library Club s
annual harvest sale. I packaged several different kinds o f o f
flower seeds, and a lady who had purchased a variety o f seeds sent
some to her mother in Kansas. The report from Kansas was that
the mother’s favorite flowers that grew from the seeds were
Poached Egg, Limnanthes doughlasii. She had sown the seed to
grow in a 12 ft. bed w ith daffodils and in the spring the large bed
o f buttercup-like "Poached Egg” blossoms w ith the daffodils was
a bright spot in her neighborhood after the cold Kansas winter.
She also had saved the seed to share w ith some o f her friends.
This year's Cannon Beach Library Club's Harvest Sale w ill be
held October 27 and 28th at the Cannon Beach Chamber
building. Besides a garden booth that w ill have plants, dried
arrangements, packaged seeds and other garden materials, there
w ill be a Barbie doll w ith outfits, Christmas decor, handmade
scarves, mittens, the Library’s cookbook, baked goods, and a
q u ilt to be raffled. They also w ill have hotdogs, tea and coffee
for sale. The ladies have worked hard this past year to get ready
fo r this sale, as all proceeds are needed to continue the operations
o f the library. Cannon Beach is fortunate to have such a fine
library. We can all do our part to help the Cannon Beach Library
and Women's C lub by attending the sale.
Reading the history in the cookbook the Library Club
published some years ago, the Library's beginnings go back to
the year 1927. In October o f that year eight ladies who were
year-around residents formed the Cannon Beach C ivic Club
whose purpose, in the words o f one o f the founders, was "to try
and do things worthwhile for the betterment o f Cannon Beach as
a whole. It was unanimously agreed that a library would be very
beneficial and also a welcome addition to the small village o f
then 50 fam ilies."
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February 15. 1929, the Cannon Beach C ivic Club changed its
name and became the Cannon Beach Library and Women's Club,
"fo r they dreamed a dream and a library was bom." For 66 years
the C lub has celebrated its birthday on February 15th. W ith
thousands o f hours o f volunteer labor, annual sales o f donated
goods, generosity o f benefactors, and support o f the community
and visitors and a membership that has grown through the years,
there now stands an attractive building fille d w ith an extensive
library fo r all to enjoy.
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Q uestion: How do you w interize tuberous begonias?
A n sw er: In the fa ll, when the leaves turn yellow and begin to
fall, reduce watering. When stems fall o ff the plant on their
own, lif t the tuber, shake the d irt o ff, allow tubers to be
thoroughly dry before storing. Contrary to the advice o f most
garden books, I have left the begonias in the pots o f soil they
grew in and stored them in my u tility room, which stays an even
temperature. Do not water the plants; they need to stay
completely dry through the winter. A fter a season s growth, they
need a winter's rest. In the spring when I see the first growth, I
start feeding the plants w ith liqu id fertilizer. It is important for
the plants to have good light when they start their spring
growth, but do not place them outdoors until there are no signs
o f frost, usually the last part o f M ay. Begonias are very tender
Autumn: a season to harvest and store herbs before the cold
weather turns some o f the tender, green leaves to brown. I
gathered oregano, rosemary, thyme, parsley, chives and basil,
dried some in bunches to hang in a dry, warm room, and chopped
some o f the leaves o f parsley, chives and basil to store in the
freezer A friend gave me a bunch o f leeks that I also have
chopped and stored in the freezer. M y raspberry patch produced
six quarts o f berries I made into jam . The garlic and shallots I
grew now hang in my garden room braided together for future
use. N ext year I plan to plant more herbs among the flowers, l
also successfully grew many different kinds o f lavender and dried
the flowers to use for potpourri. The flowers o f pansies, borage,
feverfew and other small flowers can be preserved, by using a
press, to create framed pictures o f bouquets or add to wreaths
made from dried material.
Several years ago, in the fa ll, searching fo r w ild Chanterelle
mushrooms in the forest, I heard activity near a huge spruce tree.
Investigating, I saw a yellow-bellied squirrel scamper o ff w ith a
spruce cone and a few minutes later run back to the tree to gather
more. A cone came pelting down out o f the tree. Looking up
into the branches, I saw another squirrel literally grabbing a
cone, tw isting it w ith its paws and hurling it to the ground for
the other squirrel to carry o ff to their lair. They were so busy
thev never did become aware I was watching. I slow ly crept
away so as not to startle them. That w inter we had snow and
cold enough weather to break some water pipes. I ve often
wondered i f the squirrels had sensed the cold winter that was to
fo llo w their industrious activity. There are other signs the
woodsmen observe... the orange stripe o f a black and orange
(woolybear) caterpillar is wider than usual and much flu ttie r. ..
the w inter fu r coats o f dogs and cats are th ic k e r.. . or are these
"old wives' tales"? Do any o f you readers know other signs to
indicate what kind o f winter we m ight have? I f so, I d like to
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Be sure to save all those fallen leaves. They are the best
source o f carbon to use w ith debris fu ll o f nitrogen, like kitchen
vegetable waste, garden leavings, grass clippings, weeds without
seeds, as they become available. The compost w ill cook faster if
all debris is chopped fine and a b it o f dirt added in between layers.
M oist leaves can be packed inside large plastic bags to
decompose through the winter, or simply dig the leaves directly
into the soil in the fall around your established plants. By
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M v garden is decorated for Halloween! A windstonn turned
my lawn into a patchwork o f colors. Fallen leaves o f the large-
leafed maples that had turned golden, leaves of
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mixed w ith different colored petals o f the few dahlias that still are
in bloom A t dusk the skeletons o f the branches are silhouetted
against the darkening sky and take on haunting patterns. A large
grey cat w ith a Cheshire grin perches on top o f the fence,
holding my dog at bay, daring him to come one step c b s e r At
dawn the cool autumn mornings leave moisture to ou line the
spider webs that cover the garden like a lace canopy. I haven t
seen a w itch fly through the garden, however, I m thinking o f
contacting Barnum and Bailey’s circus about a flying spider I
found in my yard. I was amazed at its feat o f performance. The
silvery thread it wove spanned my deck like a tightrope,
measuring 12 feet across. It was attached to the wall o f my
house and the other end wove through the clematis that climbs
the six foot fence on the other side o f the deck. D id the wind
carry it such a distance, or do spiders fly .
Q uestion: D o you dig up your dahlia tubers every year to
store?
A nsw er: Since I've lived on the coast where winters are m ilder
than in the valley, I have left the tubers in the ground. Every
three or four years I dig them up in the spnng to separate I
divide the clumps, leaving 1" o f stalk attached to each tuber
which must have an eye or bud in order to produce a new plant.
I f you dig up your plants to store, be sure to clean o ff any soil
and bury them in cither sand, sawdust or peat moss and store in a
cool, dry place. When liftin g dahlias to store, wait until the tops
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