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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1975)
8 SANDY (O re.) POST Thurs. July 31 1975 (Sec 1) in halt starved condition and even the tx-st of weather would not have produced much to w rite home alxiul There’s also the matter ol water and how much should lx- used to keep a garden grow ing at the maximum rale Plant bxxl comes from two sources. The tixxf in the seh- me of being recycled and com ing from the decayed remains of plants and animals This can be on a plot of soil or it can lie present as a result of our e ffo rts in g a th e rin g and transporting it from another site to the plant being used for growing vegetables When the decom position Garden Gleanin's By W ilbur W . Burkhart Extension Agent North Willamette Valiev Vegetable gardens are a new adventure tor many this year Il has also ln«en a trying year lor tlx- seasoned veterans who have reputations lo r eutting liroomhiitvtlcs into short sec tions. planting them and hav ing them grow Weathei just hasn't been cooperative when it comes to keeping plants happy w ith steady, high tem peratures during both day and night Add even rainy periods to keep the tungus disease's on tlx- march and throw in a lew insect re- inle statio ns and the whole adventure ot gardening sounds like a bad dream It this had been a •'norm al" year some ol the gardens ol the lx*giiiners would have lelt much to lx- desired from the stand point ot growth and return lo r the e ffo rts expended Inspect ions ol some ol these plant lood materials may lx- a year or two too early to really have any tiling to use for food in any meaning! ul quantity \nntlx-l sixncc ol plant I imm I is tlx* decaying ol rocks or soil particles There s little rush to nature's schedule and it the ris k s don I decay this century they'll decay in tlx- next one Combine several hundred years ol this kind ol decay and use by plants and lurther decay nt tlx- plants and m avlx'lhc soil w ill have some degree of productivity. The next way to beef up the prixluction calls for the use of a fe rtiliz e r g enerally ca lle d "c o m m e rc ia l fe rtiliz e r" to lually reler to The materials green hue This means a lack ol dublxxi by this meaningless nitrogen in tlx- soil at the lime name become tlx- "bad guys" the plant is trying to grow It in tlx 1 minds ol some gardeners isn't bxi late to wake up any Ix-causc ol unhxmded hearsay garden with some ol this kind ol llo.it mg so Ireely lixlav plant lood applied in ac Certain plant bxxl materials cordance w ith tlte directions on can lx- captured and pul into tlx- package cages we call boxes and bags .lust one caul uni Don't try Io These are no different Ilian the make up lor lost tune and ones the plant w ill get from the fatten tlx- ailing garden all at breakdow n of rocks or decay of once Begin lending in a dead plants aixl animals They rational manner and the color have an advantage ol being w ill change as well as growth caged each by itse lf or in rate and q u a lity ol the combinations most appropriate vegetables you are growing* to the plant being grown Next year you can be more Since the summer has been accurate and correct it you'll cold compared to others we spend a lew dollars for a soil have known, the garden may test bi-lore tlx- first lav ol Berry syrup tips told B e rry syrups to b righten winter desserts, lop breakfast pancakes, flavor fru it punches or stull I'hrislm as stockings can be made w ith easy direct unis given in a recently revised Oregon Stale University Extension circular Straw berries, blacklierries, blueberries or raspberries or combinations of several fruits can be used to make the syrups The oircular describes an easy and fust way to extract juice by using cellulose pulp, then provides a liasie recipe for the syrup When essed, ttie jars of syrup cun lx- stored on tlie slx-lf tor later use Oregonians may obtain u tree copy ot tlx- circular from the I'laekamas county Exgenston ol lives by asking for EC 685, “ M aking B e rry Syrups at Home " o o o Shade vegetatile transplants with a piece ol heavy card board or light wood placed on the sunny side lor Hie lust few days alter planting them in the garden This prevents shock and serious set backs (fifes] Ibertson ’s ^sS/jtnnw ersary < PINEAPPLES Jumbo Size Hawaiian Dole 5-6 lb. 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