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Polk County Living polk County itemizer-Observer • July 12, 2017 9A Start now to reap vegetables in fall As we settle in at the table of summer’s harvest, savvy gardeners pause long enough to consider the coming season. “Most folks are familiar with and love summer veg- etables, but if you want to maximize your food and nutrition, then growing fall crops is a great strategy,” said Weston Miller, a horti- culturist with Oregon State University Extension Serv- ice. The window of opportu- nity for planting those crops is short — as daylight decreases, it becomes hard- er and harder to hit it right. So, begin now to tuck seeds or transplants into the soil. “Yes, it is hot and it might seem counterintuitive to plant now, but if you want to harvest in fall, it’s got to be now,” Miller said. “You just have to take steps to mitigate the heat.” Plant in morning or evening and make sure to monitor the soil closely so it doesn’t dry out. Water daily, twice if it’s especially hot. Concentrate your ef- forts on the top couple of inches of soil where seeds are germinating and the small root systems of new plants are getting off to a start. If the weather turns scorching hot, you may have to resort to shade cloth or Reemay, a very lightweight fabric that al- lows light and water through but helps keep plants from burning. Some crops like carrots, beets and direct-seeded greens don’t mind having the cloth placed right on top; bigger crops like broccoli and pep- pers might appreciate hav- K YM P OKORNY Your Garden ing it propped up on the same type of wire or plastic hoops used to make cloches or cold frames. As you get ready to plant, add about a quarter-inch of compost and some organic fertilizer to the soil. Both break down faster in the heat of summer soil than in cooler months and make nutrients available quicker than usual, Miller said. After planting, use a water- soluble fertilizer like fish emulsion on the trans- https://flic.kr/p/it8swa plants to get them well es- Harvest carrots and other vegetables in fall by sowing tablished. in July and August. Whether to plant seeds or transplants depends on the best success. Look for high- nutrients as plants get es- crop and, to some extent, quality plants that aren’t tablished. Miller recommends allo- how you’re going to use it. root-bound, stunted or off- cating half of your garden Plants that do best directly color. Once you get the new space for typical summer seeded include carrots, parsnips, beets, radish, plants in the ground, don’t crops like tomatoes, beans and cucumbers mustard and and the other arugula. Many Weston Miller’s guide for planting a half for cool sea- crops like kale, son crops like chard and let- fall vegetable garden kale, scallions, tuce can be carrots, beets sown heavily DIRECT SEED and lettuce. for “cut and July: carrots, beets, scallions, radish, cutting greens “That will give come again” early August: carrots, beets, scallions, spinach you the most greens. Cut the late August, early september: radish, cutting from your gar- greens above greens, arugula, mustard den,” he said. the crown of October: garlic For more in- the plant when TRANSPLANTS formation on ex- the leaves reach Mid-July through August: kale, head lettuce, tended-season 4 to 6 inches. chicory, chard, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, vegetable gar- You can get two kohlrabi, leeks, onion dening, refer to to three cut- september: overwintering brassicas these Extension tings if you give publications: them plenty of water and some fish emul- dawdle on weed control. Fall and Winter Vegetable Weed once a week for four Gardening in the Pacific sion after each cutting. All other crops can and weeks to keep weeds from Northwest and Growing should be transplanted for competing for water and Your Own. MI TOWN The bright red, white and blue decorations have been packed away for another year, the kids have finished all their candy stash gath- ered from the Fourth of July parade and the remnants of fireworks packages were relegated to the trash can several days ago. We’ve put away the American flags until the next national holi- day and are busy planning summer trips, working in the garden or catching up on all those endless house and yard projects that never, ever seem to get done. — If one of those projects was to downsize and find new homes for clothing that doesn’t fit anymore, dishes currently in boxes in the basement or garage, pictures and decorative P ATTY T AYLOR D UTCHER Columnist items that someone else might be happy to use in their homes or apartments — help is on the way. The Monmouth Business Asso- ciation is sponsoring the Community Yard Sale in Main Street Park on Sept. 2 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. There is no charge to re- serve a spot to display and sell all those items to willing buyers. Please register on- line at the Monmouth-In- dependence Chamber of Commerce website at http//www.micc-or.org/ or call Mark Fancey at 503- 751-0147. This is the eighth year for the community garage sale, which has al- ways been a great event. — We were recently walking home from Main Street Park and saw a young man carrying a big bouquet of fresh flowers. I compli- mented him on how pretty they were, and he told me they were for a memorial to his fiancée, who died in a car crash last year. He told me that he loved and missed her so much. — It’s so easy for us to get caught up into everyday drama, to complain about politics, or traffic or so much trivia that we miss the bigger picture, that people have truly suffered life-changing tragedies and are getting through their days the best way they possibly can. Lives can be forever altered in a split second, and nothing is ever the same again. — Talking for a few minutes with this young man re- minded me to be grateful for the good things in our lives, of those whom we love, those who love us, the beauty of a sunrise and how good a glass of fresh lemon- ade tastes on a hot summer day. Petting a sweet dog while on a walk or enjoying a good book with a cat sleeping beside you in a comfy chair. How we are so thankful that our children and our grandchildren are happy and healthy and en- joying life. May our hearts be open to those who are truly suffering such a great loss. And may we be grateful for our blessings every day. PEDEE NEWS Two “Quilts of Valor” were presented to veterans on July 2 at the annual Jones family Fourth of July picnic at Don and Zee Edward’s house in Dallas. One was presented to Ted Jones’ brother-in-law Bud Brown, who served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. At one point his ship was bombed 150 miles from Oki- nawa and he wound up in the water until another ship picked him up. Otherwise it was going to be a long swim. A quilt was also presented to Raymond Jones who served in the U.S. Army as a combat engineer (building roads and such) in Vietnam. Since Ted Jones passed away before re- ceiving a quilt, his wife Alber- ta appreciated being pre- A RLENE K OVASH Columnist sented with a wall hanging commemorating Ted’s serv- ice in WWII. Faith Holloway, special events coordinator for Northwest Oregon Quilts of Valor came down to pres- ent the quilts. The Quilts of Valor Foundation members make comforting and heal- ing patriotic quilts for veter- ans touched by war to show them how much we appre- ciate and love them. — Itemizer-Observer July 1 was the date of Pedee’s wedding of the year. Jon and Juli Bansen’s son Ross married Brenna Heide, daughter of Tracy and Suzy Heide of Suver, at the beauti- fully remodeled barn at the old Skidmore farm on Kings Valley Highway. The weather was perfect as the couple said their vows under the trees, then a buffet was served to the guests inside before all danced the night away. Ross’s father Jon offici- ated at the wedding and his grandfather gave a heartfelt message as he welcomed Brenna into the family. — Last week my daughter Suzanne Burbank and I host- ed the kids in the neighbor- hood, as one week’s activity substituting for Pedee Church’s VBS. We had yard games, a scavenger hunt and cookie decorating, and then followed up with blowing big bubbles. For the scavenger hunt, we matched the 14 kids up by having the oldest pair up with the youngest and so on down the line, then tied them together with yarn so the older couldn’t run off from the younger. Worked great. The last thing we did was to make big soap bubbles using a giant bubble mixture (ask me for the recipe) and yarn tied into loops. So fun. Kailey Traglia and Alex Rus- sell were the champion bub- ble makers, followed close behind by Leo Mellein. Visit our website, www.polkio.com for local news, sports and community events. ANNIVERSARIES 50th - Green Bob and Donna (Hen- son) Green will celebrate 50 years of mar- riage on July 14, 2017. The couple was married at First Baptist Church in Dal- las by Pastor EJ Cobb. The couple lived in south- ern California and London, England, early in their mar- riage while Bob served in the U.S. Navy. They settled into their current home in the Salt Creek area in 1981. They have traveled to 33 states and 26 countries together since they were married. Bob and Donna are both retired and enjoy traveling, at- tending car shows with their MGs and spending time with their six grandchildren. Friends are encouraged to send a personal note to Bob and Donna sharing their favorite memory. Per their re- quest, a formal gathering will not be held. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES These Polk County groups would welcome individuals who have time or expertise to volunteer. Organizations that would like to be added to this list should call 503-623- 2373 or email IOnews@polkio.com. • AArp Foundation Tax-Aide – 503-930-7636 • After DArC — 503-623-9501 • American Cancer society road to recovery — 1-800-227-2345 • Arc of polk County — 541-223-3261 • Ash Creek Arts Center – 971-599-3301 • Court-Appointed special Advocates (CAsA) of polk County inc. — 503-623-8473 • Central school District — 503-838-0030 • City of Dallas — 503-831-3502 • City of independence — 503-838-1212 • City of Monmouth — 503-751-0145 • Crime Victims Assistance program — 503-623-9268 • Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce — 503-623-2564 • Dallas Fire Department — 503-831-3532 • Dallas Food Bank — 503-623-3578 • Dallas Kids, inc. — 503-623-6419 • Dallas police Department — 503-831-3582 • Dallas public library — 503-623-2633 • Dallas retirement Village — 503-623-5581 • Dallas school District — 503-623-5594 • Delbert hunter Arboretum — 503-623-7359 • ella Curran Food Bank — 503-838-1276 • Falls City Arts Center — 503-559-6291 • Falls City school District — 503-787-3531 • Family Building Blocks – 503-566-2132, ext. 308. • Friends of the Dallas library — 503-559-3830 • Gentle house Gardens, Monmouth — 503-838-2995 • Girl scouts of southwest Washington and Oregon — 1-800-338-5248 • h-2-O — 503-831-4736 hArT (horses Adaptive riding and Therapy) — 971-301-4278 • handsOn Mid-Willamette Valley — 503-363-1651 • heron pointe Assisted living — 503-838-6850 • independence health and rehabilitation — 503-838-0001 • independence public library — 503-838-1811 • Kings Valley Charter school — 541-929-2134 • luckiamute Watershed Council — 503-837-0237 • luckiamute Valley Charter school — 503-623-4837 • Meals on Wheels — 503-838-2084 • Monmouth-independence Chamber of Commerce — 503-838-4268 • Monmouth-independence YMCA — 503-838-4042 • Monmouth public library — 503-838-1932 • Northwest human services — 503-588-5828 • Oregon Child Development Coalition — 503-838-2745 • OsU extension service - polk County — 503-623-8395 • perrydale school District — 503-623-2040 • polk Community Development Corporation — 503-831-3173 • polk County Community emergency response Team — 503-623-9396 • polk County Museum — 503-623-6251 • polk County public health — 503-623-8175 • polk County resource Center — 503-623-8429 • polk soil and Water Conservation District — 503-623-9680 • relief Nursery Classroom — 503-566-2132 • sABle house — 503-623-6703 • sAlT (sheriff’s Auxiliary & Law Enforcement Together) — 503-851-9366 • Salvation Army — 503-798-4783 • SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) — 503-391-8423 • Salem Health West Valley Hospital — 503-623-8301 • Victim Assistance Program-Polk Co. District Attorney’s Office — 503-623-9268 x1444 • Willamette Valley Hospice — 503-588-3600 • WIMPEG Community Access Television — 503-837-0163 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Continued from page 8A — TUESDAY, JULY 18 • Independence Riverview Market — 1 to 6 p.m., riverview park and Amphitheater, 50 C st., independence. 503-910-8193. • Dallas Wingdingers RC Flying Club — 7 p.m., 1833 se Miller Ave., Dallas. 503-623-7288. • Polk County Coin Club — 7 p.m., Monmouth senior Cen- ter, 180 Warren st. s., Monmouth. 503-362-9123. • Overeaters Anonymous — Noon to 1 p.m., salem health West Valley, 525 se Washington st., Dallas. support group meets in the quiet room/chapel immediately inside the emer- gency entrance on Clay street. Dee Ann White, 971-718-6444. — WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 • Willamette Valley Food Assistance Program Food Bank — 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., 888 Monmouth Cutoff road, Building e, Dallas. Weekly distribution for eligible community members. 503-831-5634. • Day-2-Day Diabetes Support Group — 3 to 4 p.m., salem health West Valley (main conference room inside main en- trance), 525 se Washington st., Dallas. 503-623-7323. • Pickleball — 9 a.m. to noon, roger Jordan Community park. Meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon and sundays and Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Karen Freeman, 503-871-4172.
