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The INDEPENDENT, July 17, 2003 Page 7 By Schann Nelson I’m never planting bush-type peas again, except for the nearly leafless “Novel la.” They are simply too difficult to harvest. I break the vines trying to get to the Garden Glory Time! This time of year I’m a danger on ripe peas and then lose the rest of the crop. A piece of fencing would keep them the road as I strain to see what is inside that fence and off the ground and (hopefully) greatly improve yields. I am going to try to grow a what is around the corner. Everything is still green, the crop of peas in the fall again, and will be planting that as soon as the garlic flowers are blooming and Vernonia looks great. Now that comes out of the ground. the heat is here, we begin the challenge of keeping things I sprayed my garden with a light-weight “summer oil’’ for a heavy infestation of alive until the rains come again. flea beetles this year. Like magic, the beans, potatoes and tomatoes became Regardless of what you may read elsewhere, the only free of small holes. I have tolerated the infestation for a number of years, but this time to water in our part of the state is in the morning. year I decided to try out my new hose-end sprayer. It worked like a charm. I’m Evening watering allows the build up of molds and other excited now about spraying things like kelp and fish fertilizer to boost growth or nasty stuff you don’t want, as well as creating a more com ganically. fortable traveling path for slugs. Make sure that foliage has a chance to dry out I planted bush limas for the first time and they are very slow to get growing and before dark. Since spraying precious water in the air when its hot and sunny just nearly succumbed to the flea beetles. Unlike pole beans and bush string doesn’t make sense (unless you are watering the children to keep them out of beans, the limas remain only a couple of inches tall. Apparently they want your hair) you have to water before the sun hits your yard. This is the one time lots of heat. The variety I planted is supposed to be a short season type that of year I’m thankful that large parts of my yard stay shady so late in will tolerate cool weather, so I’d hate to see how longer season the day, since I can’t seem to get out there in the morning very often. beans would do. I really don’t like to put out a lot of effort (and If you have a very limited water supply make use of every drop. I water) and not get any results. No melons or eggplant in my garden. have kept small gardens, perennials and hanging baskets alive Keep an eye on the cabbage moths. Their caterpillars can devastate when I had to pack all of our water by making good use of every a fine cabbage, cauliflower or broccoli almost overnight. They can be drop of gray water I could. Water used to wash produce and dishes easily controlled with the application of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) or (and bodies) can still be used on plants. A mild soap solution can im hand picked. Bt is a microscopic organism that is harmless to humans, prove soil condition and control some pests. Mulch keeps water in the ground pets and bees and can be used up to the day of harvest. Usually, I have to ap once it gets wet. I have worked for a long time to make sure that water stays ply it only once or twice a season. It is available as a wetable powder and can be where I put it and doesn’t run all over the grass, which only looks dead. Grass applied using a spray bottle. Hint: Use a little dish soap, or a spreader/sticker so naturally dries out and turns brown in summer and will green up just fine when that the Bt stays on the leaves. Otherwise, all of these vegetables just shed wa the rains return. ter like a duck’s back. The caterpillars have to eat just a bit for it to be effective. Hopefully, I will be able to try more summer pruning. Accord ing to the Extension Service, any tree or shrub can safely be pruned in summer. This is supposed to be an effective way to keep trees small. Vigorous growth and sprouting is not stimu V ernonia F oursquare C hurch A ssembly of G od C hurch of J esus C hrist lated and, because removing leaves slows carbohydrate stor of L atter D ay S aints Pastor Paul Pastor Darwin Harvey, Pastor age, summer pruning should have a dwarfing effect. I have a 850 Madison Avenue 662 Jefferson Jeff Cheney, Branch President flowering plum at the front of the drive that really needs to be Vernonia, 503 429-1103 Vernonia, 503 429-4615 1350 E. Knott Street tamed. Vernonia, 503 429-7151 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Get out and enjoy the summer! Plants, unlike children, are Children’s Sunday School Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m very forgiving. If you don’t like the way something grows or Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. looks you can just throw it out and make compost out of it. Evening Service Youth Ministry Children’s Ministry Nursery Available Bible Study, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Youth & Kids , Thursday 7:00 p.m. Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m. 3rd Saturday each month John Cahill, Pastor 359 “A” Street Vernonia, 503 429-1161 V ernonia C ommunity C hurch Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Grant Williams, Pastor 957 State Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-6790 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Children's Church w/Nursery Sunday 6:00-7:30 p.m. Jr. & Sr. High, AWANA, Adult Study Nursery provided Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study, Thurs. 7:00 p.m. G race R eformed B aptist C hurch D.J. 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