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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, January 20, 2005 Can Ton Dig It? will be at least a two-day project. One day to cut back last year’s growth to encourage bloom and improve shape. Another day to separate the plant from the ground and move it into the prepared One of the best things about writing a hole. I am very pleased with the sawmill dust (Thanks, Corey and garden column is that, no matter how many other articles I have to write (All of my meet James.) I used for mulch last year. It is turning into soil quite nice ings fell in the same week this month) I can ly, and the weeds sprouting now are small and easy to pull. Thinking about pruning is an actual step in the process and, un excuse at least an hour of “garden re search” before I sit down get this done. At doubtedly, the one that I spend the most time on. Those of you this time of year, in an hour, I can isolate who know me may believe that this is my normal procrastination, and determine how to fix some of last year’s but it’s not. (Really!) I spend a lot of time, especially after the mistakes, plan on moving some shrubs and leaves have fallen, walking around and around my trees. I take a long time deciding what I really want to cut and why. In earlier think about pruning. Though using RoundUp to reduce the populations of buttercup years, many of the fruit trees got too tall to prune from the ground, and dandelions in the yard was successful for that goal (There are partly because of the way they were pruned. Over the last sever significantly fewer specimens of Ranunculus occidentalis and al years I have brought most of them down to the point that I can Hypochaeris radicata.), my follow-up did not go so well. First, I reach everything I need to with loppers, if not with the hand should have reseeded the area as soon as the ground was visi pruners. Sometimes putting things off isn’t a disaster. I ble. Had I done this at the time, I would have had at least some bought a few ‘Paperwhite’ narcissus during the growth of desired species. I put off re-seeding because the weath summer and never got them in a pot. When I’ve er got too hot, I didn’t order the seeds I wanted, and the house done this in the past, I’ve put them in dirt in some wanted paint. I did buy, but didn’t get on the ground before the dog kind of pot. They are very reliable flowers to force ATE it, a package of corn gluten pre-emergent indoors and always come herbicide. It didn’t appear to have any effect up. But the blooms end up on the dog. I wish I had gotten it on the way above the pot and get ground though, as it might have prevented droopy and have to be the large mats of young dandelions sprouting in staked or fall all over the place. some places. This year, by divine inspiration and When I finally did get and spread seed, procrastination, I got them potted up it was apparently too late in the year. last week. I used an urn-shaped, blue Though there was nice initial growth glass vase with about 2” of marbles in (sprouting) almost all of what I spread has the bottom of it. I set the five bulbs on died. I may see some of that come back in top of the marbles and added water to the spring, as I have with other non-grass just above the surface of the marbles. I lawn mixtures I’ve tried. I’ve found that some now have a, soon to be glorious, bouquet things, particularly yarrow, don’t show up until with the flowers forming just a few inches from the the second year. My plan for these spots of (mostly) bare earth is to weed them with a hoe, reapply top of the vase sitting in the window sill above the sink. glyphosate herbicide to a persistent patch of buttercup, and re Read the catalogues and plan your garden! seed early in the spring. Hopefully, the clovers will have time to become established and begin reseeding themselves before the hot weather, and begin to thicken up and look like a lawn in the a^^^^MM^ ^ ^ ^ aaHHaMMaaaaaaaMaaHaaaHMMHaaaaaaMHaaaaatllllll>l >IM)IIHI fall. N ehalem V alley B ible C hurch The *#A! Heather still needs to be moved. It only needs to move V ernonia C ommunity C hurch about a foot, so it’s really not such a big job. One of my favorite Gary Taylor, Pastor Grant Williams, Pastor MG tips was “Only do one thing to a plant per day.” In this case, it Grant & North Streets 957 State Avenue By Schann Nelson OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Church Directory Enjoy a quiet weekend with us. Vernonia, 503 429-6790 Sunday Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship 9:45 a.m. ‘ B.L.A.S.T. w/Nursery 10:00 a.m. ‘ Bible Learning and Scripture Training Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. FULL SIZE, IN ROOM C hurch of J esus C hrist of L atter D ay S aints VERNONIA INN _ HOT TUBS Queen Beds • Private Bath • Separate Entrance Cable TV • Phones • Handicapped Access CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Jeff Cheney, Branch President 1350 E. Knott Street Vernonia, 503 429-7151 Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m. Relief Society, Priesthood and Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m. FOR RESERVATIONS CALL F irst B aptist C hurch 1-800-354-9494 / 503-429-4006 John Cahill, Pastor 359 “A” Street Vernonia, 503 429-1161 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Gift Certificates Available 900 MADISON AVE., VERNONIA, OR 97064 Just one block off scenic Nehalem River Hwy. (Oregon 47) Vernonia, 503 429-5378 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Nursery available Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. S t . M ary ' s C atholic C hurch Pastoral Associate Juanita Dennis 960 Missouri Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-8841 Mass Schedule Sunday 12:00 Noon Religious Education Sunday 10:30 a.m. V ernonia C hristian C hurch Sam Hough, Evangelist 410 North Street Vernonia, 503 429-6522 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Every Wednesday: Ladies' Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Ladies’ Worship 10:00 a.m. Children’s Choir 3:00 p.m. Family Bible Study 6:30 p.m. State tax refund can help vets As tax time approaches, the Oregon Department of Veter ans’ Affairs is reminding tax payers of an opportunity to do nate part or all of their Oregon tax refund to the Oregon Veter ans’ Home. Charitable Check off allows taxpayers to desig nate all or part of their Oregon tax refund to various charities including the Oregon Veterans’ Home. Last year, Oregonians donated more than $13,000 to the Home via this method. Since 1997, the Oregon Vet erans’ Home, a 151-bed long term healthcare facility, has provided skilled nursing and rehabilitative care for veterans. Located in The Dalles, it is Oregon’s only state veterans home. The Oregon Veterans’ Home accepts spouses of vet erans and veterans from else where; it is Medicaid certified. Making a donation is simple. If you fill out the Oregon Form 40, look for line 61, enter code 12 and choose the amount you’d like to donate. If you use Form 40S, go to line 30, enter code 12 and choose the amount. All donations are tax deductible. Don’t miss out on this op portunity to help Oregon Veter ans. The Oregon Veterans’ Home thanks you in advance. ; ' 5 , /■ " i , \ — S eventh D ay A dventist Kevin Reiner, Pastor, 543-2254 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St. Vernonia, 503 429-8301 Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. S t . A ugustine (C anterbury ) E piscopal C hurch 375 North St. (Vernonia Grange Hall) Vernonia, 503 795-2173 Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. V ernonia F oursquare C hurch 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-1103 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School A ssembly of G od Darwin Harvey, Pastor 662 Jefferson Vernonia, 503 429-4615 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Bible Study, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Youth & Kids , Thursday 7:00 p.m.
