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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, October 21, 2010 Can You Dig It? WEATHER REPORT SEPTEMBER 2010 By Schann Nelson Columbia County Master Gardener when we find some mature pink corn we chilada sauce this afternoon. will have to shuck partially and dry some. So what can you do with all those green If we’re really lucky, we’ll get a few kernels tomatoes? Big huge slices of nice firm Hope you were that will actually pop. We should at least green tomato really are good breaded and able to enjoy the end up with some lovely pink dried corn fried. [Coated in flour, then egg, then sea- our latest beautiful décor to gather dust for awhile. The ad- soned bread crumbs and fried in a frying sunny weather! ventures of vegetable gardening. pan.] Green tomatoes make a wonderful Though there were Though my thermometer says that it got base for fresh salsa, can be cooked and a million things I down to 24 degrees the other day, the canned into more durable salsa and they should have been damage in the yard doesn’t support it ac- make wonderful enchilada sauce. Zucchi- doing, I opted for tually being that cold. I still have some ni and tomatoes can be used after a light driving practice hope for the large geranium. Summer frost, just cutting the affected bruised look- and cabin camping planted brasicas, especially Brussels ing parts off. SAFETY NOTE: Do not use in Astoria. Being one day past deadline al- Sprouts, are just beginning to mature. The fruit or vegetables that appear rotten and ready, I’ve put the laptop to work. I don’t frost improves the flavor of many brasicas, are already beginning to decompose. Be think we’ll see much color this fall, even at and some varieties of cabbages and broc- sure to cut off all rotten, affected areas. the summit only the vine maple has much coli can be harvested well into the fall with- This should go without saying because (a) fall color. Hopefully things will dry out out frost protection, and longer into winter it would taste yucky and (b) it just does not enough to get some of those chores done, with a bit of protection. look like anything you want to eat. a final mowing of the lawn, raking leaves We have one tomato still in the garden, Potatoes should come out of the ground into great fluffy piles, pulling the corn and Manitoba, merrily ripening away in these as soon as plants start dying back, but def- the last of the beans out of the garden. sunny days under a frost blanket. Over the initely before the ground gets soaking wet In my shady yard, I just wait for the first course of the last week we have brought in again. Apples can be a bit trickier. Once frost. Then I pull all the corn plants, twist branches of Jet Star, and the tomatoes are they start to fall off, they can be gathered out the ears and add the mass of vegeta- hanging on their vines in the house getting and stored in cool, but not freezing, tem- tion to the compost pile. I’m usually sur- riper by the day, after a bit of time on the peratures. You need two of these loca- prised by how much good sweet corn has porch having all the foliage (heavily affect- tions, at least, because you are not sup- actually managed to mature. We’ll see, at ed by blight by this time) picked off. I plant- posed to store apples and potatoes close harvest, which corn I planted where. I ed only four locally purchased tomato together. In either case, once picked and have learned that the shade which creeps plants, but May was too early to stick them stored in boxes, both apples and potatoes across this row of beds from 11 a.m. – in the ground without religious frost protec- will keep for quite a while, depending on 1:00 p.m. makes more of a difference than tion. One frosty spring night killed the tips the variety. The hardest part is constantly the variety of corn. of all four tomatoes, causing them to checking for moldy decaying fruit and re- I should be able to tell the two varieties branch riotously and way too densely. One moving it immediately; once something apart because one is an eating corn and of the Health Kick died young and the oth- starts, the whole box can go quickly. If you the other a “decorative” popcorn. So, er was uncovered outside during last still have tons of apples, try to find some- night’s frost, so I one with an apple press – the true taste of I will be mak- fall is fresh pressed apple cider! Change of location for NAMI meetings think ing a batch of en- The Columbia County Affili- month at 5:30 p.m. – but meet- ate of NAMI will change the lo- ings will now be held in the Co- cation of their meetings as of lumbia River Fire & Rescue’s November 2. The date and administrative office board time will remain unchanged – room, 270 Columbia Blvd. in on the first Tuesday of each St. Helens. V ERNONIA F OURSQUARE C HURCH S T . M ARY ' S C ATHOLIC C HURCH DATE TEMPERATURE PRECIP. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HI LO 70 81 84 66 64 68 62 64 62 64 69 72 73 74 67 68 67 68 68 58 63 67 59 68 76 69 81 71 73 84 56 43 47 49 49 39 54 43 53 42 41 41 49 49 51 58 58 53 54 55 49 44 40 46 43 51 52 61 47 47 AMT. .01 -- -- -- T T .05 -- -- -- -- T -- -- .02 T .33 .32 .18 .12 T T .05 -- -- -- -- T -- -- Temperature and precipitation amounts are from the official U.S. weather station at the Ver- nonia water plant. Measurable precipitation in September to- talled 1.08 inches. Church Directory Ancient Earth Farms Grow it yourself or buy it here ready to eat Closing for winter We will have eggs available throughout the winter. Call to set up pick-up times. 503-789-5597 We will re-open in April, weather permitting. 18209 Keasey Rd.,Vernonia www.ancientearthfarms.com Carl Pense, Pastor 850 Madison Avenue, Vernonia 503 429-1103 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School Rev. Luan Tran, Administrator 960 Missouri Avenue, Vernonia 503 429-8841 Mass Sunday 12:00 Noon Religious Educ. Sunday 10:30 a.m. S EVENTH D AY A DVENTIST V ERNONIA C OMMUNITY C HURCH Larry Gibson, Pastor 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St., Vernonia 503 429-8301 Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. 957 State Avenue, Vernonia 503 429-6790 Sunday Worship 9:45 a.m. Children’s Church (Blast!) 10:15 a.m. Nursery 10:15 a.m. High School Youth 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer 6:00 p.m. Preschool: Open House soon A SSEMBLY OF G OD Wayne and Maureene Marr 662 Jefferson Ave., Vernonia, 503 429-0373 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m F IRST B APTIST C HURCH 359 “A” Street, Vernonia 503 429-4027 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. V ERNONIA C HRISTIAN C HURCH Sam Hough, Minister 410 North Street, Vernonia 503 429-6522 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. (meets in Youth & Family Center) Home Group Meeting throughout the week at various locations P IONEER B APTIST F ELLOWSHIP John Cahill, Pastor 939 Bridge Street, Vernonia 503-429-1161 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer 7:00 p.m. N EHALEM V ALLEY B IBLE C HURCH Gary Taylor, Pastor Grant & North Streets, Vernonia 503 429-5378 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Nursery available Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. C HURCH OF J ESUS C HRIST OF L ATTER D AY S AINTS Marc Farmer, 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.
