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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, July 20, 2011 Can You Dig It? By Schann Nelson Columbia County Master Gardener tion water to keep things growing during August, Sep- danger and maybe the possibility of an accident. I am tember and early October. Flea beetles can be a a little worried about the places I see that have been problem, especially for root crops. A sacrificial crop of sprayed with herbicide, but not knocked down. These We are swimming glorious- radishes or floating row cover will help. look like they’ll be an invitation to fire in a month or ly in the sea of green, with oc- The other hard thing about winter gardening is find- two. casional sun breaks. Having ing the plants. This is one time that ordering seeds is Try some fall crops this year. There’s nothing like been between water sources really the only way to go. The seed displays are put to- FRESH broccoli in November or freshly dug parsnips for nearly a month meant car- gether for spring-summer gardening and generally for Christmas dinner. rying water, and watching the don’t include the varieties you need. Nursery outlets *Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, vegetable garden just sit there haven’t caught on to this and don’t put out fall crops in Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi and some of the ‘Oriental’ wilting has been hard. As is of- most places. The good news is there is still time to go greens ten the case, we got our water online and get seeds, and tons of advice running and have had several on what varieties to plant and grow now. good rains and now we are, gratefully back to the typ- The Territorial Seed Company has lots of ical Oregon June. What? You mean I’ve lost a whole tools and schedules and culture advice, as month! always, as do many other sites. I tend to You can stand in the garden and watch the onions stick to one or two because I don’t need to With family barbeques and debris out of your recycling and soak up water, all those roots ready and waiting for spend any more time at this machine. I’d neighborhood parties in full yard waste carts. With children even a few drops. A few things have dried out to the rather be planting seeds than ordering. swing for the Fourth of July and out-of-town guests helping point of only (possibly) returning from the root. Hope- It was a great year for rhodies, though. weekend and throughout the clean up at the end of a long fully, we’ll be able to get out and practice Oregon’s Now it’s time to snap off the left-over summer, Waste Management day, fireworks debris some- most common method of gardening, eliminating the flower bracts and do any pruning your may (WM) urges customers to keep times ends up in the wrong jungle of weeds. Now that the weather has seen fit to want to do. Lilacs, forsythia, and (soon) safety and sustainability in cart. This contaminates recy- grant us another damp ground period, hand pulling, mock orange, all want summer haircuts af- mind. clable materials, meaning that especially BEFORE anything aggressive goes to ter they bloom. Lilacs, unless you are try- Safe Disposal of BBQ Coals they may end up at the landfill seed, can make a huge difference. You can turn all ing to grow a hedge, will also appreciate – Proper disposal of barbecue rather than the recycling cen- this vegetation into compost, though if you don’t want elimination of some of the low growing coals can make summer safer ter. to spread the weeds you’ll have to work your compost sprouts. Both mock orange and forsythia for you, your neighbors and Greening Up Your Event: hard and hot to eliminate seeds. seem to grow into better multi-stem bush- your local WM team. • Each year, Americans toss It’s not to late to start a garden. In fact, now is the es. Summer pruning of water sprouts that “Just as those coals helped out enough paper and plastic time to begin planting your fall and winter garden. And have shot up since the last time you to start the fire in your barbe- cups, forks, and spoons to cir- you thought you were done for the ‘season’. Not in this pruned apples, pears, plums, etc. can help cue, they can also start a fire in cle the equator 300 times. To part of the country. Since most of the vegetables that keep these plants small and make less your garbage container or in reduce this waste, the greenest do well here, do well in the spring and fall, it’s hard to pruning in winter. the back of our trucks,” said solution is to use reusable dish- define a consecutive group of months as ‘the garden- Themes of next month’s gardening will Jackie Lang, communications ware. If reusable dishware is ing season.’ Nearly year ‘round harvest is possible, be hand weed pulling, mulching and wa- director for Waste Manage- not an option, consider table- even without a greenhouse. The extensive family of tering. If you’re lucky enough to own a ment of Oregon. “Coals that ware made of recycled materi- cole* crops, root vegetables, alliums, greens (includ- weed-whacker you can find and reclaim appear to be cool can create al. ing arugula, spinach and Oriental) and legumes can the edges of your road and other com- an unsafe situation for you, • Be sure to provide conven- all be started directly in the garden or started and set pletely overgrown areas. If you have road your neighbors and our em- ient, clearly marked containers out in the garden later in the month. The biggest key frontage, this is not only a nice thing to do ployees. Coals can stay hot for for recyclables, food waste and to success for a fall/winter garden is having the irriga- for your neighbors, but can reduce fire hours or even days after the garbage. When the event is party is over.” over, take a quick look inside to Coals or ashes fresh from make sure materials ended up the barbecue should never be in the right containers. disposed directly into garbage • Think locally when plan- V ERNONIA F OURSQUARE C HURCH F IRST B APTIST C HURCH P IONEER B APTIST F ELLOWSHIP carts. WM urges customers to ning your menu. Shipping in- allow coals and ashes to cool gredients from another part of Pastor John D. Murray John Cahill, Pastor Carl Pense, Pastor for several days in the barbe- the world requires a tremen- 359 “A” Street, Vernonia 939 Bridge Street, Vernonia 850 Madison Avenue, Vernonia cue or a metal container. To dous amount of fuel. Look to 503 860-3860 503-429-1161 503 429-1103 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. www.pbfalive.com Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. speed up the cooling process, your local farmers’ market for Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Children’s Sunday School you may carefully place coals in-season fruits and vegeta- Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. in a metal container full of wa- bles, as well as meat, eggs, S EVENTH D AY A DVENTIST Thursday Prayer 7:00 p.m. ter to “drown” them as you and dairy products. V ERNONIA C OMMUNITY C HURCH Larry Gibson, Pastor would a campfire. • Use aluminum foil instead N EHALEM V ALLEY B IBLE C HURCH 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St., Vernonia Ralph Young, Pastor Once the material is entirely of plastic wrap to cover and Gary Taylor, Pastor 503 429-8301 957 State Avenue, Vernonia cool, place in a bag and then in store food. When done with the Grant & North Streets, Vernonia Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. 503 429-6790 your garbage cart – not your foil, save it to use later, or rinse 503 429-5378 Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes 9:00 a.m. recycling or yard waste cart. and toss it in your recycling Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Family Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m. Safe Disposal of Fireworks: cart. A SSEMBLY OF G OD Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m. • Fireworks require special • Scrap the traditional paper Nursery available Thursday Ladies Study 7:00 p.m. Wayne and Maureene Marr handling after the celebration. party invitations and go digital! Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. Nursery 10:15 a.m. 662 Jefferson Ave., Vernonia, The National Council on Fire- Online invitations are often Vernonia Community Preschool 503 429-0373 C HURCH OF J ESUS C HRIST works Safety advises soaking free, and always more sustain- Sunday School 9:45 a.m. OF L ATTER D AY S AINTS used fireworks in water for 15 able. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m V ERNONIA C HRISTIAN C HURCH minutes before disposal. Dis- • Encourage guests to car Marc Farmer, Branch President Sam Hough, Minister S T . M ARY ' S C ATHOLIC C HURCH pose of all fireworks debris, pool; it helps save time, money 1350 E. Knott Street, Vernonia 410 North Street, Vernonia 503 429-7151 used matches, wrappers, etc., and the environment. Rev. Luan Tran, Administrator 503 429-6522 Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m. in your garbage cart to prevent For recycling tips and a 960 Missouri Avenue, Vernonia Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m. 503 429-8841 littering and water contamina- complete list of what is recycla- Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Relief Society, Priesthood and Mass Sunday 12:00 Noon (meets in Youth & Family Center) tion from gunpowder residue. ble in your area, go to Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m. Religious Educ. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Various Home Group Meetings • Be sure to keep fireworks www.wmnorthwest.com. 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