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The INDEPENDENT, October 3, 2012
Can You Dig It?
By Schann Nelson
Columbia County Master Gardener
ary or plucking tiny pansies out from under the snow. other invertebrate garden citizens will work for you un-
Now is the time to dig young biennials like fox glove der the mulch.
and evening primrose, to move around the yard or put
Bait for slugs.
Has it frosted yet? What in pots for next year. I have grown very fond of large
Pressure wash the outside of the house to dislodge
can I do to protect the house- pots with several plants that last over a season. I like any wasp nests or old spider webs.
plants on vacation outside? my potted plants to provide color for more than a sin-
Apply indoor/outdoor long lasting insecticide
Where am I going to put them gle season. So I put in a few early spring bloomers, as around the perimeter of your house, around all the
all? Why did I make up so well as a later season ground cover and something doors and windows, and behind the furniture. Very lit-
many pots of flowers? These taller. These pots stay outside over the winter though tle exposure to you and your loved ones, but an inhos-
are the questions plaguing the I move them out of the wind and group them together. pitable environment for flies, spiders, earwigs, fleas,
gardener in October.
A couple of my favorite combinations: hostas, daffodils etc.
The freezing temperature is and ferns; mint, a couple of sedums and yellow creep-
Bait for slugs.
largely dependent on eleva- ing jenny. Be bold, experiment!
Bring houseplants inside before they freeze, unless
tion, with higher elevations generally getting lower
Any time between now and the fall rains, get out you need a passive-aggressive way to get rid of some
temperatures earlier. Predicting when it will freeze and and plant bulbs for spring, including garlic. If you are giant plant you don’t want or have room for any more.
how “hard” it will freeze is a lively topic of discussion planting a whole bed, work in about 10 pounds of lime
Enjoy the fall color. I think fall has the most invigor-
among gardeners. Certainly, the yard and garden are per 100 square feet of area. If you are planting individ- ating weather of the year. Cool yet not cold. Warm dur-
preparing for the winter, but this process will continue ual bulbs, work a bit of lime and bone meal into the soil ing the day, cool at night. Get prepared for bad weath-
over the next month or so. Goodness! I’ll be writing for at the bottom of each hole, put your bulbs on top and er and roads. Look forward to being snowed in. Win-
the next paper by then. We could be having a freeze cover with soil. I don’t have enough sun to have much ter is coming!
nearly every night. So much to do in such a short time. success with other bulbs, but daffodils only
Sheets and pillow cases make great temporary need to be under about three or four inch-
frost blankets. I’ve been known to cover large swathes es of soil, as opposed to the six inches
of garden with blankets and sheets just to get another recommended. Plant day lilies nearby and
couple of days to deal with something. Quite festive in you’ll never have to cover or trim your daf-
With hunting season kicking think it’s permissible to tres-
the morning!
fodils, the lilies’ foliage will cover them
into gear, the Oregon State Po- pass when tracking a wounded
I try to get information about the general weather nicely.
lice Fish & Wildlife Division and animal or retrieving an animal
conditions from television. (No internet at my house
Other fall stuff to do:
right now. Sigh…) I find the moving weather tracking
Gather all the garden tools, stakes, the Department of Fish & from the other side of a proper-
the most informative. I can at least infer what might be markers and other assorted impedimenta Wildlife (ODFW) provide the ty boundary or fence. REMEM-
following reminders and tips to BER: It is the responsibility of
happening here since I know they aren’t going to talk for cleaning, repair and sharpening later.
about Vernonia specifically. Then I make an educated
If you must have lawn, you can get a keep your outdoor adventures any hunter to know whose
property they are on. Hunters
guess about whether I need to get hysterical, or not, head start on next year if you are quick. memorable and trouble free:
• Oregon Disabilities Hunt- need to contact the landowner
about whatever is left outside. It’s possible that we Seed heavily and keep damp until grass is
may not have a hard freeze and frozen ground until visible, then make sure it doesn’t dry out ing Permit Information – Bag and ask for permission prior to
limits have changed in many of entering private property. The
winter begins in December. However, the true tropical before the fall rains set in.
plants that thrive on heat and sun won’t survive on
Clean up dead and dying plants and the Wildlife Management Units; landowner has the right to deny
particularly in regards to the access.
damp and cold. For that you need a full-fledged green compost.
harvest of antlerless deer, and
• Hunter Orange – Oregon
house. However, a simple cold frame can continue to
Bait for slugs.
grow salad greens nearly all winter. Even easier, if you
Cover any space you may want for gar- in some cases antlerless elk. requires youth hunters age 17
can get them established now, there’s nothing sweet- den next year with at least a couple of Many units now only allow sub- and under to wear hunter or-
er or more fun than cutting a fresh cabbage in Janu- inches of some kind of mulch. Worms, and jects with Disabilities Permits to ange when hunting all game
harvest legal bucks or bulls. mammals and upland birds
Refer to page 88 of the 2012 (except turkey) with any
Oregon Big Game Regulations firearm. It’s also strongly rec-
(http://tinyurl.com/8hkke4646) ommended for adults, too. Re-
for more information.
fer to pages 6 and 27 of the
V ERNONIA F OURSQUARE C HURCH
C OVENANT C HURCH V ERNONIA
P IONEER B APTIST F ELLOWSHIP
•
Know
Before
You
Go
–
2012 Oregon Big Game Regu-
Pastor John D. Murray
John Cahill, Pastor
Carl Pense, Pastor
Every
hunting
season,
law
en-
lations for more information.
359
“A”
Street,
Vernonia
939
Bridge
Street,
Vernonia
850 Madison Avenue, Vernonia
forcement officers deal with
• Tagging and Possession –
503 860-3860
503-429-1161
503 429-1103
many trespassing complaints Oregon law requires hunters
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
www.pbfalive.com
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School
because hunters go onto prop- who harvest an animal to im-
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
erty without considering or mediately validate the appro-
S EVENTH D AY A DVENTIST
Thursday Prayer 7:00 p.m.
knowing ownership, or they
See Tips on page 13
V ERNONIA C OMMUNITY C HURCH
Larry Gibson, Pastor
N EHALEM V ALLEY B IBLE C HURCH
2nd Ave. and Nehalem St., Vernonia
Hunting season tips given to
keep your trips trouble free
Church Directory
503 429-8301
Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m.
Sabbath School 9:30 a.m.
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
S T . M ARY ' S C ATHOLIC C HURCH
Rev. Luan Tran, Administrator
960 Missouri Avenue, Vernonia
503 429-8841
Mass Sunday 12:00 Noon
Religious Educ. Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Ralph Young, Pastor
957 State Avenue, Vernonia
503 429-6790
Sunday Bible Classes 9:00 a.m.
Family Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m.
Thursday Ladies Study 7:00 p.m.
Nursery 10:15 a.m.
Vernonia Community Preschool
Gary Taylor, Pastor
Grant & North Streets, Vernonia
503 429-5378
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
Nursery available
Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.
V ERNONIA C HRISTIAN C HURCH
C HURCH OF J ESUS C HRIST
OF L ATTER D AY S AINTS
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)
Various Home Group Meetings
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.
Beware of Salmon poisoning in
dogs at this time of the year
From page 1
travenous fluids may be need-
ed. Get the dog to a veterinari-
an as soon as Salmon Poison-
ing is suspected. The longer
before treatment starts, the
harder and more expensive the
treatment will be, and the
greater the chances that treat-
ment will not be successful.
If your dog is seen eating
fish, talk to your veterinarian
about a preventive shot of an-
tibiotics to avoid Salmon Poi-
soning.
Most dogs are immune to fu-
ture Salmon Poisoning, once
they have had and survived it.
Special emphasis on MOST,
not all dogs develop immunity.
Preventive measures in-
clude disposing of raw fish
waste in a can with a tight fit-
ting lid, leaving dogs home
when fishing, or leashing dogs
when near water.