Green Scene

Previous Columns

• Gardening conference shows shift in lifestyles - 11/13/2009

  Threats of rain and scudding clouds accompanied attendees to the Master Gardener's Winter Dreams/Summer Gardens conference last Saturday, held for the first time in Medford's new RCC/SOU Higher...

• Grow your greens all winter long - 11/6/2009

  Eating fresh greens from the garden all summer and fall has spoiled me. I'm not willing to settle for buying those bland, expensive greens from the supermarket all winter.

• October's roses gave a big blast of fall color - 10/30/2009

  It's been interesting to admire the advancing fall colors while roses have been in such admirable display.

• Lasagna in the garden - 10/23/2009

  Lasagna on the dinner menu, yes! But lasagna in the garden? That, too, will be a "yes," I believe, as you learn more about it.

• Plant the garden of your memories - 10/16/2009

  I'm readying for a trip to my childhood home on the East Coast and have gotten pretty excited about seeing fall in Pennsylvania.

• Fall work in garden pays off in spring - 10/9/2009

  We often are tired of gardening by October. All that weeding, watering, picking and perhaps preserving has made us feel like saying, "Enough already — I'm done!"

• Colorful lessons on trees - 10/2/2009

  As autumn becomes official, my thoughts automatically turn to the colorful foliage displays I remember from my childhood.

• Pink Goes Green - 9/25/2009

  Home insulation, which has always been pink, is getting "green" now, meaning it's becoming indoor air-friendly, using more recycled materials and is demonstrating environmental responsibility at the...

  
• Enjoy your bountiful fall harvest - 9/25/2009

  The hard work of maintaining your vegetable garden is nearly over. Now comes the most satisfying part — harvesting your bounty.

• Revel in garden pleasures of the fall - 9/18/2009

  With increasing days of glorious weather gracing us, gardens are slowly beginning to look beautiful again.

• SOREC's open house is free fun for all ages - 9/11/2009

  Saturday is a good day to make your way out to 569 Hanley Road in Central Point because that's the date of the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center's open house.

• Gardens take a hit from the heat - 9/4/2009

  During the last two months, I've been involved in a demanding research assignment.

• Organic fertilizers explained - 8/28/2009

  In my last column, I discussed fertilizer use in general, with a little more attention paid to chemical fertilizers.

• Chemicals: Warning! Danger! Caution! - 8/21/2009

  This late blast of summer's heat has put me in a cautionary mood.

• Garden feeding: N, P, K and more - 8/14/2009

  Sometimes it is necessary to use fertilizers in our gardens to correct deficiencies that may result in low productivity.

• Successes in drying your basil - 8/7/2009

  Have you noticed that your garden can deliver unexpected goodness and expect you to make use of it? The bounty of my basil crop last year was enough to shove me off the beaten path.

• Mites like it hot - 7/31/2009

  Have you noticed the leaves of some of your garden plants developing yellow or brown freckles? Or, in severe cases, are the leaves developing a bronzed appearance? You look at the leaves but can't...

• Finches love their greens, too - 7/24/2009

  When I described the loss of my entire kale crop — OK, six plants — to Master Gardener and bug expert extraordinaire Marsha Waite, she answered me with one dreadful word: "Finches."

• Planning the fall garden - 7/17/2009

  It's summer and it's hot. It's time to follow the example of many plants, which is to more or less shut down when the weather is over 90 degrees.

• Linden trees send their love - 7/10/2009

  If you've noticed a lovely fragrance wafting your way during your recent outdoor wanderings, it may have come from the brief blooming of the Linden tree.