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SIZE MATTERS: Giant pumpkin breeding makes enormous progress
Despite their grotesquely bloated appearance — or perhaps because of it — giant pumpkins are known to evoke…
Garden
Get to know your fertilizer formula
The coverage of hurricane Ian brought back memories of family living in the central area of Florida and…
Garden
Fall colors: Some years are more intense than others; here’s why
The lush, sometimes subtle colors of the summertime pinks and purples are slowly being replaced with the vibrant…
Garden
Gardening corner: Cure transplant shock with life support
Drama in the fall garden. Perhaps that is what transplanting perennials and fall garden care should be called.…
Garden
Gardening corner: Fall is spring ‘underground’
I don’t think gardeners stop to appreciate how closely related the gardening seasons really are. As one season…
Garden
Garden corner: August can be a confusing time for tomato growers
Readers who have followed the gardening column over the years know it must be mid-August. Mid to late…
Garden
Gardening corner: Think like a plant; create a more water-efficient garden
How should we garden in a drought? Maybe we need to learn to think like a plant. The…
Garden
Gardening corner: Food for thought. Why don’t we like some plants?
Evolution, or maybe it is diversity, comes in many forms even in making vegetable seedling decisions at the…
Garden
Defensible space, fire-resistant plants critical for Central Oregon landscapes
I recently had lunch with a friend who is retired from the U.S. Forest Service. I commented that…
Garden
Bend’s city flower vote had some ballot-box stuffing
Once upon a time, a long time ago, actually in 1925, the Civic League of Bend decided Bend…
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