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Garden column: Flowers that are drought-tolerant and deer-resistant

The garden tools are cleaned, sharpened and put away. Now the taxing assessment of this year’s garden begins.…

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Home and Garden: Storing vegetables takes attention to detail

Questions are being asked on how to store vegetables. Not all vegetables store well; knowing canning procedures and…

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Home and Garden: Winterize your garden — do this list of chores now

Last-minute chores are a drag, but you will be glad you did these. Weed. Weed. Weed. If you…

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Home and Garden: How to ripen green tomatoes

In my mind, home-grown tomatoes are at the top of the list of fruits of the gods. Unfortunately,…

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Gardening column: Fall planting can satisfy the gardening itch

According to the calendar, we should be winding down, cleaning up and putting away. Not so if you…

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Gardening column: Buy your bulbs now, while supplies last

Fall is approaching and it was difficult to decide which topic to share. Should it be purchasing bulbs…

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Gardening column: Some plants not as defenseless as you think

We gardeners are so protective of our plants. We feed, water, and put up barriers to deter deer…

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Gardening column: Comatose tomatoes? Time for extra care

It’s time for a head’s up. Now isn’t the time to get caught napping in the tomato patch.…

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Weeds and mulch in a hot climate

It was really easy to put on the “I don’t see any weeds” blinder when the temperatures were…

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Gardening corner: Plant clinic can answer those nagging questions

Oregon State University is a land-grant university whose mission, in part, is to conduct research and share research-based…

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