Planting
- May is the time to plant snap and lima beans, Brussels sprouts, slicing and pickling cucumbers, dill, kale, onions and potatoes. Use a soil thermometer and plant tomatoes, squash, melons, peppers and eggplant when the soil is consistently above 70 degrees .
- Plant dahlias, gladioli, and tuberous begonias in mid-May.
- Plant chrysanthemums for fall color.
Gardening Resources
- The OSU extension service has number of publications on a variety of gardening topics: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening.
- ✦OSU Extension Master Gardeners are available to answer your gardening questions. In Benton County: call (541) 713-5000 or email: bentonmg@oregonstate.edu In Linn County: (541) 967-3871 or email: linn.mg@oregonstate.edu
- ✦The Master Gardener Programs of Linn and Benton County have a fabulous Facebook page.
- ✦Finally, don’t forget to check our blog for lots of helpful information and all of the links mentioned here: npkpost.blogspot.com
Pests
- Monitor aphids on strawberries and ornamentals. If present, wash them off with water or pick them off with your hands.
- Spittle bugs may appear on the stems of ornamental plants. They look like foam or spit. They are generally harmless and can be washed off with water from a hose.
- Control slugs with iron phosphate bait or traps and by removing or mowing vegetation near garden plots. In fairly recent study done at OSU, raw bread dough was found to attract slugs more than anything else. Cucumber was #2. Dough and cucumbers are only good bait, so you need something else to kill them.
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