Planting and Propagation
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✦ Divide hosta, daylilies and mums.
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✦ Plant insectary plants such as
alyssum, phacelia, coriander, candytuft, sunflower, yarrow and dill to attract beneficial insects to the garden. Use this online OSU Extension Service publication as a resource: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9289
- Maintenance and Clean-up
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✦ If needed, fertilize rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas with acid-type fertilizer. If established and healthy, their nutrient needs should be minimal.
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✦ Prune spring-flowering shrubs after blossoms fade.
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✦ Fertilize caneberries using band fertilizer, broadcast fertilizer, a complete fertilizer or manure.
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✦ Protect new plant growth from slugs. Least toxic management options include barriers and traps.
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✦ If soil is dry enough, prepare vegetable garden and plant early cool-season crops (carrots, beets, broccoli, leeks, parsley, chives, rhubarb, peas and radishes).
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✦ Plant onions outdoors as soon as the soil is dry enough to work.
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✦ Plant berry crops (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries and other berry- producing crop plants).
From Benton County Master Gardeners -
Membership meetings: 3rd Monday Oct. to May 7:00pm - currently on Zoom
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