Evening Garden Club Summer Bulb Sale

 

Free Street Trees

Link:   www.corvallisoregon.gov/bc-sbufdac

What to Do in the Garden in March

 Planting and Propagation

• ✦  Divide hosta, daylilies and mums.

• ✦  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

  
  

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• Maintenance and Clean-up

• ✦  If needed, fertilize rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas with acid-type fertilizer. If established and healthy, their nutrient needs should be minimal.

• ✦  Prune spring-flowering shrubs after blossoms fade.

• ✦  Fertilize caneberries using band fertilizer, broadcast fertilizer, a complete fertilizer or manure.

• ✦  Protect new plant growth from slugs. Least toxic management options include barriers and traps.

• ✦  If soil is dry enough, prepare vegetable garden and plant early cool-season crops (carrots, beets, broccoli, leeks, parsley, chives, rhubarb, peas and radishes).

• ✦  Plant onions outdoors as soon as the soil is dry enough to work.

• ✦  Plant berry crops (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries and other berry- producing crop plants).

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From Benton County Master Gardeners -
Membership meetings: 3rd Monday Oct. to May 7:00pm - currently on Zoom

Your 2021 garden

LINKS:  

CorvallisFoodAction@gmail.com

The Month of March2021:  Holidays, Astronomy, Fun Facts, Folklore. The Old Farmer's Almanac

Fearless Gardening Webinar

 

  

http://www.corvalliseveninggardenclub.org/

Evening Gardening Club Grants

 

Grants from the

For over 35 years, the Evening Garden Club has supported the expansion of gardening, education and beautification in the Corvallis community through its Grants Program. The EGC offers grants to Benton County nonprofit organizations to carry out worthy gardening related projects.

Application for Request for Funds  https://corvalliseveninggardenclub.org/grants/

2021 Grants Program Timeline:

• February 10 – March 25: Grant applications submissions

• March 25 – April 5: Review and Approval

• April 5 – April 12: Notification and responses to grant applicants

Selection Criteria:

• Applications must be complete and submitted by the deadline

• Strong grant applications are expected to address one or more of EGC objectives:

• To promote and encourage the art of gardening and the study of horticulture

• To aid in the protection and conservation of natural resources

• To promote civic and roadside beautification

• To cooperate with other organizations interested in these objectives

The evaluation criteria will include the number of people reached by the project, whether it includes an educational component or youth involvement, the diversity of people involved in or benefiting from the project,  and whether the project is a one-time or ongoing event.

Selection Process:

• Funds are available to non-profit groups only. Tax Exempt Status Number/Tax ID Number is required.

• The project must benefit the Benton County Community.

• The organization must follow up with brief written documentation and pictures as to how the grant was spent in order to be considered for future grant requests.

• Grant requests cannot exceed $500.  Each year, based on the number of applications received, some of the requests may only be partially funded.

DEADLINE FOR Receipt of the EGC Grant APPLICATION is  March 25, 2021

• Applications can be submitted by email grants@corvalliseveninggardenclub.org  or mailed to:  Evening Garden Club, P.O. Box 315, Corvallis, OR 97339-0315

• Funds shall be disbursed in April 2021.

• Checks will not be made out to personal accounts

Seeds for Sale...but not for long!