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Garden by the Sea Newsletter #13
Let's Welcome in Summer!
Dear Members & Friends,
We have some great articles for you this month packed with information including how to reduce summer stress on your plants, easy ways to preserve herbs, and creative innovations for your gardens. Scroll through the newsletter to choose the articles that interest you. And be sure to mark your calendar for three fun community events coming up this year. - On September 14th we are hosting a workshop on how to make Kokedamas, the charming Japanese form of planting. Attendees will be able to bring their unique creations home.🌿
- Join us October 5th for our last Work Party of the season to get the community garden ready for winter. All are welcome. Lunch will be served for volunteers. 🍉
- And on November 2nd we will learn how to make beautiful wreaths in time for the holidays. 🍂
For details on these events go to: gardenbytheseaoceanshores.org/garden-events/. We hope to see you at one of our activities. In the meantime, make the most of your gardens and all that summer has to offer!☀️🍓🫛 Karen Young, President: Garden by the Sea
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Innovative Ideas for your Garden
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Early this spring I was amazed and impressed after a visit to Dennis and Karen Hogan’s house in Ocean Shores. Whether you have a large or small yard, or perhaps do your gardening on a deck, you are bound to find many creative ideas from the Hogans’ home garden.
Click READ MORE below for the whole article (including pictures of their clever innovations).
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Preserving Herbs
by Wil I. Gro
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Growing your own herbs at home is not only rewarding but also allows you to enjoy fresh and flavorful ingredients in your culinary creations.
Click READ MORE below for easy ways to preserve herbs for year-round flavor.
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Sun, Stress, And Your Plants
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By early summer, we typically start to have some unusually hot days in Ocean Shores and other coastal communities. Not only are we not used to this, but our plants are not used to it either.
Click READ MORE below for the whole article.
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FEATURED COASTAL PLANT:
Edible Flowers
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To Eat or Not to Eat?Growing your own edible flower garden can be a creative and fun experience. Just be sure you know what you are doing. Click the READ MORE below for more information on edible flowers ...
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THE RESTLESS GARDENER:
July Tasks
Here are several garden tasks to consider this month from OSU Extension. - Water vegetables and flower gardens in the morning to reduce evaporation.
- Mulch gardens to conserve moisture.
- If you want a green lawn, water frequently in periods of drought (1/4 inch 4-6 times/week).
- Mound soil around base of potato plants.
- Stake tomatoes and tall growing flowers as necessary.
- Plant crops such as beets, beans, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, lettuce, and peas for fall or winter harvest.
- Dig up spring bulbs when tops have died back. Divide and store, or replant.
- Watch for cutworm damage on plants. Use barriers, remove by hand, use beneficial nematodes, or spray with BT-k.
- Begin monitoring for early and late blight on tomatoes. Prune for extra air circulation, removing affected leaves, and/or treat with approved fungicide.
- Cover blueberry bushes with bird netting to keep birds from eating your entire crop.
- Check rhododendrons for adult root weevils, evidenced by notched leaves. Try sticky traps on plant trunks and/or manage with beneficial nematodes.
- Look for spider mites on ornamental plants, vegetables, and fruit plants when the weather is hot and dry. Wash infested areas with water or spray with appropriate pesticides.
- Monitor raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, and other plants with soft fruit for spotted wing drosophila. If flies are present, try integrated, less toxic methods to manage.
- Check leafy vegetables for caterpillars. Remove them by hand, or try Bt-k.
- Remove cankered limbs from fruit and nut trees to control diseases such as anthracnose and bacterial canker.
For more information on these items, plus the full list of OSU Extension’s July gardening tips, click on: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/techniques/july-garden-calendar.
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Additional FAQs, Gardening & How-to Tips, Photo Gallery and GBTS Story
The links below go to different aspects of GBTS. These are a great place to go to learn the basics of our community garden, gardening tips, our history and how you can get involved.
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GBTS SUPPORT:
One-time Direct Donation to GBTS
Your donations allow us to offer plot discounts to the food bank and provide gardening help to other local groups and organizations. Donations are also used to provide community gardeners with new soil and compost plus regularly replace rusty tools and broken hoses. Contributions are always appreciated and are tax deductible. Click the link below to make a donation. |
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