The Brambles - Oregon State ...
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
May 2022 Brambles
The Brambles
Curry County Master Gardeners
PO Box 107,
Gold Beach, O R 97444
541-698-0300 or 1-800-356-3986
APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS! ~ Julia Bott
If the showers didn’t bring you enough May flowers, you can always pick up some more at our Annual Plant Sale on May
6 and 7 at Gold Beach High School. If you help set-up the later afternoon of Friday, May 6, you can get a special Master
GardenerTM volunteer early-bird shopping opportunity.
This is our signature event, and everyone’s help is needed! It is a fun event and, while you may leave tired, you will leave
knowing how much the community appreciates the Master Gardener program.
A special thanks to those who have working for the past few months propagating, transplanting, raising vegetables from
seed, and publicizing the plant sale.
Thanks also go to Jeff and Debbie Richter for hosting the recent potluck to welcome the class of 2022 and our new
Education Program Assistant, Laurie Lee Bartlett.
Partnering with the libraries is one way we bring our programs to the community. There are upcoming events at Gold
Beach (April 30) and the Chetco Community (May 2) Public Libraries. We will be planting succulents with kids and
handing out fliers advertising the May 7 plant sale. It would be great to have you join us as a volunteer at one of the
events.
Plant clinics are back! While the Plant Sale is our signature event, the Plant Clinics are our signature program. The plant
clinics are, once again, in person, on Wednesdays from 10-2pm, at the Extension office classroom. While some of the
software is changing, the basics of remain the same. People bring us interesting questions and we research answers to
help them. We will also offer some Saturday plant clinics in Brookings, Gold Beach, and Port Orford. Plant clinics are fun,
and it is uniquely satisfying and rewarding to sleuth out an answer to a vexing problem.
April showers also bring more weeds. While we appreciate all of the time you give to helping our community enjoy their
gardening, we know that you need to put a few hours in your garden too. If we all volunteer some, we can all also enjoy
some time in our own gardens. And you might just find that award winning blossom or vegetable.
May 2022 Brambles
ANNUAL PLANT SALE RILEY CREEK GARDEN
Annika Bratton
RESERVE THE DATES – MAY 6 THRU 7 --
The Curry County Master GardenerTM Association will be having annika.bratton@currywatersheds.org, 541-373-3050
their Annual Plant Sale, Saturday, May 7th, 10:00 – 3:00 pm at Gold Welcoming Annika. After attending outdoor school as a sixth grader,
Beach High School, 29516 Ellensburg Ave., Gold Beach. Annika Bratton got so stoked about outdoor education that she couldn’t
stay away! Now, with her training and enthusiasm, our local students will
We have a large variety of perennials, succulents, herbs, and vegetable cultivate the same love of gardening and nature.
plants, grown locally by Master Gardeners at great prices. Beautiful
decorative succulent planters, perfect for Mother’s Day gifts, will also be
available. Master Gardeners will be available to answer your plant and
garden questions.
Contact Ali VanOtterloo or Debbie Carroll.
Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series 2022
The Level Up Series 2022 on-line continuing education courses are being
scheduled. Take your gardening knowledge to the next level—from gardening
with native plants to techniques to extend your season.
This online series offers education for experienced gardeners. OSU Extension
Master Gardener volunteers receive 1 Continuing Education Credit for each
class. There is no cost {free} for these classes.
Webinars are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 12 noon (Pacific). The series
runs through November and will be announced as speakers are finalized. Check
back for new and additional webinars throughout the year.
SCHEDULED SO FAR:
APRIL IN RILEY CREEK GARDEN
Tues., May 10: Growing Great Roses!
The rain affected many of the April activities at Riley Creek Garden, but
Registration opens 3 months before each event. classes weren’t cancelled, just moved indoors. The third graders made
garden journals to record their upcoming bug observations and spent
Watch online: This webinar series will be available on Zoom and broadcast live
time learning what is technically a vegetable and what is technically a
on our Facebook page. Recordings of the webinars are posted below after the
event. fruit. Not as easy as you might think. Do you know the difference?
For all the details and to register, please visit: The wood chips spread by volunteers and third graders earlier during the
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/growing-oregon-gardeners-level-series- unseasonably dry February and March have worked great! This allowed
2022 the classes to work on projects at the outside picnic tables during the
sunny days when the soil was too wet to plant.
The annual vegetables planted during the sunny period haven’t done
RILEY CREEK (Cont.)
really done much due to the weather, but the flowering bulbs put on a
Cathy Boden, while still maintaining her Farm to School Education beautiful show with a medley of daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips. The fruit
Program hub coordinator role for Curry and Coos Counties offering trees and raspberries, pruned as part of the 2022 training in February,
training and support to teachers and school garden volunteers, will be blossomed and are now full of little fruits. Soon, we’ll be teaching the
moving on to other community engagement efforts for Curry Watersheds students about the value of thinning fruits.
Partnerships.
The greenhouse is full of starts to plant in the garden, promising a bounty
We all look forward to getting our hands dirty, but not too muddy, in the for the students to eat fresh in the garden and in their lunches in the
near future. cafeteria. There are also many Mother’s Day gifts growing in the warmth
Volunteer opportunities include: and protection of the greenhouse.
**Third graders on Thursdays, 10-1 pm, contact Annika Bratton, 541-373-
As the seasons change, so does the staffing at the garden. Annika
3050 or annika.bratton@currywatersheds.org
Bratton has been hired by Curry Watersheds Partnership as the new
**Second Graders on Fridays May 20 & 27 and June 3 & 10, 10-Noon,
Youth Education Program Coordinator. Annika’s duties go beyond just
contact Julia Bott 650.520.5673 or jbott@batnet.com.
Riley Creek Elementary School, and she will be working to offer students
of all grades across the county outdoor educational opportunities.
However, working with the Curry County Master Gardner volunteers,
garden education at Riley Creek will remain a robust educational
opportunity as well as a fun and tasty adventure for the students.
2
May 2022 Brambles
Curry County Master Gardeners Association
Membership Meeting Minutes, April 19, 2022 10AM
Attendees: Julia Bott Ginny Knox, Tom Kerr, Jeffrie Hall, , Debbie Carroll, Ruth Patton, Michele Arnold, Ali Van Otterloo, Debbie Richter, Laurie
Lee Bartlett, Tim Lyon, Cindy McBride, Anne Gerdts
1. Introductions & agenda changes/additions; only change was spelling of a name.
Meeting was in person and Zoom; Start of meeting at 10:00am
2. Minutes approval for March 2022 meeting. See April 2022 Brambles
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/documents/57701/april-2022-brambles.pdf. Approved
Secretary still needed!
3. Business Items
A. President’s report – Julia Bott. i. Recording hours - The Volunteer recording system will not be changing in 2022 so please use the
existing system to record your hours.
ii. Upcoming outreach events. Please sign up online on the calendar for plant sale volunteers and for plant clinics.
iii. Potluck – Debbie Richter This Saturday ( April 23, 2022) is the spring potluck and Debbie needs RSVPs to plan; Debbie will send
out reminders on Thursday. Even if raining she can still have potluck indoors. This is also a welcome to the newly graduated Master
Gardeners and a chance to meet Laurie Lee. Carpool is suggested.
iv. Bylaws, standing rules, nominating committee: Bylaws In process and we will need to find new members for officers including OSU
representatives.
B. Vice- President’s report – Ginny Knox
i. Awards: Two awards, Behind the Scenes and the Outstanding Member. Ginny has received many nominations. Nominations are due
on May 15, Laura Lee has to submit a second page to the form so Ginny requests that they be finalized with extra time for Laura Lee.
Ginny would like someone to help with the nomination. Cindy McBride and Laurie Lee volunteered to help Ginny
C. Treasurer’s report – Tom Kerr
i. Financial statements: Submitted and reported by Tom Kerr.
D. State Rep’s report – Ali Van Otterloo & Deb Carroll
Grants for mini-college in July, the Grant is due May 15.
Laurie Lee discussed the initial idea of a grant for new computers to use in the plant clinic and to determine if the grant would be
applicable. CCMGA Committee decided the grant would be more appropriate and needed for funding the greenhouse.
E. OSU Report – Laurie Lee Bartlett/Samantha (Sam) Clayburn
Laurie Lee has name tags.
i. Update on 2022 OSU logo and branding requirements
i. OSU is encouraging each county to develop their own logo and the flower has been retired. Also try not to use just the word Master Gardener,
instead noting we are Master Gardener Volunteers. Please refer to the style guidelines for more detail.
ii. Select temporary logo – Laurie Lee is asking if people want to have a contest to develop a logo for Curry County. Laurie Lee has the information
for requirements such size and fonts. Debbie was working on the patches and they had to be pulled due to the need for a new logo. So she
discourages a temporary logo.
Julia recommends not making a new logo until after the plant sale. Jeffrie Hall states she will look and develop some early designs.
Discussion about the design included a greenhouse in the design and circular design. Recommend circular, simple, round and has a
greenhouse as well as looking good in black and white. Ginny recommends sending out information so if other members want to submit
art and a logo. Decided we ask all members to contribute ideas and decide by June. Julia will email membership asking for their creative
designs.
4. Committee Reports (see page 2 & 3 for overview of 2022 activities)
A. Plant Sale/Greenhouse – Debbie Carroll & Ali Van Otterloo
i. May Plant Sale: Ali reports that Debbie Carroll has a work flow chart, but more volunteers are needed. 14 have already volunteered on
Friday for set-up but for Saturday 9 in morning and 8 in afternoon. Ideal to have 15 people for the morning of Saturday. So Please sign
up on the calendar. Debbie is asking Laurie Lee to encourage the new members to volunteer Saturday morning.
Information on the plants will be the tags.
Volunteer site for the plant sale has been sent out with the agenda on page 2. A recommendation was submitted to sending out the
volunteer link on any emails so the link is more readily accessible. (Note, it’s not a hyperlink on agenda so cut and paste into browser to
get volunteer calendar.)
No Updates but working to ensure that the contractor for the Event Center site work is also our contractor.
B. Plant Clinic –
3
May 2022 Brambles
Minutes, April 19, 2022 (Cont.)
There was a question about having an Information Center at the plant sale, Debbie is asking if Laure Lee could bring the equipment
and have a table available, as well as more volunteers. We also have business cards we can hand out and tell people you can email
and get more information. Debbie is asking if someone can head up the information table. Laurie Lee and Julia will take care of this.
Also if anyone has pop up tents Debbie will send out a request if the weather changes and it is raining.
Debbie brought up the idea to ask people when they buy plants at the sale if they would like to “round up” to donate to the
greenhouse fund. This idea was approved. Debbie Richter also recommends a container also for donations.
Debbie will confirm with Marna about a truck for tomatoes starts and three trucks are available for moving tables and plants.
Debbie R. wanted to acknowledge that the PR for the plant sale was done well.
ii. Update on demonstration greenhouse and garden at Event Center at the Beach
i. Wednesday Plant Clinics start April 20 with in person plant clinic. The ECCO website is a great computer program to help with
information, MG volunteers will respond with the CCMGA email. Plant Clinic will be at the Extension Center. Julia will try to have
someone that has experience with the clinic and the ECCO website to help and will train others to use the ECCO system. Julia will
resend out the link for online training. Julia will have a binder for follow up from the clinics, but recommends people use ECCO as
much as possible. Julia will send a Doodle Poll to determine what Saturdays will be good for an off-site plant clinic.
Peer review, during the clinic using each other and if you are comfortable with the response, send out; but if need further review
resources available for help.
We will also offer PH testing; and we are not answering commercial questions, but can forward or offer further support with
appropriate resources.
ii. Welcome/info packet:.
Coos County developed a welcome package to new people in their community. Question is would we like to develop one for Curry
County. Laurie Lee has been scanning information and we could send via email or have a Google document. More information to
follow.
Badges - can be given out on Saturday and Debbie will arrange to give new stickers to those who need them.
C. Seed to Supper – No Program in 2022
D. Riley Creek – Julia Bott/Lori Phelan
Activities on Thursdays and Fridays. Annika Bratton has been hired as an outdoor educator and only has 9 hours a week at Riley
Creek. MGs and Curry WaterShed Partnership have a meeting next week and is looking for a Riley Creek committee approach to
determine needs for the school as we move forward.
We usually have a strawberry festival after school, but not all the children can attend, so this year will be during the school day and
more children can come and parents will be invited. No date yet, hoping for early June. Anticipating a Thursday or Friday.
E. ABC Preschool– Ruth Patton
No Report
F. Dig Your Library – Julia Bott
On hold currently; no report. Julia will be there for the Grand Re-Opening of the Library on May 2, all are invited to join.
E. Kalmiopsis School Garden –Jeffrie Hall
No Report
H. Curry County Seed Library – Julia Bott/ Jeffrie Hall/ Ruth Patton
The Seed Cabinet will be located in the Chetco Library once it reopens.
Laurie Lee is asking if Curry County Master Gardeners would like to help with weeding at the OSU sign at the entrance at Hwy 101.
Sherry Kari Baum, NM, MSN, RN
858-449-7506
4
May 2022 Brambles
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
THE CURRY COUNTY FAIR brings many opportunities for
Master GardenerTM Volunteers.
Earth Day at Gold Beach Library -- Saturday April 30 9:30-2 pm,
contact Julia Bott 650.520.5673 or jbott@batnet.com (planting Do you grow award winning produce? Know the secret to the best
apple pie? If you do, think about becoming an exhibitor at the Curry
succulents with kids and information table)
County Fair, July 27-30, 2022. If you’d like to, entry day for static
(non-livestock) exhibits is MONDAY JULY 25th from 10:00 AM –
Grand Re-opening of Chetco Library --- Mon., May 2 9:30-2 pm, 7:00 PM. Just go to the Fairgrounds and drop off your entry – easy
contact Julia Bott 650.520.5673 or jbott@batnet.com (planting peasy! You will need to fill out an Exhibitor Entry Form and the
succulents with kids and information table) appropriate tag(s), depending on what you are entering. Find out
more at https://eventcenteronthebeach.com/exhibitor-information.
Annual Plant Sale --- Friday May 6 (set-up) and Saturday May 7 There will also be 2 Master Gardener volunteer opportunities
(Sale Day), please sign-up on calendar associated with the Fair. We will have an information table and pop-
up plant clinic during the fair. Please think about signing up for a
Plant Clinic – Wednesdays from 10-2 pm and Weekends TBD, shift.
please sign-up on calendar Our sister organization, 4-H, may ask for help judging their entries.
Please contact Ruth Dixon if you are interested at 541-247-6672 or
Riley Creek School ruth.dixon@oregonstate.edu.
**Third graders on Thursdays, 10-1 pm, contact Annika Bratton, And, if you really love being a part of the County Fair, consider
541-373-3050 or annika.bratton@currywatersheds.org helping out as a Fair volunteer. Call 541-247-4541 or email
curryfair@gmail.com.
**Second Graders on Fridays May 20 & 27 and June 3 & 10, 10-
Noon, contact Julia Bott 650.520.5673 or jbott@batnet.com
APRIL 23, 2022 LOVELY PICNIC IN THE
ONE TIME ACTIVITIES
June 17-18, 2022: Master Gardener Mini-College will be held at RICHTERS LOVELY BACKYARD
the Alumni Center, on the OSU Campus in Corvallis. More details
to come.
Curry County Fair – Volunteers will be needed to staff a booth at
the Fair July 27-31.
Art and Garden Tour – The Manly Art Center in Brookings would
like to partner with us on a ticketed event involving 3 gardens and
3 studios in the late spring. Julia Bott is the lead volunteer.
Ascend Youth Program at the Curry County Public Library –
The program coordinator has requested that Master Gardeners
help with one or two classes about gardening and house plants in
the spring.
Far left: Valerie Albi, Linnie O’Flanagan-Gorre,
Julie Lyons, & Gro Lent
Left Column: Ginny Knox & Julia Botts
discussing humus with some of the too much
good food behind them
Ginny Knox & Julia Botts discussing humus with 5
some of the too much good food behind them
June 17-18, 2022: Master Gardener Mini-College will be held at the Alumni Center, on the OSU Campus in Corvallis. More details to come.
Curry County Fair – Volunteers will be needed to staff a booth at the fair July 27-31.
Art and Garden Tour – The Manly Art Center in Brookings would like to partner with us on a ticketed event involving 3 gardens and 3 studios in the late
May 2022 Brambles
HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON
DIG YOUR LIBRARY ~ Julia Bott
Contact Julia Bott, find us on Facebook: Curry County Master Gardeners- Chetco Community Public Library Annex
402 Alder St, Brookings. Contact Julia Bott jbott@batnet.com or tele,
OSU Extension 650.520.5673
THE BRAMBLES NEWSLETTER
Emailed to active members and on The Dig Your Library youth gardening programs at the Chetco
www: http/extension.oregonstate.edu.curry Community Public Library are uncertain for 2022. There may be some
Editor, Cathe Barter at umpqua.bart@gmail.com volunteer opportunities.
BOARD MEETINGS are monthly 3rd Tuesday from 10 am to noon CURRY COUNTY SEED LIBRARY –
OSU Extension (Gold Beach) SUCCESSFUL SEED DISTRIBUTIONS
2930 Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, meeting room Please plant a row for your local food bank or community kitchen.
{No Meetings in August or December}
If you need seeds, contact Lynette McPherson
Visit these sites to volunteer: at lmc97415@gmail.com. For more information, please contact Julia Bott
at 650.520.5673 or jbott@batnet.com or check out the Curry County Seed
GOLD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL GREENHOUSE Library on Facebook.
29316 Ellensburg (at the rear of school)
Contacts: Deb Carroll 541-813-1820 da_carroll@charter.net
and Ali Van Otterloo 925-788-6684 alivanotterloo@gmail.com
*Annual Plant Sale Project* spoken here The seed library cabinet.
RILEY CREEK GARDEN
94350 6th Street, Gold Beach
Annika Bratton - 541-373-3050
annika.bratton@currywatersheds.org
DIG YOUR LIBRARY ~ Julia Bott
Chetco Community Public Library Annex
402 Alder Street, Brookings
Contact Julia Bott jbott@batnet.com or telephone 650.520.5673
CURRY COUNTY SEED LIBRARY –
Currently, the seed library is available only upon request, contact Lynette
McPherson at lmc97415@gmail.com. For more information, please
contact Julia Bott at 650.520.5673 or jbott@batnet.com or check out the
Curry County Seed Library on Facebook.
ABC PRESCHOOL
543 Hemlock St, Brookings
Contact Sherry Baum & Ruth Patton
LITTLE BEAR PATCH GARDEN AT KALMIOPSIS SCHOOL
650 Easy Street, Brookings, Contact vacant, 541-469-7417
SHOP AND GIVE BACK TO CCMGA!
CCMGA has completed two "REWARD" program applications! This is your
chance to give to our non-profit organization through your daily purchases.
The 1st rewards program is smile.amazon.com. If you have an Amazon
account and purchase products from Amazon, connecting your account to
Smile.amazon is easy. Go to smile.amazon.com and log in to your account.
You will be asked which charity/non-profit you would like to support. You will you?
find MANY Master Gardener Associations, so PLEASE select Master
Gardener Association, Gold Beach, Oregon. It is on page three or four of their
list of Master Gardener Assn. Then make your purchases...it is that simple.
Secretary position remains VACANT.
Amazon smile will donate .05% of your qualified purchase to CCMGA by Annika Bratton, 541-373-3050
direct deposit.
or annika.bratton@currywatersheds.org
The 2nd rewards program is with Fred Meyer simply linking your Fred Meyer
Rewards card with Curry County Master Gardener Assn., Gold Beach, OR. Question: Difference between fruit and vegetable? Answer:
Set up a new account or sign into your existing account at fredmeyer.com, Botanically speaking, a fruit is a seed-bearing structure that develops
click on the ‘Fred Meyer Community Rewards’ link at the bottom of the page, from the ovary of a flowering plant, whereas vegetables are all other
type in ‘Curry County Master Gardener Assn.’ or the number ‘85441’, choose plant parts, such as roots, leaves and stems.
our organization, and click on ‘Enroll.’
6
May 2022 Brambles
Harvest and Total Biomass ~ Julia Bott Before
The harvest is small relative to the total biomass of the
plant. Check out the actual amount of cabbage and English
peas harvested compared to what actually goes on the
plate. But the great taste of the freshly harvested vegetable
is worth it! Plus the worms, the compost bin, or the stock
pot gets that extra biomass.
After
Pride of Madeira, Echium candicans
7
May 2022 Brambles
APRIL 23, 2022 LOVELY PICNIC IN THE
RICHTERS LOVELY BACKYARD
Far left; Julie Lyons, Linnie O’Flanagan-Gorre, In back: Laurie Lee
Ginny Knox, & Ali Van Otterloo
Debbie Caroll, Ginny Knox, & John Albi
Curry’s New Coordinator: Laurie Lee Bartlett, Julia Bott,
& Debbie Carroll
Far left: Gro Lent, Ginny Knox, Debbie Carroll, Ali
VanOtterloo, Todd Jacobsen, Kelly Jacobsen Julie Todd Jacobsen, Julia Bott, Kelly Jacobsen,
Lyons, Tim Lyons, & New MG Linnie O’Flanagan-Gorre In background: Matt & Leah Morris
8
May 2022 Brambles
GARDENING TIPS
Planning
Construct trellises for tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans and vines.
Maintenance and cleanup
Prune lilacs, forsythia, rhododendrons and azaleas after bloom.
Fertilize vegetable garden one month after plants emerge by applying a side dressing alongside rows.
Harvest thinnings from new plantings of lettuce, onion and chard.
Pick ripe strawberries regularly to avoid fruit-rotting diseases.
Use organic mulches to conserve soil moisture in ornamental beds. An inch or two of sawdust, bark dust or composted leaves will minimize loss of water
through evaporation.
After normal fruit drop of apples, pears and peaches in June, consider thinning the remainder to produce a crop of larger fruit.
Make sure raised beds receive enough water for plants to avoid drought stress.
Mid-June: If green lawns are being maintained through the summer, apply 1 pound nitrogen per 1,000 square feet to lawns.
Central Oregon and higher elevations of eastern Oregon: Frost can still be a concern during cold nights. Protect young vegetables from frost by having row
cover (frost cloth) on hand. Place over crops when needed. Use season extenders, such as walls of water, around tomatoes and other tender plants.
If you want a green lawn, water frequently during periods of heat and drought stress. Irrigate 0.25 inches four to six times per week from June through August.
Measure your water use by placing an empty tuna can where your irrigation water lands.
Planting and propagation
Plant dahlias and gladioli.
Pest monitoring and management
Use chemical controls only when necessary and only after thoroughly reading the pesticide label. First consider cultural, then physical and biological controls.
Choose the least-toxic options, and use them judiciously. Some examples include insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils, botanical insecticides, and organic and
synthetic pesticides.
Central Oregon and high elevations of eastern Oregon: Manage weeds while they are small and actively growing with light cultivation or herbicides. Once the
weed has gone to bud, herbicides are less effective.
First week: Spray cherry trees for cherry fruit fly, as necessary, if fruit is ripening.
First week: Spray for codling moth in apple and pear trees, as necessary. Continue use of pheromone traps for insect pest detection.
Learn to identify beneficial insects and plant some insectary plants, — such as alyssum, Phacelia, coriander, candytuft, sunflower, yarrow and dill — to attract
them to your garden. Check with local nurseries for best selections. For more information, see Encouraging Beneficial Insects in Your Garden.
Blossoms on squash and cucumbers begin to drop; this is nothing to worry about. Cherries may also drop fruit; this is not a major concern.
Monitor azaleas, primroses and other broadleaf ornamentals for adult root weevils. Look for fresh evidence of feeding (notching at leaf edges). Try sticky trap
products on plant trunks to trap adult weevils. Protect against damaging the bark by applying the sticky material on a 4-inch wide band of poly sheeting or
burlap wrapped around the trunk. Mark plants now and manage root weevils with beneficial nematodes when soil temperatures are above 55 degrees
Fahrenheit. If root weevils are a consistent problem, consider removing plants and choosing resistant varieties.
Control garden weeds by pulling, hoeing or mulching.
Control aphids on vegetables as needed by hosing off with water or by using insecticidal soap or a registered insecticide.
Watch for 12-spotted beetles on beans, cucumbers and squash and cabbage worms or flea beetles in cole crops (cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts).
Remove the pests by hand or treat with registered pesticides.
Birch trees dripping a sticky fluid from their leaves means that aphids are present. Control as needed.
Use yellow sticky traps to monitor for cherry fruit fly. About 1 week after the first fly is caught, spray cherries at appropriate intervals.
Last week: Second spray for codling moth in apple and pear trees, as necessary.
Continue monitoring blueberry, strawberry, cherry and other plants that produce soft fruits and berries for spotted wing drosophila. If these pests are present,
use an integrated and least toxic approach to manage the pests. To learn how to monitor and manage spotted wing drosophila.
Indoor gardening
Move houseplants outdoors for cleaning, grooming, repotting and summer growth.
9
May 2022 Brambles
Have you seen the Curry County Master Gardeners
website?
CCMGA Officers for 2022
President …………. Julia Bott
The Brambles is usually posted here by the second
of the month:
Vice President……… Ginny Knox
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/newsletter/brambles Secretary……………. V a c a n t
The last Monday of the month is the cut-off date Treasurer……………. Tom Kerr
for submitting articles for the Brambles. Email them
to Cathe Barter umpqua.bart@gmail.com OMG State Rep…… Debbie Carroll & Ali Van Otterloo
Newsletter Editor…... Cathe Barter
This is your newsletter, if you have something to
share please send it in. We will make every effort to Historian……………. Cathe Barter
include it.
Past President………. Julia Bott
Thanks to all of you who generously contributed to OSU Education Asst… Laurie Lee Bartlett
this edition of the Brambles. All submissions are
gladly considered.
1 - 800-356-3986
To contact officers, leave a message at the Extension
office 1-800-356-3986
Curry County Master Gardeners Association
monthly meetings 3rd Tuesday, 10 am to noon in Gold Beach, OR
www.facebook.com/OSUExtCurryMG
Curry County Master Gardeners Association
PO Box 107
Gold Beach, OR 97444
Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials
without discrimination based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status,
national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. Oregon State University
Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.You can also read
