Get a leg up on fruit tree problems with dormant oils
Updated Dec 28, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
Ashley Thompson, OSU Extension fruit tree specialist, examines a pear tree for pear scab. Dormant oils applied in winter can help prevent diseases and pests. (Photo by Stephen Ward, Oregon State University)Stephen Ward, Oregon State University
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By Kym Pokorny | For The Oregonian/OregonLive
CORVALLIS – Just when you’re ready for a long winter’s nap, it’s time to tend your fruit trees.
If you don’t, chances are they’ll struggle in the coming season. Giving them attention now helps ward off insects and diseases, said Steve Renquist, a horticulturist for Oregon State University Extension Service who has taught hundreds of gardeners the basics of managing fruit trees.
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After Home Orchard Society ends 45-year run, volunteers step in to help food growers
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
When the Home Orchard Society, which has been supplying fruit growers free cuttings and sage advice for 45 years, announced it would shut down Dec. 31 due to an increasing workload and volunteers moving on, longtimers were worried. What could fill the void?
The nonprofit educational organization with more than 600 members had nurtured hobby gardeners and supported serious orchardists in Oregon and Washington by offering valuable, climate-specific information and unique plant materials.
More important, the Home Orchard Society was a connector. The fall fruit tasting and spring scion wood exchange, as well as cider pressings and potlucks, gathered backyard growers and experts together for long conversations and good old-fashioned fun.