Need tips on increasing blooms on climbing roses? Ask an expert
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
We’re rushing toward winter, but there are still gardening issues you’re wondering about. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and Master Gardeners reply to queries within two business days, usually less. To ask a question, simply go to the and type it in and include the county where you live. Here are some questions asked by other gardeners. What’s yours?
Q: I planted this rose in this location two years ago. I only fertilized it once this year in the spring with regular rose plant food. Instead of the blooms described on the identification placard, there were only a few, very dull, pink, non-fragrant blossoms in early spring and no more since then, not even any buds. As you can see from the photo, it has produced much luxuriant growth, without any sign of disease (
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.
Ask an expert: Low producing peony patch may need dividing
Updated Dec 13, 2020;
Posted Dec 13, 2020
Dividing peonies is generally done in the fall, but can be done in winter with some extra care. File photo. Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com
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