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Old Man Winter took a late shot at Sisters Country, dumping record snows on us and lingering with gray skies and chilly weather. Now the sun is shining, temperatures are warming and Mother Nature is stretching out toward spring. Are we ready to go? Time to get the yard in shape; time to launch that home project; time to stop thinking and start doing. Fortunately, you have a lot of resources to lend a hand. Skilled crews are standing ready to help you get your landscape in shape, to haul off the debris and detritus left by that
big old winter storm and bring on the green. Designers and contractors are ready to help you create new space or restore and make the most of the space you have. Dedicated service professionals and skilled tradesmen can help you make your home safer, more functional, more livable — and more beautiful. There’s no end to the talent and experience available in Sisters. They can get your work done or help you do it yourself. Rent the tools for the job or hire folks who have the best equipment and the expertise to make living well in Sisters more than a dream.
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Building defensible space in your landscape What’s the science behind defensible space? Why does it work? The concept of defensible space was developed by Forest Service fire scientist Jack Cohen in the late 1990s, following some breakthrough experimental research into how homes ignite during large wildfire events. Defensible space is essential to protect a structure during a wildland fire. It protects the home from igniting due to direct flame or radiant heat. Defensible space is located in the Home Ignition Zone (HIZ), which includes the home and an area surrounding the home within 100 feet. There are three main ways homes ignite during a wildfire: 1. Embers Embers are major culprits: Jack Cohen’s work and further analysis and studies, including experiments sponsored by the insurance industry, show that not only should the radiant heat exposure be mitigated in the home ignition zone, but exposure to embers as well. In fact, all the research around home destruction and home survival in wildfires point to embers as the main way that the majority of homes ignite in wildfires. For that reason, NFPA recommends methods to prepare homes to withstand ember attack and minimize the likelihood of flames or surface fire touching the home or any attachments (fences, decks, porches) as the first place for homeowners to start working
to prepare their properties. Homeowners can reduce the risk of ember ignition by doing a few small things around their home. The first item to focus on is the “fine fuels” around your home. Those are items such as pine needles, leaves, and dry grasses directly adjacent (within 5 feet) or touching your home. Removing these fine fuels from vulnerable areas like the roof and gutters is especially critical to home survival during a wildfire. The second item is removing flammable plant species from within 30 feet of your home. Plant species such as ornamental juniper, arborvitae, and bitterbrush are particularly flammable. They are also susceptible to ember intrusion and ignition which will ultimately impact the home they are adjacent to. For fire-resistant species, visit FireFree.org for a downloadable guide. Things such as your patio furniture cushions, bark mulch touching your home’s siding, or doormats can also provide a receptive ember bed during a wildfire. Consider moving your bark mulch away from your home at least far enough that there is no direct contact between your bark mulch & wood siding. Cushions and doormats can be stored away during long summer vacations and moved quickly during evacuation situations. 2. Radiant heat Radiant heat is heat transmitted by
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radiation as contrasted with that transmitted by conduction (direct flame contact). Commonly radiant heat is the same kind of heat we feel from the sunshine. When discussing radiant heat, it poses two main concerns for structural ignitability. Windows and siding are most likely to be ignited or impacted by radiant heat from fires near the home. The radiant heat from flames that are within the first 5 feet of the home can break the glass in a window and penetrate into the interior of a home. Having a dual-pane, tempered glass window offers the best protection because tempered glass does a much better job resisting breakage and even if the outer pane of glass breaks, the inner pane may remain intact. Siding is an expensive element of any home, and many types of siding are combustible. If the siding on your home is combustible it is vulnerable to direct flame contact and radiant heat exposure, and therefore it is important to keep the area within five feet of your home free of combustible items, plants, and debris that could catch fire and bring flames dangerously close to the siding. Once ignited, flames from burning siding can encroach on windows and eaves – potentially endangering the entire house. 3. Direct flame The overarching goal of defensible
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space is to prevent direct flame contact from occurring. Once direct flame contact occurs, it is hard to prevent damage or the destruction of the home. Zones To prevent the above ignition sources from impacting the built environment, think in zones. Zone 1 is the 0-5 feet adjacent to the home and its attachments. This is an area that encircles the structure and all its attachments (wooden decks, fences, and boardwalks) up to 5 feet. It should be comprised of noncombustible materials, such as pavers, concrete, gravel or bare dirt. Zone 2 is 5 to 30 feet from the home. This area encircles the structure and all its attachments (wooden decks, fences, and boardwalks) for at least 30 feet on all sides. Note: the 30-foot number comes from the very minimum distance, on flat ground, that a wood wall can be separated from the See DEFENSIBLE SPACE on page 19
SISTERS FENCE COMPANY Whether you are looking for commercial or residential fencing; horse corrals or a privacy screen; a custom gate or just a repair — Sisters Fence Company has the equipment and expertise to do the job. “We do a little bit of all types of fencing,” says owner/operator Pat Burke. Work is done to customer specifications and tailored to the specific application. “We really try to match the needs of the homeowner and ultimately what they want,” Burke says. Burke, a local raised in Sisters, is committed to outstanding quality and service for his hometown folks. Large jobs or small, Sisters Fence is equipped to do the job. And it’s not limited to fencing. Sisters
Fence also does deck construction, refinishing and repair. The busy season is heating up as winter turns to spring and rolls toward summer. Call Sisters Fence Company now to get lined up for your project.
METOLIUS LAWN MAINTENANCE Metolius Lawn Maintenance is ready for every job — both big and small. You will not find a friendlier, harder-working, or more reliable business anywhere in Central Oregon. It’s a local, family-owned company that knows that its customers are also friends and neighbors. They show up when and where they are supposed to and get the job done in a professional and efficient manner. Their trailer can haul pine needles, downed trees, limbs, and other yard debris. Anyone who has not yet cleaned up his or her property should contact Metolius Lawn Maintenance as soon as possible; fire season is only getting closer. Go fishing, go for a bike ride, or take the dogs out for a hike, and leave the yard-work to us.
The Metolius Lawn Maintenance crew will mow, edge, fertilize, rake, or tend to your property in whatever way needed. They always appreciate the work, and their prices are reasonable.
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DEFENSIBLE SPACE: Landscape work critical to battling fire in Sisters Country
ARBOR DAY: Annual tradition supports Tree City USA designation
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radiant heat of large flames without igniting. • Plants should be carefully spaced, lowgrowing and free of resins, oils, and waxes that burn easily. • Mow the lawn regularly. Prune trees up six to 10 feet from the ground. • Space conifer trees 30 feet between crowns. Trim back trees that overhang the house. • Remove dead vegetation from under the deck and within 10 feet of the house. • Consider fire-resistant material for patio furniture, swing sets, etc. • Firewood stacks and propane tanks should not be located in this zone. If there is not enough space to move your woodpile 30 feet away, simply cover it with a canvas tarp. • Water plants, trees, and mulch regularly. • Consider xeriscaping if you are affected by water-use restrictions. Zone 3 is 30 to 100 feet from the home. Plants in this zone should be low-growing, well irrigated, and less flammable. • Leave 30 feet between clusters of two to three trees, or 20 feet between individual trees. • Encourage a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees. • Create fuel breaks, like driveways, gravel walkways, and lawns. • Prune trees up six to 10 feet from the ground. For more information contact the SistersCamp Sherman Fire District at 541-549-0771.
Every year, a different group of students is asked to participate in the planting ceremony. Each year the City is presented with a flag denoting the designation Tree City USA and it is flown on one of the Cityʼs flagpoles. This is the Cityʼs 12th year earning the title. The Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, recognizes over 5,500 communities nationwide. The Tree City USA award recognizes the Cityʼs commitment to effective urban forest management by meeting the programʼs four requirements: a tree board or department (Sistersʼ Urban Forestry Board), a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. The Arbor Day Foundation is a million-member nonprofit conservation and education organization with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. More information can be found at www.arborday.org. The public works department staff is proud of their tree nursery
where they grow a variety of trees, both evergreen and deciduous, to meet the need for trees throughout the city as old trees die and need to be replaced, as well as new areas developing and needing street trees for the public rights-of-way. Staff indicated they have a project coming up in which they will be planting over a hundred ponderosa pines as there are so many curPHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD rently distressed Middle schoolers put their backs into their planting efforts. and dying. T h i s y e a r ʼs leadership class has been respon- arts teacher, so it was like a yearsible for planning, organizing, and long interview process. Students are conducting a wide variety of extra- evaluated on their character, teamcurricular activities at the middle work, contributions, and how well school including Veteranʼs Day they finish a project. Aylor said that observances, dances, assemblies, creativity is more important in the the carnival, talent show, and Seven class than top grades. This year, her Habits of Healthy Teens. They also time is split between the middle produce the Outlaw News once school and the high school. Her a week and a link is provided to enthusiasm and energy is contaYouTube so parents and others can gious among the girls. Before leavalso view it. ing the park, she reminded them to Aylor knew all the girls who acknowledge and thank the adults forecast to take the leadership class. who had assisted in their planting She was their sixth-grade language efforts.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Poison bait traps are trouble waiting to happen By Jim Anderson Correspondent
People who use poison bait stations to eradicate rodents are barking up the wrong tree. First, and most important, thereʼs a question about the poison itself. In the literature supporting the use of this deadly bait they say, “…and the rodent goes off and dies.” Exactly, the rodent does go off and die — but sometimes it staggers into the storage area of the bait box and dies there. If that happens with the poison station set up against the wall at the Sisters Elementary School something terrible could happen. Burrowing rodents of Central Oregon — as well as our house-dwelling pack rats —have been identified as hosts of the flea that transmits bubonic plague, aka Black Death. That includes our beautiful forest tourist attraction the golden-mantled ground squirrel. Millions of Belding ground squirrels killed throughout summer by sage rat hunters as well as gophers, voles and other rodents found underfoot are also disease carriers. Several years ago a child on
the Warm Springs Reservation died of bubonic plague when her cat brought into the house a dead Belding ground squirrel it had killed. A plague-carrying flea jumped off it and bit the child, transferring the plague to her. In October of 2015 another child died of the plague in Oregon who was on a hunting trip near Heppner, undoubtedly from a flea that found the childʼs warm body more suitable than the rodent it had been on. A poison bait trap could act the same way if a rodent carrying the plague died of poisoning. The flea would leave the animal when it cooled and go searching for another warm body. In a public place, hundreds can pass a trap every day. Then thereʼs the poison used to kill the rodents: if itʼs Brodifacoum, it will continue killing long after the rodent dies. Itʼs a poison that rodentkillers love to use because when the victim eats it, it/they will die quickly. But before it dies, it could wander away from the poison bait station. Then what? Brodifacoum is a highly lethal anticoagulant poison that has become one of the worldʼs most widely used pesticides.
Itʼs typically used as a rodenticide, but is also used to control larger “pests” such as coyotes and badgers. Brodifacoum is also persistent in soils with a half-life of 157 days, and if spilled could get into ground water easily. The secondary killing by Brodifacoum victims is the reason two baby eagles died very near Sisters. The parents returned to the nest with a rodent that had died on the surface after ingesting Brodifacoum, fed it to the nestlings, and in a short time they, too, were dead. That nest is empty this year and itʼs not too difficult to guess why… There are several eagle nests around Central Oregon that have been producing golden eagles for over 50 years that are empty today. The opinion of wildlife biologists is that those eagles may have ingested Brodifacoum in the body of a dead ground squirrel, or may have died from poisoning in a ground squirrel containing lead from the ammunition used to kill it. When it comes to poison bait stations, it appears the new Sisters district ranger, Ian Reid, inherited a situation that
on the surface appears to be a mundane case of eliminating a few animals that the Metolius homeowner(s) didnʼt like, or lived in fear of. But in reality the poison has been causing serious damage to a section of the Metolius River riparian ecosystem. Thatʼs the trouble with most poisons — they keep on killing non-target victims. The local hardware stores carry an amazing number of products available to kill animals. It could give one the feeling our whole world was about to be taken over by these tiny rodents and someone shouted, “Kill ʼem all!” There are Sweeneyʼs poison peanuts thatʼll kill anything that eats them; same for their plastic life-like worms. And then thereʼs the blaring statement, “GUARANTEED TO KILL! on d-Conʼs stuff. Ramikʼs poison Mint Bars and Green Mini Bait are attractive — and deadly — to any bird or mammal that lives on the forest floor. Thereʼs “Tomcat” (what an appropriate name for all the feral and house cats that are out there killing state-protected wildlife) offered on Google. It runs $23.98 for a 4 lb. pail. At
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Mahonia Gardens to open farm stand in Sisters By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON
A typical poison bait station set out for rodents, this one next to a fence near Pine Meadow Ranch. the end of the list on Google there are 24 other suggestions for killing rodents. Getridofthings.com is an example. A spokesman for the USFS Sisters District said, “I, along with others on the District, have noticed more and more bait boxes in the Metolius housing area and we too feel the need to address this issue. One-on-one conversations with cabin owners have not solved the problem; the poison stations are still there.”
With the encouragement of local resident Susan Prince, Sisters District Ranger Reid wrote a letter to the Metolius Association homeowners, stating the rules very clearly about the use of poison stations. Problem is that few people read these emails and, in the meantime, more chipmunks are being killed, and more non-target animals are getting poisoned; including one protected by Oregon State law, the golden-mantled ground squirrel.
Come June, folks in Sisters will be able to pick up fresh, locally grown produce any time they want to — from a refrigerated self-service farm stand, the first business of its kind in Sisters. Local farmers Benji Nagel and Carys Wilkins of Mahonia Gardens won approval from the City of Sisters to site their 10-by-18-foot farm stand at 274 E. Adams Ave. in downtown Sisters. The stand will be open to the public 24 hours a day for six months out of the year. The business will make available the produce of Mahonia Gardens on a daily basis through the season — from greens to carrots and beets and radishes to tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to garlic and onions. They will simply be able to access the refrigerated stand from the side and pay through an honor system cash box. Nagel told The Nugget that theyʼre working on a system to allow swiping a credit or debit card. Mahonia Gardens sells its produce at Sisters Farmers Market — which has moved
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Benji Nagel and Carys Wilkins are opening a new Sisters farmstand to sell produce round the clock. to Sunday. The farm stand will allow for a broader base of sales, Nagel said “providing better access to locally grown food in Sisters that isnʼt confined to such a small timeframe, just once a week.” Some of their produce is also available at Melvinʼs Fir Street Market. “Mahonia Gardens is a one-acre market garden in Sisters, dedicated to growing exceptional-quality produce without compromising our ecological ethics,” Nagel noted.
“We use no chemicals in our production.” They primarily cultivate in four-foot-wide intensive, permanent beds. Most labor on the farm is done by hand, using broadforks and digging forks to create and maintain beds. Mahonia Gardens grows around 40 vegetable crops that can be included in a weekly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture subscription) box throughout the summer, including: beets, carrots, turnips, onions, potatoes, garlic,
radishes, sunchokes, broccoli, cabbage, napa cabbage, tomatoes, tomatillos, peppers, eggplant, kale, chard, parsley, cilantro, salad mix (baby kale, radicchio, baby chard, arugula, spinach, lettuce, mustard), and more. Nagel said heʼs ideally shooting for a June 1 opening for the new farm stand, but, “I donʼt know how quickly weʼre actually going to be able to finish it.” He said that it will certainly open some time in that month.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Poison bait traps are trouble waiting to happen By Jim Anderson Correspondent
People who use poison bait stations to eradicate rodents are barking up the wrong tree. First, and most important, thereʼs a question about the poison itself. In the literature supporting the use of this deadly bait they say, “…and the rodent goes off and dies.” Exactly, the rodent does go off and die — but sometimes it staggers into the storage area of the bait box and dies there. If that happens with the poison station set up against the wall at the Sisters Elementary School something terrible could happen. Burrowing rodents of Central Oregon — as well as our house-dwelling pack rats —have been identified as hosts of the flea that transmits bubonic plague, aka Black Death. That includes our beautiful forest tourist attraction the golden-mantled ground squirrel. Millions of Belding ground squirrels killed throughout summer by sage rat hunters as well as gophers, voles and other rodents found underfoot are also disease carriers. Several years ago a child on
the Warm Springs Reservation died of bubonic plague when her cat brought into the house a dead Belding ground squirrel it had killed. A plague-carrying flea jumped off it and bit the child, transferring the plague to her. In October of 2015 another child died of the plague in Oregon who was on a hunting trip near Heppner, undoubtedly from a flea that found the childʼs warm body more suitable than the rodent it had been on. A poison bait trap could act the same way if a rodent carrying the plague died of poisoning. The flea would leave the animal when it cooled and go searching for another warm body. In a public place, hundreds can pass a trap every day. Then thereʼs the poison used to kill the rodents: if itʼs Brodifacoum, it will continue killing long after the rodent dies. Itʼs a poison that rodentkillers love to use because when the victim eats it, it/they will die quickly. But before it dies, it could wander away from the poison bait station. Then what? Brodifacoum is a highly lethal anticoagulant poison that has become one of the worldʼs most widely used pesticides.
Itʼs typically used as a rodenticide, but is also used to control larger “pests” such as coyotes and badgers. Brodifacoum is also persistent in soils with a half-life of 157 days, and if spilled could get into ground water easily. The secondary killing by Brodifacoum victims is the reason two baby eagles died very near Sisters. The parents returned to the nest with a rodent that had died on the surface after ingesting Brodifacoum, fed it to the nestlings, and in a short time they, too, were dead. That nest is empty this year and itʼs not too difficult to guess why… There are several eagle nests around Central Oregon that have been producing golden eagles for over 50 years that are empty today. The opinion of wildlife biologists is that those eagles may have ingested Brodifacoum in the body of a dead ground squirrel, or may have died from poisoning in a ground squirrel containing lead from the ammunition used to kill it. When it comes to poison bait stations, it appears the new Sisters district ranger, Ian Reid, inherited a situation that
on the surface appears to be a mundane case of eliminating a few animals that the Metolius homeowner(s) didnʼt like, or lived in fear of. But in reality the poison has been causing serious damage to a section of the Metolius River riparian ecosystem. Thatʼs the trouble with most poisons — they keep on killing non-target victims. The local hardware stores carry an amazing number of products available to kill animals. It could give one the feeling our whole world was about to be taken over by these tiny rodents and someone shouted, “Kill ʼem all!” There are Sweeneyʼs poison peanuts thatʼll kill anything that eats them; same for their plastic life-like worms. And then thereʼs the blaring statement, “GUARANTEED TO KILL! on d-Conʼs stuff. Ramikʼs poison Mint Bars and Green Mini Bait are attractive — and deadly — to any bird or mammal that lives on the forest floor. Thereʼs “Tomcat” (what an appropriate name for all the feral and house cats that are out there killing state-protected wildlife) offered on Google. It runs $23.98 for a 4 lb. pail. At
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Mahonia Gardens to open farm stand in Sisters By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON
A typical poison bait station set out for rodents, this one next to a fence near Pine Meadow Ranch. the end of the list on Google there are 24 other suggestions for killing rodents. Getridofthings.com is an example. A spokesman for the USFS Sisters District said, “I, along with others on the District, have noticed more and more bait boxes in the Metolius housing area and we too feel the need to address this issue. One-on-one conversations with cabin owners have not solved the problem; the poison stations are still there.”
With the encouragement of local resident Susan Prince, Sisters District Ranger Reid wrote a letter to the Metolius Association homeowners, stating the rules very clearly about the use of poison stations. Problem is that few people read these emails and, in the meantime, more chipmunks are being killed, and more non-target animals are getting poisoned; including one protected by Oregon State law, the golden-mantled ground squirrel.
Come June, folks in Sisters will be able to pick up fresh, locally grown produce any time they want to — from a refrigerated self-service farm stand, the first business of its kind in Sisters. Local farmers Benji Nagel and Carys Wilkins of Mahonia Gardens won approval from the City of Sisters to site their 10-by-18-foot farm stand at 274 E. Adams Ave. in downtown Sisters. The stand will be open to the public 24 hours a day for six months out of the year. The business will make available the produce of Mahonia Gardens on a daily basis through the season — from greens to carrots and beets and radishes to tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to garlic and onions. They will simply be able to access the refrigerated stand from the side and pay through an honor system cash box. Nagel told The Nugget that theyʼre working on a system to allow swiping a credit or debit card. Mahonia Gardens sells its produce at Sisters Farmers Market — which has moved
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Benji Nagel and Carys Wilkins are opening a new Sisters farmstand to sell produce round the clock. to Sunday. The farm stand will allow for a broader base of sales, Nagel said “providing better access to locally grown food in Sisters that isnʼt confined to such a small timeframe, just once a week.” Some of their produce is also available at Melvinʼs Fir Street Market. “Mahonia Gardens is a one-acre market garden in Sisters, dedicated to growing exceptional-quality produce without compromising our ecological ethics,” Nagel noted.
“We use no chemicals in our production.” They primarily cultivate in four-foot-wide intensive, permanent beds. Most labor on the farm is done by hand, using broadforks and digging forks to create and maintain beds. Mahonia Gardens grows around 40 vegetable crops that can be included in a weekly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture subscription) box throughout the summer, including: beets, carrots, turnips, onions, potatoes, garlic,
radishes, sunchokes, broccoli, cabbage, napa cabbage, tomatoes, tomatillos, peppers, eggplant, kale, chard, parsley, cilantro, salad mix (baby kale, radicchio, baby chard, arugula, spinach, lettuce, mustard), and more. Nagel said heʼs ideally shooting for a June 1 opening for the new farm stand, but, “I donʼt know how quickly weʼre actually going to be able to finish it.” He said that it will certainly open some time in that month.
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Let soil temperature guide you when planting vegetables By Kym Pokorny Oregon State University Extension Service
CORVALLIS – Spring is here and you’re raring to get your garden in. Well, hold on just a minute. Sowing seed or planting seedlings at the wrong time will bring nothing but heartache. One of the biggest mistakes people make is to plant too early,” said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service. “They get excited when it’s sunny for a few days, put plants in the ground and think they will grow. But the seeds either rot from damping off fungus or germinate very slowly. At the very least, they’ll be stressed for the rest of the season and never catch up.” An inexpensive soil thermometer helps keep planting time in perspective. “Fifty degrees is a good benchmark for cool-season crops,” Weston said. “And the soil should be 60 degrees or more for warm-weather plants like tomatoes, peppers and basil. In fact, for tomatoes it should ideally be 65 to 70.”
If you can’t resist the urge to plant warm-season vegetables, Miller recommended using some sort of protection from the chill like floating row cover, individual glass or plastic cloches or even milk jugs or soda bottles with the top cut out and turned upside down over plants. For directions on building a large, greenhouse-type cloche with PVC pipe and plastic, check out the OSU Extension guide on “How to Build Your Own Raised Bed Cloche.” “Gardening depends on the weather, which is unpredictable,” Miller said. “But it pays to wait.” You’ll find more information about vegetable gardening, including schedules for planting 45 vegetables in all regions of Oregon, in the comprehensive Extension publication called “Growing Your Own.” You’ll also find information on how far apart to space plants and how much to grow for a family of four. Weston Miller’s top 5 tips for a successful vegetable garden: • Prepare the soil. Before planting, add a moderate amount of compost
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(one-quarter to one-inch) and a balanced fertilizer (all three numbers on the bag are the same) according to package directions. Incorporate the materials into the top 8 to 12 inches with a digging fork or spade. • Rake bed before planting seeds or transplants. For new garden beds: Remove sod or weeds to expose soil. Liberally add 4 to 6 inches of compost, agricultural lime and a balanced fertilizer and incorporate into the top 8 to 12 inches with a digging fork or spade. Prepare seed or transplant bed with rake. Next fall, add 5 to 10 pounds per 100 square feet of lime to beds. • In addition to adding complete fertilizer to the soil, use a soluble fertilizer like fish emulsion for transplants, especially early in the season or if the plants are not thriving. • Use transplants when possible. Crops that do best when seeded directly into the garden include carrots, parsnips, beets, radish, turnips, mustard and arugula. Most other crops can and should be transplanted to make the
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Taking the temperature of your soil before planting vegetables can make the difference between success and failure. gardening process easier, particularly for weed control. Grow your own transplants or look for high-quality starts (not root bound, stunted, offcolor) at the garden center for best results. • Control weeds early in the growth cycle of your veggies. Plan to weed your veggie beds at least once per week for the first four weeks of the plants’ growth to get the edge on this ongoing
challenge in the garden. • Monitor and control slugs and other insect pests, often. Keep an eye out for slugs. Find them under debris and in the folds of plants and dispatch them by dropping into soapy water or cutting them in half with scissors. Look for aphids, imported cabbage butterfly larvae, and other pesky critters on the underside of the leaves. Squash them!
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Offer nectar to tempt hummingbirds to the garden By Kym Pokorny Oregon State University Extension Service
C O RVA L L I S Hummingbirds are garden jewels, as beautiful as they are valuable. Each weighing less than a nickel, hummingbirds play an important role in the garden as pollinators and insect predators. Five kinds of hummingbirds regularly visit Oregon, according to Nancy Allen, faculty member in fisheries and wildlife at Oregon State University. Rufous hummingbirds, the most common, migrate south for the winter, returning north to most regions of the state in March and April. Anna’s hummingbirds are year-round residents in western Oregon. And there are small populations of black-chinned, Allen’s and calliope hummingbirds in southern and eastern Oregon during summer. There are two ways to attract hummingbirds to your garden – by growing nectarproducing flowers and by supplementing natural nectar with sugar-solution feeders. Hummingbirds need to eat a third to a half of their body
weight daily to fuel their high-energy lifestyle, Allen said. Their diet includes nectar for carbohydrates and insects for protein. Protein in their diets is especially important while they are feeding youngsters. Chances are your garden already contains elements favored by hummingbirds, since they use a variety of trees, shrubs, and vines as shelter and sources of food. Hummingbirds are especially attracted to the color red. Good choices are plants with red or orange tubular flowers, such as fuchsias, red-flowering currant, columbines, coral bells, salvias and penstemons. They also love bush and vine honeysuckles, hollyhocks, nasturtiums and petunias as well as blossoms from black locust, flowering crab apple and hawthorn. Provide a succession of nectar plants that will bloom from spring to fall, giving hummingbirds a continual source of food through the seasons. Their attraction to red can get hummingbirds into trouble with electric fences, Allen said. If you have electric fences with red or orange
insulators, Allen recommends that you paint them black or white so they won’t lure hummingbirds to a possibly fatal shock. Another caution is with hummingbird feeders. It is important that feeders are clean, and the sugar solution is correctly made and always fresh. A hummingbird feeder solution should contain no more than one part sugar to four parts water, the highest sugar concentration of most natural flower nectars, and should not contain food color. Homemade solutions are more economical and sometimes safer than store-bought products. Allen offers a recipe for a safe sugar solution for hummingbirds: Mix four cups water with one cup of sugar. Microwave or boil the mixture for at least 30 seconds to retard fermentation and mold growth. Let the solution cool, then fill your feeder. Store the spare solution in a clean jar in the refrigerator for up to three weeks. Do not add food coloring; red decorations on the feeder will be enough to attract the birds. Do not use honey, as it encourages fungal growth
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Put up a feeder to attract hummingbirds to your garden. and may contain botulism organisms that can kill the tiny birds. And do not use artificial sweeteners, which contain no real calories and may cause the active birds to starve to death. The feeder should be hung where it can be easily reached for filling and cleaning. Space multiple feeders as far apart as possible, as the birds tend to fight over feeders hung close together. Shady spots are best – they keep the sugar solution from spoiling.
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Getting your mower out of the garage: nine tune-up tips
Keep your trimmer running well with a tune-up
Good maintenance in the spring will ensure your mower runs strong, help you operate safely, and protect your investment in your outdoor power equipment. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute offers nine tips to help you get your mower tuned up. And if you don’t want to handle the chore yourself — Sisters Rental offers a complete small-engine maintenance and repair service right here in Sisters. • Work in a well-ventilated area. Work outdoors or in an area with good ventilation that is away from sparks and flame. • Remove the spark plug. If you did not remove the spark plug when you put away your mower in the fall, you should take it out now. Install a new one when you finish tuning up your mower. • Start the season with a clean air filter. Clean the air filter if your mower has the foam type, or replace the filter if you have a paper one. • Change the oil. Remove the oil drain plug and let the dirty oil run out into a container. When it has completely drained, replace the plug and refill the crankcase. Use the type and quantity of oil recommended in your owner’s manual. • Lubricate any other moving
The gas-powered string trimmer, also known as a weed whacker by many people, is a common yard and garden tool. Because they are less complicated than a lawn mower, many people do not know that string trimmers can benefit from a tuneup. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute shares seven tips to help you tune up your string trimmer for spring and summer use. Clean and visually inspect your equipment. Wipe it down with a rag or cloth and remove any dirt or debris. Look for loose screws, missing parts, or signs of damage. Remove and inspect the spark plug. If the electrode looks worn replace the spark plug. Whether you install a brand-new spark plug or plan to use the old one, use a spark plug gapping tool to set the proper gap. Information on this should be found in your owner’s manual. Inspect and replace the line. Pull the trimmer line spool out and remove any leftover line from last season. The line can get brittle over time. Rewind with new line and reinstall the head. Examine the air filter. Remove the cover and the air filter. Inspect the air filter carefully not only to see if it needs to be cleaned, but also to make sure it does not have any holes in it.
parts. Oil the wheel bearings and other moving parts, following the instructions in your owner’s manual. Wipe off excess oil. • Drain your gas tank. Most fuels today contain ethanol, which can phase separate into alcohol and water and cause damage to your mower’s engine. If you did not empty your gas tank in the fall, drain it now. Follow safe handling procedures and dispose of old fuel properly. • Protect your power by adding the right fuel. Always use E10 or less fuel. It is illegal to use any fuel with more than 10 percent ethanol in any outdoor power equipment, including your lawn mower. For more information about safe fueling, go to www. LookBeforeYouPump.com. • Sharpen your mower’s blade. A dull mower blade can shred the tips of your grass. Always remove the blade from the mower for sharpening. If the blade has large nicks in the cutting edge from hitting debris, it should be replaced. • Clean your mower. Use a rag or brush to get grass clippings, leaves, and other debris off the deck and out of crevices. After you clean it, you may want to wax the deck. The wax will keep grass and dirt from sticking to it.
Holes will let dirt enter the engine, causing damage. Check the controls. Start with the on/off switch. It should click on and off. Pull the starter rope all the way out and check for cuts, nicks, and frayed spots. Replace it if you see any signs of damage. Test the throttle for smooth operation and check the choke and primer bulb. Drain any old fuel. If you did not empty your trimmer’s fuel tank in the fall, drain your tank now. Most fuels today contain ethanol which can phase separate into alcohol and water and cause damage to your mower’s engine. Follow safe handling procedures and dispose of old fuel properly. Protect your power by using the right fuel. Always use E10 or less fuel. It is illegal to use any fuel with more than 10 percent ethanol in any outdoor power equipment, including your string trimmer. Higher ethanol blended fuels may damage or destroy outdoor power equipment. For more information about safe fueling, go to www.LookBeforeYouPump.com. By following these tips before you start using your string trimmer this spring, you will protect your investment. For more information about the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, go to www.opei.org.
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