Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Crabgrass By Denise Ruttan Crab grass is a common summer annual weed that disturbs Oregon vegetable gardens. Photo by Ed Peachey. Vegetable gardeners declare war on weeds every summer. Knowing more about weeds can give gardeners a leg up in the fight, said Ed Peachey, a weed specialist for the Oregon State University Extension Service. "Different kinds of weeds require different kinds of strategies. Weed identification makes all the difference in how you approach the job," Peachey said. First, gardeners should know how to distinguish between pe...
Tips for gardening with kids Wildlife sign School is out, and summer can be long for you and the children in your life. Do something that's fun for kids and grown ups and rewarding for wildlife. Create a garden that provides wildlife with food, water and shelter and a place to raise young, then certify your garden, yard or balcony as an official Certified Wildlife Habitat® site! And for a limited time, get a free insulated lunch bag with your certification! Here are a few tips to "get growing" with kids today! 1. Pick the right spot. Let yo...
Our move to Oregon: (1935) By Maureen Trullinger, nee Barrows Wild animal pen at Rainbow Left, my mother’s sister visiting from Alhambra, Bert Zabel; middle, my dad, and right, my mother. In about 1934 my parents, Maurice and Rose Barrows, decided they wanted to buy and run a resort on the West Coast — at least my father did. I’m not sure how mother felt about that. Much later she told me she was a “big-city girl” and had not been really happy living in the mountains. They researched and wrote letters to real estate brokers, then drove w...
McKenzie River Reflections...
