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Event: Rogue Seed Exchange
Free admission to the seed exchange. Bring seeds if you wish to share.
March 31st, 2016
3:00-7:00pm
Historic Ashland Armory
208 Oak Street, Ashland, OR
CELEBRATE LOCAL SEEDS!
Learn how to save your OWN SEEDS
SWAP seeds and plant cuttings with others (you do not need to bring seeds to participate)
Seed DEMOS & WORKSHOPS
Visit our area SEED SAVERS
Bring the WHOLE FAMILY
Activities for ALL AGES
Live Music….Non-GMO food & drinks for sale
Raspberry Diseases
Oregon State University
Bushy Dwarf Virus:
Since 1998, this disease has increased in Oregon. Bushy Dwarf (BD)virus causes berries to be crumbly and leaves to developed chlorosis yellowing; although, not all infect plants display this leaf-yellowing symptom. BD can infect both raspberries and marionberries plants, dramatically reducing their fruit production and infecting surrounding plants.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
The BD is spread by pollinating insects, because the virus is in the flowers pollen, so they transmitted the virus to other plants. There is no ‘cure” so infected plants must be destroyed.
Replanted with healthy nursery-certified, disease-resistant plants.
Below is a list of Raspberries resistant to BD:
Boyne, *Chilcotin, Citadel, *Comox, Fairview, Restival, Glen Cova, Glen Moy, *Haida, *Heritage, Hilton, Killarney, Malling Admiral, Malling Jewel,Malling Joy, Malling Promise, Nootka, Puyallup, Scepter, Sentinel,Sumner, *Willamette.
Note: *Willamette & Chilcotin raspberries are immune to raspberry bushy dwarf.
While, Haida, Comox and Heritage are moderately resistant.
Cornell University
Raspberry Mosaic:
Raspberry mosaic disease is spread by aphids, symptoms vary but in general they include: stunted canes, delayed leafing out, clusters of shoots coming out from one node, and tip dieback. Leaf symptoms are yellow spots and cupping. This disease affects black raspberries more than red raspberries, but both can be infected. The plant typically dies within two years.
Cultivars resistant to Raspberry Mosaic are:
Canby, Carnival, Chilliwack, Comox, Glen Moy, Glen Prosen, Haida, Malling
Autumn Bliss, Malling Joy, Malling Leo, Nootka, Reveille, Skeena.
Raspberries that are resistant to both diseases are: Haida, Malling Joy, Nootka.
DIY: Seedling Mix
1 part Perlite
1 part Vermiculite
2 parts Coir (coconut fiber)
4 parts screened compost
Soak coir before adding to mixture.
Slightly moisten all ingredients before blending.
Seedling Formula by April Johnson, landscape and greenhouse coordinator at the Rodale Institute.
Horticulture Report
Plant Name: Kalmia microphylla
(Note: The kalmias are very poisonous!)
Common name: Alpine laurel, Bog Laurel, Swamp-laurel, Western bog-laurel
Plant type: Dwarf Shrub
Height: 6-24 inches
Bloom Time: May – September
Flower Color: Pink to Rose Purple
Exposure: Sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: Moist, humus, acidic soil, low nitrogen
Water Needs: Average to Wet
Attributes: Native, Alpine
Habitat: Forested Meadows, Subalpine, Alpine, Wetlands
USDA Zone: 2-8
Tool Talk
~The following tools are used & recommended by Ashland Garden Club Members~
Japanese Hori Hori Knife –Used for weeding, digging, cutting roots, dividing perennials, removing plants from pots. Unbelievably versatile!
Nejiri Gama Garden Hoe (Japanese garden hand tool) Narrow end pushes deep into the soil helps with weeding, planting seedlings, aerating the soil, making seed trenches, and breaking up clods & soil.
Hand Plow Ho-Mi Digger (short-handled) A Korean tool that’s an all-around hand-digging tool, useful for planting, weeding, rock-removal and finding irrigation lines.
Sheep Shears – Large long blades are useful for clipping & trimming small shrubs .
Long Handle Gardening Fork Dividing perennials, digging out trees, shrubs & perennials, Easier on the back when using long handle as leverage.
Garden Bucket Caddy Slips into a plastic bucket and holds garden tools.
Flexible Buckets – Great for hauling weeds, plants, hand tools around the garden.
Felco Pruners – Pruning, quality pruner, replaceable blades & parts, easy to sharpen. Right or Left handed offered. Felco 7: Is a ergonomic heavy duty pruner with a spinning handle, great for people with a arthritic thumb.
Florian Ratchet Pruner Ratchet-cut mechanism increases hand strength, prunes branches up to ¾ Inches in diameter, has a Lifetime Warranty. Right or Left handed offered.
Kneelon Knee Pads – Flexible, Waterproof, durable, machine washable.
CircleHoe– For weeding & cultivating close to plants.
Hoop Hoe, Stirrup Hoe, Action Hoe – All Similar hoes for weeding around plants.
Winged Weeders – For weeding, cultivating, edging, aerating and making furrows.
Balling Spade – Ideal for cutting deep and slicing through roots.
Potlifter – Lifts 250 lb – Saves your back when lifting pots or rocks. Also sold: Pro Potlifter for lifting 350 lbs.
Yard Butler Rotary Cultivator or Garden Weasel Cultivator (collapsible handle available) – Weeds, aerates, detachable center tines work between plants & rows.
Leaf Luster Digital Soil Thermometer – For measuring soil temperature for germination and transplanting
Leaf Luster Soil Tester – Contains tests for ph, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium levels.
Rapitest PH Meter – easily checks the pH level of your garden soil and potted plants.
Mico-tip Pruners – aka Floral Pruners- For deadheading & pruning smaller plants & flowers.
Fiskars Softough Mico-Tip Pruners- Awarded the Arthritis Foundation Ease-of-Use Commendation for a design that is easy-to-use for people with arthritis or limited hand strength.
Roto Digger Auger- Uses: Planting bulbs, bedding plants, seedlings, deep water aeration, fertilizing trees & shrubs.
Corona AC 8300 Sharpening Tool – 5-Inch super carbide file for sharpening straight edge tools.
Fiskars Softouch Weeder (7060) – Ergonomic weeder with forked tip cuts deep to remove weeds by the root.
Corona Clipper Razor Tooth – 10″ Folding Pruning Saw – Sturdy, easy to use, easy to store. Lifetime warranty.
Tru Temper Miniature Shovel – For planting bulbs and weeding.
Tru Temper Narrow Garden Fork – D-handle – For digging and mulching.
Yard Butler RKT-1000 Rocket Weeder – Pull weeds from the roots, organic weed control, ergonomic handle, ejector button pops off the weed-keeping your hands clean.
Gardex or Garden Home Leaf Scoops- Multi-purpose hand-held leaf scoops.