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Tool Time Tune Up
It is almost Spring, so it’s time to get your tools ready for gardening.
Gregg and Karen are offering their tool tune up workshop.
Tool Tune Up
Where: 2209 Talent Ave, Talent, OR
This is Homestead, look for signs & park on the road
When: Saturday, March 14th
Time: 10am to 4pm
(drop by any time between those hours)
What to bring:
Tools to work on
Parts that need replacing (like handles, or blades)
Snacks (for yourself or to share)
Drinks (non-alcoholic)
Workstations will be set up in the barn.
We provide sand paper, files, grinders, wire wheels, sanders, walnut and sesame oil for handles.
There is also a welder for minor repairs that need to be welded.
We’ll have safety glasses and ear plugs, but feel free to bring your own.
This is a free community event, however, donations will be accepted.
See you there!
Karen Taylor
Letter to the Editor
Check out Heirloom Garden
We enjoyed reading John Darling’s Feb. 2 [Daily Tidings] story about the soon-to-open Ashland Creek Park and his mention of the many other Ashland parks adopted by other community organizations and individuals. I’d like to add one other community garden to that list, which is the Heirloom Garden at North Mountain Park.
Inspired by gardens from the late 1800s, this particular garden was largely designed by Ashland Garden Club members in the late 1990s, and is solely maintained year-round by our members. According to Linda Chesney, Stewardship Coordinator at North Mountain Park, “The Heirloom Garden is really the front door of the entire park as its entrance is right on the Mountain Avenue entrance.”
Like other service organizations, AGC serves our community in other ways, including but not limited to the following:
- At club meetings from October to May, we offer free programs open to the public about various aspects of gardening.
- We fund both a high school and SOU scholarship (with money raised from our annual plant sale in May).
- We do all floral arrangements for the annual Feast of Will (with all flowers donated by club members from their gardens).
- We participate in gardening and environmental programs at the regional, state and national levels.
Anyone wanting more information can check out our website at www.ashlandorgardenclub.org. And we’re always looking for new members!
Susan Zane, President
Ashland Garden ClubPublished in the Daily Tidings 2/10/2015
Feb 2015: Speaker Program
The public is invited –
“What’s to Like About Lichen”
Feb 2, 2015 Time: 12:30PM
Ashland Community Center
59 Winburn Way
Ashland, OR 97520
Powdery Mildew-Resistant Pumpkin & Squash
This list is reprinted from the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension https://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource000617_Rep639.pdf
Powdery Mildew-resistant Pumpkin & Squash Varieties
| Pumpkins – Large
18 Karat Gold R Winter Squash – Acorn Summer Squash – Yellow |
Pumpkins – Medium
Charisma H Winter Squash – Butternut Summer Squash – Zucchini |
Pumpkins – Specialty
Bumpkin M (mini) Winter Squash – Specialty |
All pumpkins and squash will develop powdery mildew symptoms if weather conditions favor the fungus. Resistant or tolerant varieties develop symptoms more slowly and maintain leaf coverage later in the season. For more information about controlling powdery mildew, see the New England Vegetable Management Guide, found online at http://www.nevegetable.org/.
All varieties should be trialed on a small scale to determine whether they are suitable for your growing conditions, and markets.
Legend of seed sources: R Rupp Seeds, M Meyer Seed International, H Harris Moran Seed Co, J Johnny’s Selected Seeds, HM High Mowing Seeds, HPS Horticultural Products & Services, N New England Seeds, SW Seedway, St Stokes, S Siegers, CS Carolina Seeds.
This information is presented as a guide only. No endorsement is implied, and sources listed are not necessarily sole sources.
Comments: Phyt – also tolerant to Phytophthora. BWS – Highly susceptible to bacterial wilt.
TG – transgenic virus resistance, not compatible with USDA Organic Certification.
2014 Holiday Garlands
Thirteen garden club members participated in making 114 feet of garland Thursday Nov. 18th.
Now, Ashland’s Community Center and Pioneer Hall are decorated for the holiday.
Nice handiwork! ……………
