Oh Grunn, what the hell are you? I’ve cut your grass, died your deaths and you’ve left me standing here with my head like one of those ‘wake up feeling worse’ naps, wondering if I should try talking to the drains more. Or seeing if there’s anything else I can do with the dead fish?…
AFTER mowing your grass religiously for weeks during the summer, there comes a time when you stop for winter. Grass cutting is an essential task during the spring and summer months, when the warmer temperatures cause lawns to grow thick and long. 1 Grass doesn’t need to be mowed during winter – overcutting could damage…
CORVALLIS – Not ready to hang up your gloves and spade just yet? The fearless gardener still has a chance to plant some cold-hardy vegetables to harvest next spring. But don’t dawdle. “Winter gardening is a risky business,” said Jim Myers, plant breeder and researcher at Oregon State University. “It may work one year with…
Prescribed burns have risen to the top of the most prominent wildland fuel treatments in the world. But while the practice is excellent at reducing fuel loads, it’s been less successful at saving peoples’ homes from the flames. Research previously published in the Journal of the International Association of Wildland Fire shows that prescribed burns…
I should have realized that this would be the “year of the aphid” back in March when I found my pepper starts were being attacked by the little pests. By mid-June I was found that many people are being besieged by them on all kinds of plants. Our cool spring fostered lush growth on the…
Living under the same roof with adult children, or at least teenagers, is a real test for parents. Suffice it to remember this mom, who once issued an ultimatum to her household, refusing to do anything around the house until they cleaned up the pigsty that had been made in the house during just a…
