Cold is coming

by | Oct 22, 2020 | Cabin Fever

From NOAA: Skies will clear during the second half of the weekend. Overnight temperatures will likely drop into the upper 20s to mid 30s across much of the region. This will likely result in widespread frost Saturday and Sunday nights across much of northwest Oregon...

Frost is a-comin’…..

by | Oct 14, 2020 | Cabin Fever

In case you missed the weather forecast this evening, some areas are dropping into the 30s. This means you should be thinking about that first frost….. protecting tender plants and anything else your particular piece of paradise will need. A little planning and...

Winter soil care

by | Oct 14, 2020 | Cabin Fever

Marion Soil & Water Conservation District The best offense is a great defense. Planted cover crops provide living roots to keep soil in place but they are also working by collecting nutrients. On the surface and beneath the soil there can often be an abundance of...

Falling leaves

by | Oct 12, 2020 | Cabin Fever

Defoliation of Sweet Box due to Wildfire Smoke in Oregon Jay W. Pscheidt, Extension Plant Pathology Specialist Coincidental with the heavy smoke that pushed air quality off the charts, we have seen unusual defoliation in plants. Much of it was normal old leaf drop in...

Garden to-do list for October

by | Oct 12, 2020 | Cabin Fever

From OSU, the October Garden calendar. Yep…. most of the tasks seem like housekeeping. But you’ll be amazed at how much easier (and more fun) the garden can be next spring and summer if you take care of them now.

Autumn Break

by | Sep 23, 2020 | Cabin Fever

Sorry…. I know posts here have been spotty recently. My apologies. I’m having some (thankfully non-Covid) medical issues and will be taking a break for about three weeks. If you have Facebook access, one of our other editors will be monitoring and posting...

Conflagration resources

by | Sep 16, 2020 | Cabin Fever

In case you’ve noticed, there are about a zillion resources being posted. I looked at all I could find, and consolidated everything that seemed relevant and not redundant. The same document is available in Word  and in PDF. depending on which works best for you....

Helping after the fires

by | Sep 14, 2020 | Cabin Fever

Release from Oregon Office of Emergency Management Posted on FlashAlert: September 13th, 2020 5:34 PM Salem, OR – September 13, 2020 – State, federal, county and tribal partners are fully engaged in response and recovery efforts for the more than 30 fires burning...