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Dining Taco Riendo Uber Herbal Coquina Restaurant Home State BBQ Tempo Videos Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries TV Listings Movie Listings Nominate your favorite! Daily headlines via email Find your next car! Things to do How can we help you today? See the latest deals! HOME AND GARDEN Home and garden features from the Mail Tribune Home and garden features from the Mail Tribune Learn to pick produce at the peak of ripeness Updated Jul 28, 2014 at 12:12 PM Master Gardener Ronnie Budge will give tips on harvesting from home gardens at the right time from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, at the OSU Extension Auditorium, 569 Hanley Road, Central Point. Support the mycorrhizae! It could help your plants Posted Jul 27, 2014 at 2:00 AM We've all heard that we should talk to our plants to make them grow better, but do plants talk to each other? Make a plan for your fall and over-winter garden Posted Jul 20, 2014 at 2:00 AM This hot weather makes me think longingly of fall, when the heat isn't so intense, but plants still grow well. So, I'm going to get out of the sun, pour myself a glass of iced tea, and sit in the shade to make plans for the garden I'll have in the... Note to self: Keep a garden clean to limit pests Posted Jul 13, 2014 at 2:00 AM I like to check in periodically with the OSU Master Gardener Plant Clinic to see what kind of plant problems people are having. Gardening history is truly rich Posted Jul 6, 2014 at 2:00 AM I recently read a brief history of agriculture in a back issue of Organic Gardening that provided some glimpses of how we arrived at what we today call gardening. Kitchen gardens used to be a part of everyday life Updated Jun 24, 2014 at 4:40 PM You might find the term "potager" either puzzling or pretentious. It is actually a descriptive French term for "kitchen garden," derived from "pot of herbs for the soup." It has evolved to mean the garden where household vegetables are grown. Make some room for the hummingbirds Posted Jun 15, 2014 at 2:00 AM Hummingbirds in your garden are truly like jewels — both beautiful and valuable. They play an important role as pollinators and as insect eaters. Keep fire in mind when you landscape Posted Jun 8, 2014 at 2:00 AM As we face another hot, dry summer, it's important to think about the landscaping around our homes, and how it could actually promote loss, even in urban areas. Shopping at local growers markets has far-reaching benefits Posted Jun 1, 2014 at 2:00 AM When we think about things that threaten our environment, many of us probably think of cars, or maybe factories belching smoke. Do your homework on vines Posted May 25, 2014 at 2:00 AM Vines are interesting plants for a variety of reasons. They grow fast, often require little soil in which to sink their feet, usually flower abundantly, and are useful as screens to hide unattractive items or views such as your compost pile or a... It's time to get the dahlias growing Posted May 18, 2014 at 2:00 AM We all long for warmer temperatures and long, sunny days at this time of year. But we'd like more than a day or two of hot weather, followed by more cold! The calendar tells us it's spring, and we gardeners are itchy to get started. 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