EDITOR’S NOTE: Join me in welcoming another wonderful guest columnist to the Pioneer, Barbara McLaughlin! A local gardener and community organizer, and wife of another Pioneer story-teller, Charles “Chuck” McLaughlin, Barbara will…
Category: Gardening
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Container Gardening – The Basics
Provided by Tillamook County Wellness The first day of Spring is TODAY March 20th. You may be using this time to clean out last year’s garden beds, or to collect seeds for…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS BLOG: You Can’t Grow Roses on the Coast – Really??
I beg to differ with that old adage. Coastal residents grow a plethora of vibrant, stunning, beautiful roses of all shapes, sizes and varieties. As with any plant selection, you should choose…
Oregon Department of Ag ALERT: Do you Raise Backyard Chickens or Birds? Avian Bird Flu Detected in Oregon
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Eurasian strain H5N1 has been confirmed in the Pacific Northwest. HPAI is a highly contagious, deadly disease in domestic poultry. Gardeners are often the first ones…
Apple Tree Pruning with Master Gardener Barbara Casteel (Video by Don Backman)
Tillamook County Master Gardener Barbara Casteel gives us a lesson in pruning an apple tree, in this case an “espaliered” apple tree in her backyard; it has multiple apple varieties grafted on…
Blueberry Pruning with the “Blueberry Whisperer”
EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s that time of year, as I was out pruning my blueberries, I just referred to this great tutorial from local blueberry expert, Kathleen Moore and thought I should share…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Pruning Time
By Neal Lemery The recent sunny weather gave me good reasons to get outside and start my early spring pruning chores. That work includes a lot of social and personal pruning, as…
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership Online ‘Bring Back the Natives’ Plant Sale – Goes Live Tomorrow Oct. 29th; Preview Now Available
It’s almost time! Our Bring Back the Natives Plant Sale returns online Oct. 29. Proceeds from the sale will benefit Tillamook Estuaries Partnership’s Native Plant Nursery and habitat restoration projects throughout northwest…
FRIENDS OF NCRD DISTRIBUTE THE BOUNTY; KEEP GROWING WITH BULB SALES
September 2021 -Friends of North County Recreation District is proud to announce the distribution of proceeds from Summer Flower Sales and generous donations from NCRD supporters. So far this year Friends has…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Frost Advisory – Midnight – 09:00AM Tuesday, 10/12/21
* WHAT…Temperatures between 32 and 36 degrees will result in frost formation. Freezing temperatures near 30 degrees possible in Battle Ground, Hillsboro, parts of the north Coast Range, and rural areas within…