Garden Hints - Lane County Extension

Peony bushes are 8 inches tall so spring is on its way, even though it seems to be wetter and colder this spring. Get the garden area cleaned. Lawn and yard grass is growing too well. The orchard grass varieties is already 7 inches tall and will need cutting soon. The 20 degree weather last month seemed to eliminate most garden veggies, so time to start over. Gravenstein buds have broken and looks like bloom coming in 2-4 weeks. Rain is keeping the soil profile full, which is good. Although that makes tilling the ground difficult, which means try to do a not till in the garden. Make small trenches in the ground, when the soil dries, and then add a lot of mulch or wood chips to keep w**ds under control. Time to quickly finish tree fruit pruning. Also finish pruning berry bushes especially blueberries.