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October 2020 Grapevine October 2020 The newsletter for Yamhill County Master Gardeners Lots of online classes available including series YCMGA COMMITTEE of Vegetable Gardening classes. CHAIRPERSONS: Go to: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/master-gardener- Community Garden Linda Mason YCMGA Gardeners: Education Outreach Many of you are working Rita Canales on MG projects Nancy Woodworth (Community Garden, Newsletter Donn Callaham Demo. Gardens, Green- Farmers’ Mkt. Mac. house, Propagation, and Tom Canales more) and we want your Farmers’ Market photos to put in the Newberg Grapevine. Peter Steadman Garden-to-Table Photos add a personal Gene Nesbitt touch to our newsletter, Tonia Beebe and with all the distancing Greenhouse Linda Coakley we need that more than Hospitality ever. Send your pics to: Gail Stoltz [email protected] Insect Committee Gin Galt Terry Hart Library Extreme Topiary Beth Durr Plant Sale Pat Fritz Marilyn MacGregor Propagation In this Issue Pat Fritz Marilyn MacGregor Publicity Tom Canales • Asian Jumping Worm. 2 Scholarships Susan Nesbitt Noxious weed control. • 3 Spring into Garden Carol Parks • Heather’s Highlights . 4 Becky Karver • Garden laborers (photos) . 4 Sunshine Committee Polly Blum • OMGA quarterly report . 5 Social Media/ Website • Phosphorus story . 6 Tom Canales • Soil bin photos . 7 https://ycmga.org/ Facebook.com/yamhillcountymastergardeners Page 2 The GRAPEVINE 106-2020-2020 Yamhill County Master Gardeners Page 2 Pesky Profiles By Heather Stoven Asian Jumping Worm is Here this pest has been n a recent walk with my dog, I came present longer, it O across a writhing worm on the sidewalk has greatly reduced ahead of me. I thought this a bit odd considering the leaf litter layer it was late morning and hadn’t rained: normally in forests. This has one wouldn’t see worms out in this way. Upon reduced water touching the worm it jumped into the air and retention, harmed then squiggled sideways like a snake. I was able nutrient cycling and to catch the worm and after connecting with the soil structure, and ODA, bring a sample to their Salem office. has reduced the home of Indeed, the worm found has been identified as an Asian jumping worm thousands of Asian jumping worm. Upon further inquiry, I organisms which live in the layer, which is found that we have had another jumping worm incredibly diverse. identified from McMinnville before. Other Oregon finds include Grants Pass, Portland, Hillsboro, Your next question to me might be, what can I Tigard, Lake Oswego, Canby, West Linn, Corvallis do? First, as Master Gardeners, we are often on and Salem. Samples from Polk and Lane the front lines of identification of new pests, and Counties also are waiting to be identified by we have had suspected samples brought into the specialists, but appear to be jumping worms. office before. One major identifier is the whitish band at the front of the body. However, the So, you ask, why do I care about this invasive worm I found did not have a white band; it was species being found in our region and county? Of very similar in color to the rest of the worm. The course, it is not positive to have a new species behavior, for me, was the major identifying without natural enemies to keep their population feature – this worm definitely jumped when in check. In the eastern part of the US, where provoked. After repeated prodding it tired out and no longer jumped as before. Read the attached document below to find out more about identification. Secondly, as gardeners, we all love plants, right? It is tempting to share plants with friends and neighbors, but with invasive worms in our region, we definitely want to avoid doing this so we do not spread this pest further than it already is. For more info from the ODA click HERE Page 2 TheThe GRAPEVINEGRAPEVINE 1012--20202019 YamhillYamhill CountyCounty MasterMaster GardenersGardeners Page 3 Noxious Weed Control in Oregon characters as blackberry, tansy ragwort, all thistle recently handled an intake in which a land- (7 types), all brooms, all knotweeds (even the I owner wanted to know what could be done infamous Japanese knotweed), ivy, and all St. about invasive weeds on neighboring property. Johnsworts. Unfortunately, the answer is not encouraging. There is also an “A” list of weeds of known Because there is such a proliferation of invasive economic importance which occur in the state in noxious weeds in Oregon, there is very little that small enough infestations to make eradication or any government agency can or will do to control containment possible; or are not known to occur, them. Funding is not there for an attempt to but their presence in neighboring states make control most noxious weeds, so governments future occurrence in Oregon seem imminent. focus on only a tiny group of newly-invasive These are just waiting offstage to earn a place on plants which haven’t gotten a grip here yet. All the “T” list. the rest (about 100 of them) are no longer The summary of all this is that there is no federal, interesting to government agencies. state, or county legislation that could be used to In Oregon, there is a require people to rid their property of noxious list of “T” weeds (“T’ weeds. (Clackamas County—always the leader signifying “targeted”), in Oregon horticultural issues—actually has a a designated group of program in which county employees are sent to weed species that are areas that are at issue, to try to work out a selected and will be solution among the involved parties). Still, there the focus for preven- is no legal “bite” to any of these efforts. tion and control by Recommendations from all agencies (federal, the Noxious Weed Oregon, & county) are that neighbors need to Lesser celandine Control Program of make a strong effort to work together to solve the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The list weed problems, because ultimately that is the is specific by county (as is reasonable). For only solution. (The only exception to that is with Yamhill county, the evil ones are Garlic Mustard municipality ordinances which often require (Alliaria petiolata), Gorse (Ulex europaeus), cutting of brush and weeds above a certain Giant Hogweed, Yellow Archangel height. But even that is not an effort to eradicate (Lamiasturm galeobdolon), Lesser celandine or control the spread of the weeds, but is only for (Ranunculus ficaria), and Bamboo (Various). aesthetics and fire protection). These weeds are the focus of an “Early Detection Summary: The client has only one option if and Rapid Response” (EDRR) program which is there are noxious weeds on neighboring proper- designed to first prevent introduction of these ty—try to negotiate a solution with the neighbor. weeds, then perform early detection, and finally implement control measures. With these weeds, For verification of these policies, this is the YCSWCD will work to eradicate them on public ODA department to contact: land, and if on private property will, with the Noxious Weed Control permission of the landowner, do the same. 635 Capitol St. NE However, if the landowner does not give Salem, OR 97301 permission, nothing further can or will be done. Phone: 503-986-4621 I find it disappointing that a huge number of damaging and invasive weeds are now on the Donn Callaham ODA “B” list of weeds which are predominant here, but for which no organized effort to eradicate them is being made. There are 91 weeds on this list, including such nefarious The GRAPEVINE 10-2020 Yamhill County Master Gardeners Page 4 Heather Stoven Heather Stoven OSU Yamhill County Extension Faculty, Community Agriculture an entertaining monthly newsletter, and you are Hello Master Gardeners! currently reading our wonderful YCMGA Grape- vine newsletter! The education committee hope everyone is doing well and endured the planned some fun online education earlier this I smoke from the wildfires. Being kept indoors summer and has new events in the works. was a good reminder to me of how much I love Lastly, we are also preparing a virtual awards gardening: it was such a challenge to stay ceremony for this fall, so stay tuned for more indoors and not have the daily stress relief of information. pulling weeds and walking through the yard. I will be also be putting together another plant Within the MG program we are continuing to problem exercise in the future. Many of answer desk clinic questions virtually as well as you stated you enjoyed working on them, which work in the gardens with limited individuals at is great! once. Many of our committees are meeting Thank you again for all your volunteer time: I regularly, planning for modified events such as appreciate all of you! I wish you all a wonderful the plant sale and Spring into Gardening. fall season. Our insect committee has been putting together Cynthia, Kelly, & Gail among those keeping the Fairgrounds Demo. Garden looking lush and healthy. Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. The GRAPEVINE 10-2020 Yamhill County Master Gardeners Page 5 YCMGA Keeping Active 3rd Quarter Report to OMGA People could come by invitation only and only he Pandemic has caused a major shift in after certified training and approval by Heather. T our Master Gardeners’ lives. We have not been able to meet and hold meetings or social We ultimately gathered a pool of 12-14 people we events as well as hold our usual activities. It has could pull from and decided to have sessions been quite a burden and all of us have had to twice a week. Sources were found to supply learn how to cope with the changes.
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