A storm this winter did a number on the old sign.. so here's the new one

Nurseries

• Dave Wilson Nursery - Fruit, Nut and Shade Tree Growers for the Commercial and Retail Nursery Industry since 1938
• Cistus Nursery - a retail micro-nursery located on scenic Sauvie Island, 15 miles northwest of Portland, Oregon

Local Foods

• The Ocean Harvest - Local canned Albacore, Salmon & Dungeness Crab.
• Valley Flora Farm - Dirt Diva's of Floras Creek CSA
• Lees Bees Honey - Local Raw Honey
• Coastal Hills Pastured Poultry - Free Range Turkeys just South of Bandon
• Oregon Grass Fed - Grass finished beef from Cape Blanco
• Seamist Winery - Cranberry wine from just South of Bandon

Now is the perfect time to plant overwintering vegetables. Plants like broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and beets can be set out now.  They will grow rapidly in the autumn and then slow down as winter approaches.  When the days start to lengthen the plants will start to mature.  January King cabbage, as the name implies, is ready to harvest in January.  A variety of cauliflowers will head up in January and depending on the variety will continue to mature through early May.  Purple sprouting broccoli will become huge plants, sometimes close to three feet in height, that will be covered with small heads of tender broccoli in late February and March. 

We have a full selection of winter and overwintering vegetables in the nursery now.  So stop by and pick up a selection for harvesting when most peoples gardens and bare. 

Now is the time of year when the fruit is ripening and the birds are as hungry as ever.  There are several options open to the gardener to try to protect ripening fruit from the predations of ravens, crows and jays.  Trees can be covered with netting but I've always found that some bird will find its way in.  If the fruit tree is large netting is out of the question.  My favorite deterrent  in a large tree are used CD's.  One takes a CD and ties about 18 inches of string to it and then tries the the whole thing to the tip of a branch on the tree.  For a large tree one needs at least a dozen CD's.  When the CDs rotate in the wind they catch the sunlight and their reflections dance about confusing and scarring the birds.  Even when the sun is not shining the CD with its large central "eye" seems to intimidate the birds.

Each year we try variations to the theme to try to come up with the best way to deter the birds.  Last year we recommended using flash tape to tie the CD onto the trees.  This year I tried both flash tape and regular cotton string to see which was the best.  The cotton string seemed to offer the best movement.

I do have a word of warning though.  If you have to use a ladder, take care.  The plum tree that I was using as a test tree is a favorite spot for moles.  And yes, you guessed it, one leg of the ladder I was up on plunged through a mole hole sending me to the ground and breaking my collar bone.  So be careful.  It's nice to have lots of homegrown fruit but not at the cost of a broken bone.

101 Plants first opened its doors in the Spring of 1976.  Over the years it has help several generations of gardeners fill out their flower and vegetable gardens.  In March of 2000 Pat and Jeff Kerker purchased the nursery from its founders, the Smiths.  The Kerker's passion for plants can be seen in the rare and unusual specimens that can be discovered throughout the nursery.

101 Plants has been selected along with seven other nurseries in the Northwest to introduce grafted tomatoes to the home gardener.  A grafted tomato is a selected variety grown on incredibly disease resistant rootstock.  This combination creates a vigorous plant that produces more tomatoes than the non-grafted plants.  This is not a new development.

In the 20's, growers in Asia found that they could increase production on desired varieties if they grafted them onto disease resistant rootstock.  If the rootstock were allowed to produce fruit it be small, hard and bitter.  Today, 81% of Korean vegetables and 54% of all Japanese vegetables (95% of Japan's watermelons, oriental melons, greenhouse cucumbers, tomatoes and eggplants) are produced on grafted plants.  Vegetable grafting in spreading throughout Europe, especially to Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Morocco.

In the U.S., vegetable grafting is still mostly limited to East Coast growers, although the technique's potential for increasing plant health and fruit yield without crop rotation, harmful pesticides or chemical fertilizers is starting to catch the attention of more greenhouse growers and organic growers.

Grafted tomatoes have an increased resistance to early and late blight, nematodes and bacterial diseases.They also have an increase toerance to enviromental stresses, which along the South Coast means cool weather.  With increased vigor and yield gardeners growing grafted tomatoes can expect bigger harvests of better quality fruits over a longer period with fewer harmful inputs.

We at 101Plants are totally excited to be able to be part of this introduction.  The closest other nurseries participating are in Portland and Medford.  So come by and talk to us about this unique new delvelopment and maybe buy a plant for your garden or greenhouse.

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101 Plants & Things
49828 Hwy 101
Bandon, OR 97411

541-347-9398
  Winter Hours   Monday - Sunday  10am to 5pm
 
  Spring and Summer Hours   Monday - Sunday 9am to 5:30pm

101 Plants & Things has everything you need to landscape your home. We offer a century of combined staff experience to make the right choices for your coastal garden.  Over an acre of plants, a third under cover regardless of the weather we offer all gardeners a shopping opportunity.  Whether its pots, plants, or accessories - home and garden - we have lots of fantastic items always set at a reasonable price

We feature organic potting soils, soil amending composts and fertilizers.  We also carry specialty soil products such as Black Gold, orchid bark, African violet mix, bonsai mix and much more.

For the all-natural gardener we specialize in organic gardening and have a vast selection of products to choose from including Safer, Gardener & Bloom, Down-to-Earth soils and fertilizers to name a few.

We have the largest selection of pottery on the South Coast.  The collection includes sizes, shapes, styles and colors from all over the world.

For those special touches to your garden we have garden art, birdbaths, concrete statues and fountains.

No matter what it is you are looking for we promise you a unique experience.  Come in and see us!