Gardening

Flower garden in the afternoon. Photo by: Bob Rost

Hydrangeas in the garden. Photo by: Bob Rost

Potted bedding plants. Photo by: Bob Rost

Spider and a bee on a flower. Photo by: Bob Rost

Flower garden at the base of a house. Photo by: Bob Rost

Using sustainable and research-based techniques, learn how to grow your own vegetables, connect with other gardeners, or use Ask an Expert to seek gardening advice. Watch a video about the OSU Master Gardener program in Newport, Oregon.

Things to do in May

Control slugs with bait or traps and by removing or mowing vegetation near garden plots.
Trap moles and gophers as new mounds appear.
Leafrolling worms may affect apples and blueberries. Prune off and destroy affected leaves.

Gardening Tips

How to train and prune your home orchard

A newly revised publication offers horticulture expertise on “Training and Pruning Your Home Orchard.”

Purple tomato debuts as ‘Indigo Rose’

Indigo Rose is the first improved tomato variety in the world that has anthocyanins in its fruit.

The subtle beauty of bark helps trees survive the winter

The basic function of bark is to help the tree survive drying winds and extremes of temperature.

Drought-tolerant native evergreens give year-round interest

Drought-tolerant evergreens keep a Mediterranean garden green year round.

Booklet explains grafting and budding techniques to propagate plants

The updated18-page booklet gives the best season to propagate fruit and ornamentals.

Gardening Courses

Master Gardener Online

Learn the art and science of growing and caring for plants, and even become a Master Gardener, through this two-option online course.

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Become a water-wise gardener

Plant an economical and environmentally friendly and garden with the help of the WaterWise Gardening online course series.

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Popular Publications

An Educator's Guide to Vegetable Gardening

A new publication from OSU Extension shows a full-circle approach to gardening on school grounds

Grapevine Nutrition

Use this self-guided learning module to find information on grapevine nutrient needs and how to diagnose problems with disease, insects, drought, sunburn, and herbicides.

How to Build Your Own Raised-Bed Cloche

Learn how to create a "cloche" that can be used to protect your plants from cold weather.

Container Gardening

If you lack space for a garden, consider raising vegetables in containers.

Improving Garden Soil

Making a poor garden better often begins with the soil. If your garden soil is poor, consider giving it some help.

Don’t Let the Bugs Beat You To It

Strategies to to keep the bugs out of your garden.

Building Raised Beds

Improve your soil by adding organic matter and creating raised beds.

Training and Pruning Your Home Orchard

Basic instructions on how to prune your trees.

Question of the Week

How do you define a shady area? Can there be some sun at certain times of the day. Same question for sunny area. How many hours of sun must an area have to be considered sunny? This is for the Bend area.

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