Central Oregon Vegetable Gardening

A collection of articles for growing vegetables in Central Oregon. Include general information, recommendations, soil temperatures, rhubarb, potatoes, cucumbers, beets, carrots, radishes, onions, tomatoes and tomatillos.

Growing vegetables in Central Oregon (Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties)

Learn how to have a successful vegetable garden in Central Oregon, where temperatures, low precipitation and infertile soil pose a challenge.

Amy Jo Detweiler | Nov 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

When to start seeds indoors in central Oregon

Wondering when to plant vegetables? Use this handy table to figure out the optimum time.

Amy Jo Detweiler | Apr 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Soil temperature conditions for vegetable seed germination

What's the best temperature for vegetable seeds to germinate? From asparagus to watermelon, see the results of an experiment that sought to determine the optimal temperatures for germination.

J. F. Harrington | Apr 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Grow your own rhubarb

This publication describes how to successfully grow rhubarb as a vegetable or as an ornamental plant in the home garden.

Toni Stephan, Jack Parsons, N.S. (Bill) Mansour, James R. Baggett | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Grow your own tomatoes and tomatillos

Learn how to grow tomatoes and tomatillos in your home garden. Topics include site and soil preparation, propagation, planting, pruning, harvest and storage.

Neil Bell, Amy Jo Detweiler, Heidi Noordijk, Chip Bubl | May 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

An educator's guide to vegetable gardening

This primer on vegetable gardening outlines a full-circle approach to educational gardening, provides a basic introduction to outdoor vegetable gardening and recommends plants and a garden calendar.

Weston Miller, Beret Halverson, Gail Langellotto | Oct 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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