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Five Tips for Growing Blackberries

Another richly detailed home fruit growing manual has been published by Oregon State University’s Extension service- this time on growing blackberries. A few gardeners with late-fruiting varieties may still be harvesting fruit here ...

Nicole Sanchez | Sep 2020 | Article

Five Strawberry Growing Strategies

Did you know that Klamath Basin growers produce many of the “daughter” strawberry plants that are shipped to California and other states to be grown out for fruit production? The climate in Klamath is conducive to growing ...

Nicole Sanchez | Aug 2020 | Article

Pest management schedule for backyard cherry trees in Eastern Oregon (in English)

This document outlines a suggested management schedule for the most common insect pests and diseases of cherry trees in Eastern Oregon.

Cody Copp | Jul 2023 | Publication

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Growing Blueberries in Your Home Garden

Learn to grow your own sweet, juicy blueberries in your Oregon home garden! Find out which types and cultivars of blueberries grow best where you live, and which part of your yard is best suited for production.

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Growing Blackberries in Your Home Garden

Home gardeners can enjoy a choice of blackberry varieties with fruit far superior to that of wild blackberries. What’s more, home gardeners can pick fruit from early summer all the way to the first frost. ...

Bernadine Strik, Emily Dixon, Amy Jo Detweiler, Nicole Sanchez | Sep 2020 | Extension Catalog publication

Growing Strawberries in Your Home Garden

The strawberry patch in your home garden can produce ripe fruit for your family all through the growing season. Grow strawberries in containers, in hills or in raised beds. Grow strawberries that produce a big ...

Bernadine Strik, Emily Dixon, Amy Jo Detweiler, Erica Chernoh, Nicole Sanchez | Jul 2020 | Extension Catalog publication

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Growing Kiwifruit in Your Home Garden

You may know kiwifruit by what you see in the grocery store: a fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with green or golden flesh. Other species of kiwifruit bear bite-sized fruit with smooth, edible skin. Which type you can grow in your home garden depends on your climate. This guide will walk you through all the details on planting, fertilizing, irrigating, pruning and training so you, too, can grow this delicious fruit.

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Sweet Cherry Cultivars for the Fresh Market

Describes dark red and blush sweet cherry cultivars, including harvest timing, color when ripe, suggested pollinizers and rootstocks, size, firmness, yield potential, and other traits. Includes color photo of each cultivar.

Ashley Thompson, Matthew Whiting, Lynn Long | Jan 2021 | Extension Catalog publication

Managing Diseases and Insects in Home Orchards

This pest management guide is for the home gardener. It recommends management practices for controlling diseases and insects in home orchards. It doesn't meet the exacting requirements of the commercial fruit grower.

Jay W. Pscheidt, Heather Stoven, Ashley Thompson, Brooke Edmunds, Nik Wiman, Richard Hilton | Mar 2020 | Extension Catalog publication

Pruning Hazelnut Trees — A Basic Guide

Training is a term applied to trees from planting up to 4-5 years of age, and is used to encourage a strong tree structure capable of supporting heavy crops, and withstanding ice and snow loads.

Jun 2015 | Article

Training and Pruning Your Home Orchard

Provides general rules for training, pruning, and limb bending, and explains open-center, central-leader, and espalier training. Outlines specific guidelines for training and pruning apple, pear, sweet cherry, sour cherry,...

Jeff L. Olsen | Aug 2019 | Extension Catalog publication

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Latest News

Bernadine Strik remembered as 'amazing person, mentor and friend'

In 2021, Bernadine Strik received the highest honor bestowed by the International Society for Horticultural Science for her industry-changing program on berries.

Kym Pokorny | Apr 21, 2023 | News story

Love them or leave them: Fruit trees take plenty of work

Research has resulted in easier methods of dealing with pests and diseases, from resistant trees to low-toxicity products.

Jan 14, 2022 | News story

Strik, decorated industry innovator, retires after 34 years as Extension berry specialist

Bernadine Strik’s innovative research and Extension outreach had an impact in the Oregon berry industry, valued at $123 million a year, throughout the United States and in other berry regions worldwide.

Kym Pokorny | Sep 17, 2021 | News story

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