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Tips for low-income gardeners?

I have a 10x10 community garden plot for a family of 4. I want to do the best I can to supplement our SNAP dollars with food from my garden. Thanks in advance for your help!

Rhonda Frick-Wright | Feb 2023 | Featured question

EEAC Keynote: Gentle Pressure Relentlessly Applied for Diversity in Oregon's Master Gardener Program (in English)

Dr. Gail Langellotto shares her journey from entomologist to Extension Master Gardener Program coordinator in Oregon, discussing her commitment to making the program accessible to all gardeners through focusing on meaningful actions ...

Jan 2023 | Video

Eastern Oregon Seed Starting Schedule

A guide to calculating when to plant seeds to maximize the growing season. Includes a list of frost tolerant and frost sensitive plants.

Jul 2018 | Article

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Kabocha and Buttercup Squash for Western Oregon Gardens

By Alice Formiga ​​​​​​ Jennifer Wetzel Shinji Kawai Lane Selman and Alex Stone

Kabocha and buttercup squash are gaining popularity for their outstanding culinary characteristics and small size. The squashes' intriguing history, production practices, flavor and uses may inspire more gardeners to grow and eat this exceptional vegetable.

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Herb Resources

Five ways to preserve fresh homegrown herbs

Herbs are among the easiest plants for a home gardener to grow and preserving them is simple. Here's a look at five preservation methods: refrigeration, air drying, freezing, dehydrating and making herb vinegars.

Nicole Sanchez | Jun 2020 | Article

Culinary and Aromatic Herbs (in English)

This site provides a list of available publications on growing herbs, herb information, and resources.

Apr 2018 | Online resource

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Grow Your Own Tomatoes and Tomatillos

Neil Bell Amy Jo Detweiler Heidi Noordijk and Chip Bubl

This extended revision of the previous edition describes how to grow tomatoes and tomatillos in the home garden. Topics include site and soil preparation, cultivar selection, propagation, planting and plant care, techniques for extending the growing season, pruning and training systems, and harvest and storage.

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Grow Your Own Rhubarb

By Toni Stephan Jack Parsons N.S. (Bill) Mansour and James R. Baggett

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

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Let soil temperature guide you when planting vegetables

This year, however, paying attention to soil temperature is the best way to go for knowing when to plant vegetables. An inexpensive soil thermometer helps keep planting time in perspective.

Kym Pokorny | Mar 20, 2023 | News story

El libro 'Su Propio Cultivo' de El Servicio de Extensión de OSU está disponible en español

The new version of Growing Your Own continues Extension’s commitment to expanding language access and accessibility,

Kym Pokorny | Mar 3, 2023 | News story

OSU Extension digs into the possibility of growing high-value Asian herbs and vegetables

The COVID-19 pandemic added to an increased interest in Asian medicinal herbs, but a steady increase in Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations in the Portland metro area also contributes to the rise in demand.

Kym Pokorny | Feb 7, 2023 | News story

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Become a Master Gardener!

The Master Gardener™ program educates Oregonians about the art and science of growing and caring for plants. This program also facilitates the training of a highly educated group of volunteers, who extend sustainable gardening information to their communities through education and outreach programs.

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Contact me for questions on 4-H youth development programming in Sherman County as well as healthy living topics such as MyPlate, gardening, food preservation and food storage!

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