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Slugs and snails, destructors of crops and gardens, could be controlled by bread dough

Bread dough is a nontoxic, generic and effective tool that could be used in the detection and management of gastropods worldwide.

Kym Pokorny | Aug 18, 2021 | News story

No room for vegetables? Pot up your plants

There are some dwarf and miniature varieties of vegetables, such as Thumbelina carrots or other baby vegetables that work particularly well in small confines.

Kym Pokorny | Mar 26, 2025 | News story

Start your own vegetables from seeds (in English)

Learn about starting vegetables from seeds. Start inside small pots in the early spring and then move them to larger pots as they grow. Use the right soil, pots, and lights to produce healthy plants!

Brooke Edmunds | Dec 2024 | Video

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Klamath County families grow gardening skills at hands-on event

OSU Extension is helping local families build the skills, knowledge and confidence to grow healthy food in their own backyards.

Nicole Sanchez, Caroline Nichols | Jun 2025 | Impact story

Free OSU Extension gardening webinar series focuses on resilience in a changing climate

The series includes six one-hour closed-captioned webinars that will be broadcast at noon via Zoom on the second Tuesday of the month through September.

Chris Branam | Apr 15, 2025 | News story

No room for vegetables? Pot up your plants

There are some dwarf and miniature varieties of vegetables, such as Thumbelina carrots or other baby vegetables that work particularly well in small confines.

Kym Pokorny | Mar 26, 2025 | News story

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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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Photo Credit: Zoe Schaeffer - Unsplash.com (Cropped from original)

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The impact of beekeeping on native bees in urban settings

Does keeping honey bees in urban areas have impact on native bees? Find an overview of the arguments and suggestions on how to help native bees.

Andony Melathopoulos, Ramesh Sagili | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Eastern Oregon seed-starting schedule

Gardening in Eastern Oregon presents unique challenges. This guide provides timing on starting seeds indoors, transplanting, and direct-seeding, all based on Eastern Oregon's average frost-free date.

Russell Smith-Ollivierre | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Grow your own cucumbers

Cucumbers are a favorite in home gardens, appreciated for their crunchy texture, fresh color, and mild flavor that pairs well with many dishes. Cucumbers are tender, warm-season vegetables that produce well with proper care. They ...

Russell Smith-Ollivierre | Mar 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

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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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Credit: Iveta - Adobe Stock (Cropped from original)

Herb Resources

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

Té de Hierbas del Jardín receta

Tiempo de preparación: 10 a 15 minutos Rendimientos: 1 taza

Inglés: Garden Herbal Tea

Mar 2021 | Food Hero recipe

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Vegetable Gardening Resources

Asociación de Cultivos

Jun 2021 | Food Hero gardening tip

La Siembra Sucesiva

Jun 2021 | Food Hero gardening tip

Cultivar Plantas a Partir de Semillas

Cómo cultivar plantas a partir de semillas

May 2021 | Food Hero gardening tip

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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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