Carpenter bees are right at home in dead blackberry canes

That tangle of dead blackberry canes just might be hiding new life! Look for hollow stems, signs that the small carpenter bee has built a safe nest for her eggs.

Ellen M. Silva | Dec 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog

143 - Hailey Wallace - What makes a bee garden tick? (in English)

Bee gardens involve matching plants that bloom at different times, to bees that emerge at different times. And not all bee species go to all flowers. In this episode we hear about how all these factors come together in Portland gardens.

Andony Melathopoulos, Hailey Wallace | Jul 2020 | Podcast episode

The basic equipment for at-home meat processing

Slaughtering livestock and breaking up carcasses at home require an array of specialized equipment, from knives and saws to scabbards and protective gloves. Here's a look at the basic equipment.

Nathan Parker | Dec 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog

For some bees, flowers are a place to bed down

Have you ever looked into a flower and discovered a bee just sitting there? Depending on the kind of bee, it might actually be sleeping. And that's a great time to get an up-close look at these tiny marvels.

Ellen M. Silva | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Wildlife habitat: Nurturing a diverse mix of flora and fauna

Property owners can play key roles in wildlife habitat. Learn how to manage your land to promote a diverse native habitat and support ecological systems. One of a series of Land Steward Rural Resource Guidelines.

Rachel Werling, Cat Kizer | Feb 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

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Growing strawberries in your home garden

Bernadine Strik, Emily Dixon, Amy Jo Detweiler, Erica Chernoh and Nicole Sanchez

Ripe strawberries in the field at the OSU vegetable farm near Corvallis, Oregon.

EC 1307

Here's how to plant strawberries, fertilize them and solve the common problems that plague many gardeners.

Here's how to plant strawberries, fertilize them and solve the common problems that plague many gardeners. Learn which type bears fruit when.

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