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Kabocha and Buttercup Squash for Western Oregon Gardens

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.

Alice Formiga, Jennifer Wetzel, Shinji Kawai, Lane Selman, Alexandra Stone | Nov 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Plan ahead for winter storage of pumpkins and squash

It's not time yet, but pretty soon you'll be harvesting pumpkins and squash and will need to store them correctly for long life.

Kym Pokorny | Aug 21, 2020 | News story

Pump up your pumpkins to giant size

Record-winning pumpkin weighs in at more than 2,500 pounds

Kym Pokorny | May 26, 2017 | News story

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Through Juntos en el Jardin, families come together to grow their own food

Juntos en el Jardin has rejuvenated existing community gardening locations in and around Lincoln City and created spaces that expand access to growing food to Latino and Mesoamerican Indigenous families in Lincoln County that generally have less access to land for growing their own food.

Chris Branam | Jul 19, 2023 | News story

OSU Extension garden-themed nutrition lesson teaches second graders how to plant healthy vegetables

Hundreds of schools across Oregon received seed-starting classroom kits through the Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge, OSU Extension’s statewide seed giveaway.

Chris Branam | May 17, 2023 | News story

OSU breeding program produced series of purple tomatoes with healthy antioxidants

People liked the tomato’s novelty but the benefits from the anthocyanins in the skin were the draw.

Kym Pokorny | Apr 21, 2023 | 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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Five Warm Season Herbs

Herbs include some of the easiest plants to grow. In addition to culinary uses, herbs offer fragrance, oils that deter feeding pests, and flowers that support pollinators. While a few herbs are hardy enough to be perennial in...

Nicole Sanchez | Jun 2020 | Article

Five tips for new Vegetable Gardeners

Vegetable gardening is trending way, way up in response to changes in our world: Images of empty grocery store shelves have more people than ever considering growing some of their own food. The short growing season, and cool...

Nicole Sanchez | Apr 2023 | Article

The Farm to School Podcast

Join our hosts Rick Sherman, Farm to Child Nutrition Program Manager at the Oregon Department of Education and Michelle Markesteyn, Farm to School Specialist at Oregon State University Extension as they explore what it means to ...

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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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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 Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Culinary and Aromatic Herbs

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

Apr 2018 | Online resource

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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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Garden Chat - Put Your Garden to Bed

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Herb and Weed Walk at GrassRoots Garden

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4-H Youth Development

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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Community Horticulture, Master Gardeners

Contact me about the Master Gardener Program or gardening questions from Marion or Polk counties

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What can I plant in my garden for fall and winter harvest?

Q: I would like to plant some fall and winter crops from seed in my garden. Do you have any recommendations for what will grow best on our area?

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