Vegetables
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Featured Resources
OSU Extension Catalog
Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Discusses ways to extend the vegetable gardening season through the fall and winter in mild-winter areas of the Pacific Northwest. Offers suggestions on site selection, planting season, pest control, and ways to protect plants from winter weather. Includes a list of suitable plants, along with...
OSU Extension Catalog
Pickling Vegetables
Describes the equipment and ingredients needed for pickling, and how to pack jars, process vegetables, and store the pickled results. Includes 17 recipes, processing times for various altitudes, and a safety checklist.
Featured Question
Are there male and female peppers?
Is this true or is it a myth? Male peppers have 3 bumps and female peppers have 4 bumps. Female peppers are full of seeds but are sweeter and better for eating raw. Males are better for cooking?
Latest Resources
Educational Document
Vegetable Gardening
Presentation about vegetable gardening.
Featured Question
Should my garlic be growing?
We planted our garlic for the first time last month. Should it already be growing?
Article
Vegetable Production in the Pacific Northwest Coastal Region
Vegetables are not difficult to grow, but they do need more attention than most ornamental plants.Latest News
News Story
Get a leg up by learning which vegetable varieties do best
Jun 8, 2018
OSU Extension Service releases a new publication on the best vegetables to grow in western Oregon gardens.
News Story
Stick a thermometer in the soil before planting vegetables
Mar 30, 2018
Using a thermometer to monitor the soil takes the guess work out of when to plant vegetables.
News Story
No room for vegetables? Pot up your plants
Mar 9, 2018
Containers are a good alternative for gardening when space is limited
