Beginning gardeners are likely to have heard that beans are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in the garden. Beans are commonly used in classroom experiments because the seed is inexpensive and easy to grow. While these ...
Learn about the life stages of the bronze birch borer and the damage it causes. Homeowners will learn to assess the damage, treat trees and prevent infestation.
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...
Learn how to grow strawberries commercially in Central Oregon. The high desert region of Central Oregon can be a particularly challenging place to grow strawberries and other horticultural crops. Despite the ...
This video series covers a variety of pruning challenges associated with older trees and mature landscapes. Pruning of mature trees that have not seen ideal care in the past can present unique challenges. In these clips, tree ...
Spider mites are microscopic pests that thrive in hot, dry weather and cause damage to a variety of plants. Learn the signs of spider mite infestation, how to eradicate them and how to keep them from coming back.
When a heatwave hits, plants may show the impact. Learn the signs of heat stress in plants and how to help them weather a heatwave with best practices for watering, mulching, shading, providing humidity and weeding.
Learn to grow tart, delicious raspberries in your own garden. Choose which type of raspberry to grow, and learn how to plant, prune, fertilize and water your berry patch to keep it healthy and productive.
Bernadine Strik, Amy Jo Detweiler, Nicole Sanchez, Emily Dixon |
Jun 2021 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Learn to grow your own sweet, juicy blueberries in your Oregon home garden! Find out which types and cultivars of blueberries grow best where you live, and which part of your yard is best suited for ...
Bernadine Strik, Emily Dixon, Amy Jo Detweiler, Nicole Sanchez |
Dec 2020 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Now that winter is settling in, gardening questions to the Extension office have diminished - but haven’t disappeared completely. After questions about transitioning plants to indoors and overwintering, winter questions are often ...
Overwintering home-garden plants usually provides a good return on the time and space investment but it’s not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Here are some tips for keeping some popular plants alive during the winter.
This group of lesser-known perennials that can make your garden last longer and attract more pollinators. Here are five suggestions for attractive flowers to fill out the late-season bloom.
Box elder bugs can be a nuisance just by their sheer numbers in the late fall when their populations explode and they swarm structures and infiltrate homes. Here's how to play defense when the bugs come calling.
Cool temperatures, shorter daylight hours- outdoor gardening season is reaching its conclusion in Klamath. On social media, new gardeners are asking about winterizing- positioning gardens for continued health and beauty over the winter...
Another richly detailed home fruit growing manual has been published by Oregon State University’s Extension service- this time on growing blackberries. A few gardeners with late-fruiting varieties may still be harvesting fruit here ...
Home gardeners can enjoy a choice of blackberry varieties with fruit far superior to that of wild blackberries. What’s more, home gardeners can pick fruit from early summer all the way to the first frost. ...
Did you know that Klamath Basin growers produce many of the “daughter” strawberry plants that are shipped to California and other states to be grown out for fruit production? The climate in Klamath is conducive to growing ...
The strawberry patch in your home garden can produce ripe fruit for your family all through the growing season. Grow strawberries in containers, in hills or in raised beds. Grow strawberries that produce a big ...
Klamath deer are hungry, hungry thugs that can destroy a garden overnight- a common conversation topic in recent gardening conversations on social media. Cases of deer mowing down veggies patches have increased in the last few ...
Nicole Sanchez |
Jul 2020 |
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Photo: Andony Mealthopoulos (Cropped from original)
A recording of a webinar touring through two new OSU guides to help you garden for pollinators and then ask questions of all the authors. We covered everything from what shrubs to plant, how to use mason bees, shrubs and...
Signe Danler, Andony Melathopoulos, Neil Bell, Amy Jo Detweiler, Nicole Sanchez, Heather Stoven |
Jun 2020 |
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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...
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.
The way we garden can help promote the health of bees and other insects. This guide offers detailed plant lists, garden designs and advice on creating pollinator habitat.
Andony Melathopoulos, Neil Bell, Signe Danler, Amy Jo Detweiler, Iris Kormann, Gail Langellotto, Nicole Sanchez, Heather Stoven, Dave Smitley |
Jun 2020 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Tree fruits are one of the more challenging crops for the Klamath gardener: even when everything is done just right, there will be years when damaging frost and bloom time intersect, resulting in no fruit. Recognizing the ...
Recent sessions of much-needed rain have been a blessing to KlamathGardeners. Rain typically becomes rarer as summer progresses in the Klamath Basin, and many readers are already aware of the drought predictions for the area this...
Abundant warm, sunny days in the Klamath Basin may be luring uninitiated Klamath Gardeners into a trap that more seasoned area gardeners avoid: planting without a protection plan. Days growing consistently warmer and longer are ...
Consider the variety of fertilizer products at any garden center: it’s apparent that fertilizer is not a onesize-fits-all opportunity. Variants include nutrient strength, speed at which nutrients become available to plants, source of...
Not every yard is suited to in-the-ground gardening: sometimes containers or raised beds are better options. In rental situations or areas with poor or thin soil, garden space must sometimes be “created”. Internet articles ...
Lettuce is one of the easiest and fastest vegetables to grow, a natural choice for both new and experienced gardeners. Lettuce is well suited to container gardening, and many varieties are attractive enough to be included in ...
Root crops are among the first that gardeners can put in the ground, and are typically direct seeded- not transplanted. Taproots like carrots, radishes, and beets are taproots don’t transplant well. In short growing seasons ...
Traditional holiday arrangements are full of scented or berried evergreens, among the few garden items available to us in the winter months. Each of these greens performs differently, both in an arrangement and in the landscape....
Nicole Sanchez |
Dec 2019 |
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Photo: Alicia Christiansen (Cropped from original)
For those seeking to “spruce” up their interior spaces during the holidays, fresh evergreens are a great place to start. In addition to the natural feel and fragrance, evergreens are especially forgiving to work with. Even ...
Houseplants are easy to grow but they can fall victim to common problems, especially during the winter when light fades and temperatures drop. Here's a look at five things to watch to keep houseplants healthy year-round.
The internet: abundant with DIY horticulture to be considered with skepticism. Besides geographic conundrums- tomato growing information from Georgia is useless in Klamath Falls- sometimes the information provided is just false. For ...
Now that cool fall weather has arrived in the Klamath Basin, folks will be spending more time indoors to avoid the cold- and so will some of the insect normally found outside. Most of the insects prone to overwintering in...
It may seem counterintuitive, but the value of fall tree planting is one of horticulture’s best kept secrets. There are a variety of reasons to consider fall planting of trees and shrubs, some of which are even more ...
Every September, Plant Clinic calls about wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets increase. These insects gradually build populations over the warm part of the year, resulting in the largest populations, and potential for stings, during ...
The rapidly shortening days of fall prompt many garden plants to shut down. Deciduous trees lose their leaves, vegetables stop producing, annual flowers fade. Other plants, fewer in number, thrive in cool weather and shorter ...
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), a bland term for a hot agricultural topic, is a multi-faceted approach, applicable to home gardening and commercial production. IPM attempts to apply a holistic, environmentally friendly approach to ...
Home gardeners love to grow tomatoes. But getting a tomato from seedling to fruit can be challenging, especially in Oregon where the weather isn't always cooperative. Here are five things that can ruin a home crop.
Deer control is a popular topic among participants at question sessions at Extension and Master Gardener events. It is less popular for those expected to answer — because there are no easy answers to deer related questions. ...
Squash is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, often called the “Cucurbits” for short. Like other members of the family- cucumbers, gourds, melons- squash plants like plenty of sunshine and nice warm soil. While in many ...
Determining what is causing plant problems is sometimes easy- but more frequently, a bit of detective work is in order. If the problem is insect damage and the insect is present in the sample, the detective’s work is ...
Soil is the foundation for all gardens. Home gardeners have several options to improve poor soil. Here's a look at five: adding organic matter, using fertilizer, tilling, changing the pH and creating raised beds.
The many practices lumped under the umbrella of “landscaping” are varied and complex. There’s a vast difference between what some in the industry unflatteringly refer to as “Mow, blow, and go Joes”, and a landscape ...
The word “transplant” is used in many different contexts in gardening, covering a wide range of scenarios. We move many types of plants for different reasons, at varied stages of plant maturity. These variables mean that transplanting does not always require the same protocol.
Cold hardiness is an important consideration in Klamath Falls and similar climates. According to the USDA cold hardiness map (https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/#), Klamath Falls is in Zone 6B. This tells us that the average annual winter minimum temperature here is -5 to 0°F.
