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Slime mold looks ugly in the garden but does no harm

Primiative substance appears overnight during a rainy spring.

Kym Pokorny | Jul 31, 2020 | News story

Divide and conquer plants to keep them healthy and productive

When perennials start looking raggedy and the middle dies out, the time has come to dig them up and make more plants.

Kym Pokorny | Mar 20, 2020 | News story

With a few tips and patience, gardeners can grow melons

If you’re choosing varieties for western Oregon, look for melons that require a shorter season.

Kym Pokorny | May 24, 2021 | News story

Wildflowers give gardens a charming, relaxed look

Put aside an area of the garden for the beauty of wildflowers.

Kym Pokorny | Apr 10, 2020 | News story

‘Community cultivator’ uses gardening to enrich underserved communities

Dennis Brown received the inaugural Growing and Belonging Award from the OSU Extension Master Gardener Program and nonprofit Oregon Master Gardener Association.

Jonathan Kauffman | Aug 25, 2023 | News story

Now’s the time to spiff up ragged lawns

August and September are good time to whip your lawn back into shape, but starting over usually isn’t necessary.  

Kym Pokorny | Aug 28, 2020 | News story

Growing Your Own

About this publication Growing Your Own is now available as a bilingual publication in Spanish and English!  Growing Your Own is now available as a bilingual publication in Spanish and English! It provides basic ...

Gail Langellotto | Aug 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Gardening mentor study cultivates support system for cancer survivors

Hope Grows Here is a program that promotes gardening as a therapeutic way of helping cancer survivors.

Kym Pokorny | Jul 21, 2023 | News story

Water-wise Gardening in Central Oregon

You can have a colorful and beautiful landscape while conserving water and saving time, energy and money. Learn innovative conservation techniques for water-wise gardening, or xeriscaping, in central Oregon. Full plant...

Amy Jo Detweiler | Jun 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Save money and help the planet with sustainable garden practices

We can all do our part to help by changing our practices – often just by a bit, depending on the methods you’ve already put in place.

Kym Pokorny | May 28, 2021 | News story