Sheet composting, also referred to as lasagna composting or sheet mulching, is a cold composting method used by people around the world for generations. It is an excellent way to convert grass to vegetable beds, create new ...
This document provides how-to photo instructions on how to find and download Ecological Site Descriptions (ESDs) using the Web Soil Survey (WSS) for use in a range management plan.
Recycling organic debris for composting and improving soil doesn’t have to be a chore! If hot composting is not for you, try one of these easy cold-composting methods. Each has advantages and disadvantages but the end result is the same: improved garden soil and less organic waste in landfill.
Four Extension faculty and one research assistant gave presentations at the Farwest Show, which annually draws an estimated 5,000 attendees to the Oregon Convention Center and nursery tours.
Kym Pokorny |
Sep 2, 2022 |
News story
Credit U.S. Department of Agriculture (Cropped from original)
OSU Extension Master Gardeners have planted two small silverspot butterfly beds at the Master Gardener demonstration gardens in Lincoln City and Yachats to draw the silverspot to a friendly place for food and shelter.
Presenter: Heather Medina Sauceda, Assistant Conservationist for Field Operations in Southwestern Oregon, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Interviewer: Monica, DIVE4Ag Teens as Teachers
Invasive annual grasses are a threat to the Great Basin desert ecosystem. They compromise habitat diversity for important wildlife species such as the greater sage-grouse. They shorten the grazing season for ...
Fara Brummer, Peter Schreder, Grace Haskins, Jason Jaeger |
Feb 2018 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Covers the history of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.) invasion of the Pacific Northwest and describes current infestation levels in Oregon and Washington. Provides basic information regarding yellow ...
Larry L. Larson, Roger Sheley, Michael McInnis, Gary Kiemnec |
Jan 2008 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)