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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

Grow Your Own Peppers

Peppers come in a great variety of sizes, shapes, colors and tastes. They produce a large yield in a small amount of space. Learn the secrets to growing great peppers in Oregon.

Brooke Edmunds, James Myers, Ed Peachey | May 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Grow Your Own Peppers

Peppers come in a great variety of sizes, shapes, colors and tastes. They produce a large yield in a small amount of space. Learn the secrets to growing great peppers in Oregon.

Spanish: Cultive sus Propios Chiles

Brooke Edmunds, Ed Peachey | May 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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

OSU Extension microgreens gardening course reaches thousands of Oregonians

More than 2,700 people enjoyed two workshops in 2021 compared to 40 who were able to attend the in-person courses.

Apr 2023 | Impact story

Growing peppers adds flavor to ethnic dishes

Ezequiel Lopez-Reyes, Oregon State University Extension Service Open Campus and Juntos student success coordinator, has been growing his home garden for five years. All of his bounty goes into meals he cooks with culturally important foods.

Kym Pokorny | Mar 31, 2023 | News story

Food Hero adds annual garden calendar to its growing catalog of gardening resources

More than 100,000 thousand copies – 80,000 in English and 25,000 in Spanish were produced for distribution through OSU Extension offices and Oregon Department of Human Services field offices across the state.

Chris Branam | Mar 24, 2023 | News story

Let soil temperature guide you when planting vegetables

This year, however, paying attention to soil temperature is the best way to go for knowing when to plant vegetables. An inexpensive soil thermometer helps keep planting time in perspective.

Kym Pokorny | Mar 20, 2023 | News story

OSU Extension’s ‘Growing Your Own’ gardening book now available in Spanish

The new version of Growing Your Own continues Extension’s commitment to expanding language access and accessibility,

Kym Pokorny | Mar 3, 2023 | News story

Vegetable Gardening in Oregon

Provides an introduction to vegetable gardening in Oregon. Discusses site selection and preparation, planting, and basic garden care. Includes production pointers and recommended varieties for many common garden vegetables. A sample garden layout is included.

James R. Baggett, Deborah Kean, Dan M. Sullivan, Alexandra Stone, James Myers | Mar 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)