Chip Bubl

Emeritus

Content
Publications
Awards

Content by Chip Bubl

Feed your vegetable garden midseason to boost growth and yields

Scatter fertilizer near the base of plants and water it in. Most crops will respond within two weeks.

Kym Pokorny | Jul 17, 2025 | News story

Choosing the right fertilizer for your garden

Tips on nutrients, timing and application.

Kym Pokorny | Feb 4, 2025 | News story

Fall is the best time to plant garlic in Oregon

Garlic planted in fall grows stronger, tastier harvests by summer.

Kym Pokorny | Sep 14, 2023 | News story

What Can I Do with My Small Farm? Selecting an Enterprise for Small Acreages

Covers the many factors involved in making decisions related to the use of small-farm property. Discusses the small farm as a hobby, an agricultural tax deferral, and a family income. Explains how to match crop...

Amy Garrett, Chip Bubl, Garry Stephenson, Maud Powell, Lauren Gwin, Melissa Fery, Heather Stoven | Jun 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Does vinegar help with controlling weeds?

Q: I’m thinking of using horticultural vinegar as a spot applicator, such as Weed Wand Magic, to kill weeds like dandelions and possibly painting the vinegar onto grasses growing in a planting bed. Do you have any experience with this approach?

A: View answer | View all featured questions

Why is our coastal fruit dropping?

Q: I take care of several local orchards and have been finding huge amounts of fruit drop and poor setting near Astoria. Apples, cherry, plum — very weak production in the orchards. Do you know if this is common, or what causes it?

A: View answer | View all featured questions

Grow your own tomatoes and tomatillos

Learn how to grow tomatoes and tomatillos in your home garden. Topics include site and soil preparation, propagation, planting, pruning, harvest and storage.

Neil Bell, Amy Jo Detweiler, Heidi Noordijk, Chip Bubl | May 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Does sweet corn reproduction need a helping hand?

Q: I have sweet corn, and the tassels are out, and I see silk down below. So, do I really need to pollinate sweet corn by hand, or should it just be "given its privacy"?

A: View answer | View all featured questions

Irrigation management basics

Independent of which system or mix of systems a grower uses, irrigation management can be challenging. An irrigation program must match the changing demands of the crop with the water supplied.

Chip Bubl | Mar 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Introduction to post-harvest food handling

Serving customers willing to pay for top-quality produce is a niche small farmers can fill. But delivering consistent quality isn’t easy. It takes careful attention to detail from planting decisions through final sale.

Chip Bubl | May 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Sustainable Gardening: The Oregon–Washington Master Gardener Handbook

Learn about home horticulture, botany, soils, plant pathology and entomology. The handbook includes a full-color slip cover and spine and 3-hole-drilled body. Binder not included.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden, Craig Cogger, Dan M. Sullivan, James A. Kropf, Van Bobbitt, Robert Fox, Holly Kennell, Curt Moulton, George Pinyuh, Mary Robson, Pat Patterson, Ray Maleike, Jeff Olsen, Anita Azarenko, Bernadine Strik, Arthur L. Antonelli, Gwen Stanke, E. Blair Adams, S.J. Collman, Jay W. Pscheidt, James L. Green, Otis Maloy, Joseph Capizzi, Chip Bubl, Dave Pehling, Gail Gredler, Jan McNeilan, Marty Wingate | Mar 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)