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 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    October 12, 2023

Eclipse watch: How will plants and critters respond?

How plants and animals react when skies turn black during the annual solar eclipse on October 14 is mostly a mystery, but a horticulture expert with Oregon State University Extension Service has some...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    September 21, 2023 

Know when it's time to pick pears and apples

Anticipation of ripe pears and apples peaks in fall as fruits hang heavily from branches and begin their gravity-aided trip to the ground. But how do you know when it’s prime picking time?...

 

No-till gardening keeps soil – and plants – healthy

While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on. “The concept of no-till has been around...

 

Planning now brings a good tomato season next year

For most gardeners it’s been a normal or above-average year for the country’s most popular vegetable. “It was a fairly decent season for tomatoes,” said Brooke Edmunds, horticulturist with Ore...

 
 By Curt Kipp    Garden    August 31, 2023

What to do in the garden in August

Even as the days shorten precipitously during the onward march to the fall equinox, August heat is still a threat. Temperatures of 100 F and up are expected next week. Hydrate and stay cool! But when...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    August 24, 2023

Mothballs are a pesticide and should be used with care

Controlling pests outdoors is a common summer activity for gardeners, but it’s also important to know how to safely and effectively protect against an insect that feeds indoors and can ruin...

 

Growing beautiful roses this summer

Roses have been adored as a symbol of beauty and love for thousands of years. If you haven’t grown them yet, you might have heard they are fussy – a rep earned by certain hybrid tea types – but the majority are very easy to grow. Choose garden-...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    August 10, 2023

Five Oregon gardeners recognized with statewide awards

The Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener Program and the nonprofit Oregon Master Gardener Association have recognized five Oregon gardeners with statewide awards that reflect their...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    August 3, 2023

Don't cut down that ash tree just yet

In the year since the emerald ash bud borer was detected in Oregon, questions have been pouring in about what to do if an ash tree becomes infested. Currently, the emerald ash borer has been found in...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    July 27, 2023

Fight fires with appropriate landscaping

Drawing a line around the house with fire-resistant landscapes can mean the difference between a home consumed by flames and one left standing. “Fire specialists often show pictures of houses where...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    July 20, 2023

Myth vs. reality

Reality can get skewed when there are so many sources of information - books, magazines, newspapers, nurseries, and, most of all, the internet and social media open up lots of room for contradiction....

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    July 13, 2023

Coffee grounds can improve soil and kill slugs

The most consumed drink in the world has more benefits than just keeping us awake. Spent coffee grounds can be used as a soil amendment and compost ingredient, while liquid coffee acts as an...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    July 6, 2023

Know your weeds before waging war

Summer has arrived and so have the weeds to take over our gardens and make us tear our hair out in frustration. Ed Peachey, Oregon State University Extension Service weed specialist, can relate. He...

 

Low-water, high-appeal shrubs

In the 1980s, the utility Denver Water coined the term “xeriscape” by combining the word “landscape” with the Greek prefix “xero” for “dry.” A niche movement was born, but the use of l...

 
 By Curt Kipp    Garden    June 22, 2023

What to do in the garden in June

June is a great month for gardening. It has great weather, long days, pleasant evenings and, typically, mild weather. (We know, try telling that to the 2021 Heat Dome, which was severe, but was also...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    June 15, 2023

Rain gardens help keep pollutants out of waterways

As water runs down roofs, over driveways and patios, and off other impervious surfaces, it might pick up pollutants as it flows directly into streams, wetlands, lakes, and groundwater aquifers....

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    June 8, 2023

Gardening can be accessible to all with some adjustments

Gardening is one of the more therapeutic things a person can do – emotionally, mentally, and physically – but for some, it seems out of reach. Good design and practices can make gardening...

 
 By Mike Darcy    Garden    June 1, 2023

Show-stealing shrubs

Most gardens have a diversity of plants, usually with a representation of at least one or two categories. This would include annuals, perennials, shrubs, vines and trees. In the urban gardens of many...

 

Home-grown habitats

Tips for picking pollinator-attracting plants for your garden Pollinators need our help. From birds and bees to butterflies and other crucial insects, pollinators’ numbers are declining as loss of...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    May 18, 2023

Beneficial bats help control insects in the garden

With a swish of his cape, Count Dracula ruined the reputation of bats forevermore. Maybe. In the 125 years since Dracula came on the scene and spooked us into believing bats are bad, we’re...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    May 11, 2023

Add new flavor to the table with 8 unusual vegetables

David Coon is on a mission. Not exactly a Mission Impossible save-the-world mission; more of a quest. He’s out to educate others about the potential for unusual vegetables in the garden and the...

 

High times for low-water plants

Gardeners increasingly look to drought-tolerant varieties that beat the heat The summer of 2015 was a turning point in the Northwest, which suffered the longest heat wave in 75 years. Portland had...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    April 27, 2023

OSU breeding program produced first purple tomatoes with healthy antioxidants

In 2011 Jim Myers did something no one had done before. The Oregon State University vegetable breeder released the first purple tomato containing the same healthy compound found in blueberries. The...

 
 By Alyssa Evans    Garden    April 20, 2023

Seeds vs. starts – Factors to consider when deciding what's best for your garden

When starting a garden, the first step is often deciding what will be in the garden. Will it be a vegetable garden? Will flowers and fruits be included too? These are important questions to answer...

 
 By Kym Pokorny    Garden    April 13, 2023

Growing peppers adds flavor to ethnic dishes

Ezequiel Lopez-Reyes will never forget the taste of fresh fruit and vegetables brought straight from his father’s farm field when he was a child in Mexico. In honor of that memory, he established a...

 

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