Seasonal

As April approaches, it’s time to prepare for spring planting! You’ll want to use copious amounts of organic matter in your gardens. Planning Prepare your garden for spring planting [...]

Here are garden planning tips and checklist for the month of March. Maintenance and cleanup Mow your lawn and set the blade at .75 to 1 inch for bentgrass lawns. For bluegrasses, fine fescue and [...]

This publication provides step-by-step instructions for building a raised bed. You’ll get tips on special considerations for growing plants in raised beds as well as long-term maintenance [...]

Here are some winter gardening maintenance tips. For those living in western Oregon: Avoid walking on lawns until frost has melted Water landscape plants in protected areas throughout the winter [...]

November is the time to get your tools serviced and lawn prepared and protected for winter. Check off this list to see how you’re doing: Service your lawn mower. Clean and oil your [...]

As autumn arrives, you can prepare your garden for next year’s harvests and blooms: Plant garlic so that you can harvest them next summer. Save the seeds from your vegetable and flower [...]

Preventative pest control is not only better for your garden, but easier for you to manage in the long run. Here are some pest monitoring you can do in September: If your rhododendrons and [...]

For the month of August, here is a list of maintenance and cleanup tasks for gardening: Compost your lawn clippings and garden plants that are ready to be recycled. If your lawn has been treated [...]

When planning a family vegetable garden, use these general guidelines to determine how much you want to plant. Note that these are estimates only. Vegetable Estimated need (lbs) per person [...]

Strategies for keeping weed under control For new gardens, it might be good to spend a year or two on weed control before you start planting vegetables. Here are some strategies for weed control: [...]