Consider the options when buying a lawn mower
Considering the 80 million home lawns in the country, there are a lot of people buying lawn mowers. How you choose between rotary, reel and electric models has to do […]
Tomato lovers: Grow the best by recognizing and solving common problems
Knowing the whys and hows of tomato diseases gives gardeners a leg up for successfully growing the most-treasured of vegetables. Brooke Edmunds, a horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service, […]
Samurai wasp takes on invasive brown marmorated stink bug
A natural enemy has arrived to help control the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive pest that devastates gardens and crops, particularly orchard fruits and nuts. The samurai wasp (Trissolcus […]
Pump up your pumpkins to giant size
One small seed is all it takes to produce the gigantic pumpkins entered in fierce competitions around the world, including the record set in 2016 with a 2,624.6-pounder that weighed […]
Bring tranquility to the landscape by building your own Zen rock garden
When Paul Jackson’s son graduated from high school, he received an unconventional but welcome gift – six yards of pea gravel. “He wanted a Zen rock garden,” Jackson said. “He […]
Create a small garden big on style and function
When it comes to small gardens, every plant, path and patio matters. “Everything has to function well, fit well and flow well,” said Eileen Obermiller, a landscape architect and Oregon […]
Slinky, slimy slugs on the loose and chomping through gardens
It’s spring and that means it’s time to start slugging it out with one of the gardener’s most familiar, frustrating and certainly slimiest pests. You guessed it, slugs are ready […]
Wet weather invited crane flies to invade lawns
Brown and bare spots on lawns in western Oregon – some spanning large areas – are the result of a heavier-than-usual crane fly outbreak. “Some years are worse than others […]
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 […]
If you mind moss, get on board with preventative measures
During a rainier-than-usual winter and spring, moss eagerly invaded lawns and made itself at home. The plush, low-lying plant doesn’t get many neutral reactions. People either love it or hate […]