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 […]
Show-stealing shrubs
These specimen-sized favorites command the spotlight
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 […]
Darcy added to OSU agricultural Diamond Pioneer Registry
Oregon-based gardening writer and broadcaster Mike Darcy, who writes regularly in the Plant Something Oregon Newsletter, has been inducted into the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences Diamond Pioneer […]
Drink your rhubarb
When you’re swimming in pie plant, turn those crimson red stalks into a drink called ‘shrub’ Rhubarb is an especially prolific vegetable crop in Oregon. Good thing it’s so versatile […]
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 habitat, […]
What to do in the garden in May
We finally have had some decent spring weather, and things in the garden, if not heating up, are at least warming up. So what now? Our friends at Oregon State […]
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. […]
In like mint
When this sweet, versatile herb sprouts, you’ll know spring has sprung Few things awaken my palate to the changing produce season, from winter to spring, as when I see the […]
Putting a new spinney on an old word
Different industries have their own language. Often a word, or a combination of words, has a different meaning to those who know the jargon. For example, a television crew might […]
Home-grown peppers add flavor to salsas
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 […]