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Don’t miss April’s 10-Minute University™ webinars
Spring has sprung and Clackamas County Master Gardeners can load you up with plant knowledge for the coming season with its remaining 10-Minute University™ webinars. Sessions are on Wednesdays from noon–1 p.m. These online seminars are free with advance registration. Can’t attend live? Register for the session, and you will receive a recording link two days after the class.
Beyond Spray in Growing Vegetables, April 15 — Vegetable gardens are living systems where many pest problems can be managed without insecticides. This session will explore targeted approaches to pest control. You will learn to prevent problems, observe plant performance, and work with the garden ecosystem.
You will explore:
- Vegetable garden design, soil health, plant placement, and crop rotation.
- Helpful, beneficial insects and how to keep them in your garden.
- Life cycles of both pests and beneficial critters to inform decision-making.
- Physical barriers that protect crops from pests.
Speaker Priscilla Robinson is an Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener who teaches for the award-winning 10-Minute University™ Program. She gained extensive experience gardening in raised beds after downsizing to a townhouse. Priscilla gardens in a community garden plot and actively participates in “Grow an Extra Row,” a program of the Clackamas County Master Gardener Association. Team members annually grow and donate several thousand pounds of fresh produce to food banks.
Plant Problems Caused by Weather and What People Do, April 22 — Solving plant problems becomes simpler when you know how to accurately identify the cause. This session aims to enhance your ability to do that.
Scientific research indicates that 70– 90% of garden problems are not caused by pests or diseases. They are caused by non-living factors, such as too much or too little water, extreme temperatures, mechanical damage, too much or too little light, a nutrient deficiency, or toxicity.
This session will cover problems caused by non-living factors, and will offer remedies to help fix the majority of plant problems.
Speaker Justin Dune is a retired architect and educator, an Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener, and a member of the 10-Minute University™ team. Justin gardens on a steep lot, growing ornamental plants, fruits, berries and vegetables.
DIY Composting, April 29 — Reduce your garden’s reliance on manufactured fertilizers while reusing yard waste and improving soil health. Learn four ways to make and apply your own compost: fast and hot, slow and easy, in-place and leaf mold.
This presentation is led by Carole Hardy, an Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener who teaches for the award-winning 10-Minute University™ Program. Carole teaches environmental science at Portland State University and serves on several environmental organizations. Her talks are always informative.