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OSU publications for Home Gardening on many aspects of gardening. These are available online at no cost. You can read them, bookmark the location for future reference, download the PDF files and save to your own device, or print a copy. To purchase a printed copy from OSU, please see the ordering information on the back page. For your convenience, this brochure is posted on our website, with hyperlinks for each publication.

OSU Gardening Resources Online Links to resources for Gardening, Lawn and Landscaping

OSU Monthly Gardening Tips Produced by OSU Extension, each month provides reminders of key garden chores, such as fertilizing, pest control, planting, and maintenance.

Webinars in the age of COVID-19 Stay Home, Stay Healthy Directive

“Manzanita: the shrub worthy of a town” 4/17/20 https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/1_4ggqos82

“Nutrient deficiencies and other soil related plant problems.” 4/22/20 https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/1_hafcbdo3/

Plants that attract hummingbirds throughout the year: 5/8/20 https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/1_3s2zdzc3

Uncommon Berries for the Garden

More Webinars for PCMG Education One Hour Credits

Dueling with Diggers: Gophers, Moles, Voles and Ground Squirrels

Enhancing Urban and Suburban Landscapes to Protect Pollinators

Pruning Basics for Trees and Shrubs

Growing Vegetables in Central Oregon

Ask An OSU Master Gardener: Mason Bees

Practical Garden Food Safety: best practices for the edible garden

New Resource Pages

Asian Giant Hornet (AGH)

Insect Agroecology Lectures MAY 4, 2020 announcement BY GAIL LANGELLOTTO

When the pandemic first started, I shared the lectures that I’m creating for ENT/HORT 444/544 (Insect Agroecology) for Master Gardeners who might be interested. The purpose of the course is to examine hypotheses and theory in insect ecology, and translate these to the management of agricultural systems. The course is set up so that students work through lectures on their own time. Every Friday, we meet and discuss two scientific papers that are related to the week’s topic.

After sharing the first two lectures, I stopped sharing course content. Truthfully, I thought (and still think) that most folks will be bored by the content. It’s a little geeky, and doesn’t directly apply to gardens. But today, someone asked me if I had more to share. So, I decided to post them all here.

Some lectures are posted as a single, long lecture. If I had a lot of material to present in a week, I broke the lectures up into smaller chunks, which the students seemed to prefer.

Audio and video quality are consistent with that of a luddite professor, working hard to deliver two classes in a new way, while also dealing with a lot of other COVID-19 pressures. Please be kind in your assessment of each video. Please also note that you can minimize my talking head and maximize the slides, by clicking the arrows that are near the top right of each video.