Resources for Beginning Gardeners

Updated May 19, 2023
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https://clackamascountymastergardeners.org/10-minute-university/videos/
10-Minute University™ is the trademark of short classes on essential gardening information, taught by Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardeners. 10-Minute University™ Handouts   |   10-Minute University™ Videos return to top of page
Growing perennial foods : a field guide to raising resilient herbs, fruits & vegetables
Tucker, Acadia
Paper Book
Recipient of the GardenComm Emergent Communicator Award for 2023: Acadia Tucker Acadia Tucker's long love affair with perennial foods has produced this easy-to-understand guide to growing, harvesting, and eating them. A regenerative farmer and gardener deeply...
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/home-garden-landscape

OSU Extension Services provides research-based information for backyard gardeners and green industry professionals, including regional specific information. Find educational resources and classes, as well as information on becoming a Master Gardener.

Starter vegetable gardens : 24 no-fail plans for small organic gardens
Pleasant, Barbara.
Paper Book
Develop your green thumb as you learn to grow your own food. In this introductory guide to growing vegetables, Barbara Pleasant addresses common problems that first-time gardeners encounter. Using simple language and illustrated garden layouts, Pleasant shows you how to start, maintain, and...
The vegetable gardener's bible : discover Ed's high-yield W-O-R-D system for all North American gardening regions
Smith, Edward C.
Paper Book
In this authoritative guide, Ed Smith shares how to grow a thriving and bountiful vegetable garden through his high-yield method that emphasizes wide rows, organic methods, raised beds, and deep soil. ​Succeed with fussy plants, try new and unusual...
The vegetable gardener's container bible : how to grow a bounty of food in pots, tubs, and other containers
Smith, Edward C.
Paper Book
"[A] step-by-step approach to container gardening . . . Smith's practical, assuring, timely, and handsomely produced how-to will see brisk traffic." --Booklist (starred review) Harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, and grow...
https://www.portlandnursery.com/veggies/veggie-calendar

Veggie Planting Calendar for Portland and Vancouver


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