We are looking for new and experienced Master Gardeners to serve on our JCMGA Board for 2022. Could that be you, or someone you recommend (with their permission)? Please consider…
By Jim Buck Master Gardener 2018 Gail Langellotto, Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator, and LeAnn Locher, Statewide Master Gardener Outreach Coordinator, are facilitating a DEI Task Force. The Task Force includes…
Dear Gardeners, This month, I have a few program updates to share with you, as Oregon ‘reopened’ on June 30. Read the full announcement from the governor’s office here. While…
By Lynn Kunstman Master Gardener 2012 Part One of a four-part series You may be aware of the nationwide movement to grow native plants in urban, suburban and rural landscapes….
Greetings, gardeners! June provided us with a small, early, cool respite from the heat in late May. If July is anything like normal, we can expect lots of hot weather….
July and August are the gateway months for fall vegetables. Get out your leftover seeds and order more of those you don’t have enough of. Pull out that scraggly lettuce…
There’s nothing quite like experiencing the festivities and food – especially the fragrance – of fresh popped corn. Whether buttered and salted, kettle, or as caramelized balls, popcorn is always…
By Patrice Kaska Master Gardener 2016 The Oregon Master Gardener Association’s (OMGA) 2021 Mini-College is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 16-17. It will be all- virtual and the cost…
Greetings Master Gardeners. Summer is almost upon us. May was quite the scorcher, and it looks like that will be the default setting for this month as well. Like me,…
Dear Gardeners, Happy June! This month, I’d like to highlight incredible work done by some members of the 2020 class, plus include some other program updates. Community Veggie Start Donations:…
Remember last month I wrote that I think of May as a “race to the beginning” when I try to get everything in the ground to start growing as soon…
By John Yuker Master Gardener 2019 We’re losing birds, by the billions. Which is why I wanted to mention a movement in which you devote 2/3 of your land to…
By Patrice Kaska Master Gardener 2016 The Jackson County Master Gardener Association Member Services Working Group (MSWG) announces its second annual photo contest. Although the actual contest will not take…
Have you ever wondered what might have happened if Peter Rabbit’s pilfering Mr. McGregor’s garden had presented him not with an orange, but a purple carrot? He surely would have…
By Lynn Kunstman Master Gardener 2012 Landscaping with native plants has many benefits. Here are seven steps you can take to help the environment and increase our declining bird populations….
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