Oregon State University Extension Service

Gearing Up for Gardening 2019 - Videos and Hand Outs

Gearing Up for Gardening is an annual series of presentations offered by Benton County Master Gardeners in partnership with Corvallis Public Library. Gearing Up for Gardening focuses on timely topics for gardeners. Each event is free and open to the public.

You've heard about threats to the pollinators that we depend on in gardens, agriculture and nature. With Gearing Up for Gardening 2019, learn how you can help by creating habitat for nurturing pollinators in your home landscape.

Follow these links for video of select presentations from Gearing Up for Gardening 2019.

Encouraging Beneficial Insects in Your Garden

Describes the three types of beneficial insects (predators, pollinators, and parasitoids) and the pests they control. Illustrates common beneficial insects of the Pacific Northwest. Explains how to protect beneficial ...

Gail Gredler | Jul 2001 | Extension Catalog publication

1/08/2019 - Gearing Up for Gardening: Birds, Bugs, Bats & Butterflies (in English)

List of web resources for creating wildlife habitat in urban areas.

Master Gardener™ Programs of Linn and Benton Counties

1/22/2019 - Gearing Up for Gardening: Edible Plants (in English)

List of edible plants from Darren Morgan of Shonnard's Nursery.

Master Gardener™ Programs of Linn and Benton Counties

1/22/2019 - Gearing Up for Gardening: Between the Rows (in English)

List of herbs and flowers for between the rows in a vegetable garden by Darren Morgan of Shonnard's Nursery.

Master Gardener™ Programs of Linn and Benton Counties

5 Common Bees in Oregon (in English)

Learn about five bees found in Oregon: honey bee, bumble bee, mason bee, metallic sweat bee and the small carpenter bee. Learn more in "Enhancing Urban and Suburban Landscapes to Protect Pollinators," available at https://beav.es/forthebees.

Jun 2020 | Video

Creating pollinator habitat: The 10 principles (in English)

Follow these 10 principles to turn your garden into a pollinator paradise. Plant flowers of different shapes, aim for continuous flowering and be sure to feature native plants. Include bulbs, shrubs and trees in your planting plan, and leave some bare dirt for ground-nesting bees.

Jun 2020 | Video

For more information, contact Elizabeth Records.

Feb 2019
holding gardening tools
Source URL: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/collection/gearing-gardening-2019-videos-hand-outs