Garden open house: August 1, 10-11am

Come out and visit the garden this Saturday from 10-11am.  The Adaptive Garden Specialists will be on hand to answer all of your gardening questions.  Things are blooming and looking just wonderful!

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Greg with the Adaptive Garden Specialists hamming it up and showing off the raised bed he built.

IMG_6762The pollinator patch is blooming and attracting many insect species.  Check out all the different kinds of sunflowers!

Garden update!

Things are really filling out in the garden this month.  Come and visit during our Demonstration Gardens Tour, July 2nd from 2-3pm.  The herb gardeners are going to have samples of iced basil lemonade!  (Did you know the MG’s are growing 10 different kinds of basil?!)

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The native plant garden area was recently started.  This garden is located at the corner of Jefferson and the alley in a more shady part of the garden.  Soil was prepped, anchor plants installed and irrigation is in.

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Finally got around to staking the tomatoes in the trial bed!  Before (top) and after (bottom)-look there is basil under there!

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The pollinator patch is looking great, too.  Sunflowers need to be thinned and the zinnias are growing in.  Some mystery plants are growing from the “Bee Mix” seed packets which were seeded on the far edges.

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Garden Tour 5/7 2-3pm

Stop by the Extension office for a free tour of our Master Gardener demonstration garden!
Thursday 2-3pm at 996 Jefferson St. in Eugene.  
Look for us out back transplanting peppers into the Salsa Garden!

Showing off a worm composting bin at last month’s garden tour: IMG_5435

 (Want to learn more about composting with worms? Take a workshop!)