Corvallis-Benton County Library

Now’s the time to start or direct seed warm season crops, herbs and flowers! Benton County Master Gardeners will help you plan your garden, select seeds right for you, and answer your vegetable gardening questions at this informal event open to all for noncommercial use. Take home free seeds! At Corvallis Public Seed Library in […]

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Learn how to maximize your garden’s productivity working smarter with the space and materials you have to build and maintain a garden composting system! Intended for beginner and experienced gardeners: […]

Learn why seed selection matters, how to manage unintentional cross pollination, how to harvest and store seeds to preserve their viability! Presentation by Andrew Still, Adaptive Seeds Co-Founder and “Seed […]

Come learn how to grow highly nutritious microgreens & sprouts indoors this winter from Benton County Master Gardeners Jill Farrow and Jennifer Klammer. There’ll be samples to taste, and Public Seed Library microgreens and sprouts seeds to take home afterwards. If you have seeds left over from your garden this year, individual donations of open […]

Linn-Benton County Master Gardener Rich Little will discuss vegetable garden organic pest management and share guidance to help your garden thrive. Entomologist and home gardener too, Rich can answer your questions about how to best manage harmful pests, and how to invite beneficial insects into your garden. At Corvallis Public Library’s Meeting Room at 645 […]

PUBLIC SEED LIBRARY POP-UP VEGETABLE GARDEN PLANT CLINIC Benton County Master Gardeners will be holding a pop-up plant clinic event to help you plan your warm season garden, select warm season crop seeds right for you, and answer your questions about transplanting purchased seedlings and growing your vegetable garden. At the Public Seed Library at […]

PUBLIC SEED LIBRARY ‘GROWING A VEGETABLE GARDEN’ LECTURE SERIES “Weather Wise Gardening”: Understanding local microclimate, using weather forecasts & historical climate data in garden planning & decision-making” will be presented by local seed expert Mark Luterra. Come learn how to adapt your gardening practices to the weather at hand. If you’ve started your summer crops […]

PUBLIC SEED LIBRARY ‘GROWING A VEGETABLE GARDEN’ LECTURE SERIES Benton County Master Gardener Emily Herb will discuss how to “Keep it coming: Succession planting, thinning, row covers and weeding”. Come […]