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Offer robins what they need and they’ll stick around
CORVALLIS – American robins are a favorite harbinger of spring, but most people take this ubiquitous Oregon native for granted. Though still abundant, robins are on the decline in urban settings and could use some help from homeowners.
Oregon State University Extension Service wildlife experts encourage Oregonians to learn more about these underappreciated native birds. They’ve developed the following information to help people foster robins in their landscape.
Robins (Turdus migratorius) seen in the winter months in Oregon may either be year-round residents or migrants, coming from the north to spend the winter here.
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Oregon Garden Challenge offers free seed packets
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
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CORVALLIS – Almost 38,000 free seed packets will be distributed by Oregon State University Extension Service to Oregonians who show no signs of losing the enthusiasm for gardening generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge kicks off March 1 when people can sign up and start preparing to collect their seed kits at the end of March. The seed kits will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis at county Extension offices throughout the state, according to Halie Cousineau, OSU Extension Food Hero state garden education coordinator.
The seed packets, donated by Bi-Mart, will be packaged into 8,000 seed kits of four different plants: one cool-weather vegetable, one warm-weather vegetable, one herb or edible flowers and flowers to encourage pollination.
Ask an expert: Owner hopes to propagate cuttings from fallen 200-year-old yew
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
It is possible to propagate cuttings from yew trees. The U.S. Forest Service examines a 500-year-old Pacific yew tree in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Oregonian file photo, 1991. Oregonian
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We’ve passed the winter solstice and that means we’re on the way to spring and the gardening season. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and Master Gardeners reply to queries within two business days, usually less. To ask a question, simply go to the
Use these tips for starting plants from seed: Ask an expert oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.