10-Minute University™ is the trademark of short classes on essential gardening information, taught by Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardeners. All handouts have been reviewed by O.S.U. Extension faculty for factual accuracy.

10-Minute University™ Handouts   |   10-Minute University™ Videos

General Gardening Information

• Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials

• Choosing the Right Tree

• Composting With Worms

• Container Planting

• The Enabled Gardener

• Fall Garden Maintenance

• Firewise Landscaping

• Garden Design 101



• Gardening with Compost

• Gardening with Mulch

• Hanging Baskets

• Lawn Care

• Planting Tips Based on Horticultural Research

• Pollinator Plants

• Raised Bed Gardening

• Rose Care

• Saving Seeds

• Spring Gardening Tips

• Spring Pruning Guide

• Ten Weeds to Know

• Tree Selection

• Trees for Home Gardens

• Watering Tips

Soils

• Glossary of Soil Terms

• Soil 101

• Gardening in Clay Soil

• Simple Soil Sedimentation Test

• Testing Soil pH

Growing Edibles

• Annual Vegetable Production Specifics for Oregon

• Edible Landscaping

• Fall Gardening in the Vegetable Patch

• Going Organic in the Vegetable Garden

• Growing Blueberries

• Growing Early Season Vegetables

• Growing Herbs

• Growing Lettuce and Other Greens

• Growing Pretty and Delicious Containers

• Growing Raspberries

• Growing Strawberries

• Growing Tomatoes

• Growing Tomatoes, Bell Peppers and Zucchini Squash

• Growing Vegetables Under Increased Drought

• Growing Winter Vegetables

• Starting Your Vegetable Garden

Insects & Pests

• Attracting Pollinators

• Beneficial Insects

• The Best Bee Flowers

• Fall & Winter Pests and Diseases

• Insect Pests

• Managing Gophers

• Managing Moles

• Managing Slugs and Snails

• Orchard Mason Bees

•Spring Pests and Diseases

Pruning & Tools

• Fall Pruning Guide for Perennial Plants

• Garden Tools, Care and Maintenance

• Pruning Made Easy

• Pruning Trees and Shrubs

• Sharpening Garden Tools

• Spring Pruning Guide

Native Plants

• Native Plants Attractiveness Study Plant List

• Native Plant Glossary

• Using Native Plants in your Garden

Guest Lectures

• Mulches: the Good, the Bad, and the Really, Really Ugly. – Linda Chalker-Scott, PhD, WSU 

• Clematis Classifation Pruning – Linda Beutler