Vegetable Gardening Workshop Series

A two part workshop series to help you achieve a bountiful harvest of fresh vegetables in your home garden.

Have you ever wanted to grow your own vegetables, but just don’t know where to get started?

The Yamhill County Master Gardeners Association can help. The Vigorous Veggies Workshop Series includes planning, planting and maintaining your vegetable garden to grow healthy plants and enjoy the maximum harvest of fresh vegetables. The 2-part series will be held in both McMinnville and Newberg.

In Workshop 1 Master Gardener Educators will cover the essentials of vegetable gardening with a focus on site selection, soil preparation, garden planning and seeding/transplanting. Workshop 2 will cover growing healthy plants with a focus on watering, fertilizer, controlling weeds and common insects and pests. The McMinnville Workshop series will be held at the McMinnville Community Garden. The Newberg Workshop series will be held at the St. Micheals Episcopal Church Community Garden. A discussion/demonstration format will be used.

Workshop 1 – Vegetable Garden Essentials

What’s Covered:

  • Site selection
  • Plant footprint
  • Cool vs warm weather vegetables
  • Making a garden map
  • Companion planting
  • Trellising
  • Soil types and structure
  • Soil pH and temperature
  • Seeding options
  • Transplanting techniques

Workshop 2 – Growing Vigorous Veggies

What’s Covered:

  • Watering systems
  • Watering depth/frequency
  • Fertilizer nutrients
  • Organic vs chemical fertilizers
  • Plant nutrient requirements
  • Identifying weeds
  • Control and prevent weeds
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Controlling common insects
  • Controlling common animal pests

Locations/Dates/Time

Place: McMinnville

McMinnville Community Garden

325 NE Burnett Rd

McMinnville, OR 97128

Workshop 1 – Vegetable Garden Essentials

Date: April 26th, 2025
Time: 10 am – 12 pm

Workshop 2 – Growing Vigorous Veggies

Date: May 10th, 2025
Time: 10 am – 12 pm

Place: Newberg

St. Michaels Community Garden

110 S Everest Rd

Newberg, OR 97132

Workshop 1 – Vegetable Garden Essentials

Date: May 17th, 2025
Time: 10 am – 12 pm

Workshop 2 – Growing Vigorous Veggies

Date: May 31st, 2025
Time: 10 am – 12 pm

Registration

Registration fee: Nonrefundable
1 Workshop – $15
2 Workshops – $25
Registration fee will be waived for low-income/food insecure participants.

Registration Form


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