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Seed and Gardening Resources
These websites are recommended by the Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener™ program, Columbia County Master Gardeners.
Some of the links are commercial websites. Their inclusion does not indicate endorsement of the company nor its products.
Zone 8 Planting Schedules:
https://www.ufseeds.com/zone-8-planting-calendar.html
https://www.vegega.com/blogs/gardening-tips/planting-calendar
OSU Extension Gardening Articles
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/vegetables
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/ask-extension/featured/are-my-old-garden-seeds-still-usable
Additional Recomended Websites
Seed Saver’s Exchange
https://seedsavers.org/learn/
Companion Planting Guide used at Banks Library
https://growincrazyacres.com/companion-planting-chart/
University of Minnesota—Companion Planting
https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/companion-planting-home-gardens?form=MG0AV3
Territorial Spring Gardening Chart (downloaded 1/2025)
https://territorialseed.com/blogs/spring-growing-guides/spring-growing-chart
Seed Viability Chart
https://simplysmartgardening.com/lp/seed-viability-chart-pdf/#form
Seed Viability Chart Colorado
https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/garden/07221.pdf
U Nebraska, Lincoln—Storage and Germination Requirements
https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/g2090/2011/pdf/view/g2090-2011.pdf
Garden Professors—General Gardening Information
https://gardenprofessors.com/seedstorage/
