Lincoln County Master Gardener™ Association

Lincoln County Master Gardeners will once again hold our annual Spring plant sale filled with gorgeous ornamentals, Oregon natives, herbs, and of course our famous tomato and vegetable starter plants. There is a new outdoor location at the Oregon Coast Community College in South Beach. Hours are 10 am to 2pm. This year's sale will be a "drive-through." Plant list will be posted on this site May 8. Download an order form, bring to the sale, and drive by each plant section t

I often refer to soil temperature and day to germination data when planning when to start vegetable seeds for the new season. Here are two useful tables. One provides optimum temperatures for germinating vegetable seeds. The other shows the approximate number of days to emergence at various temperatures. I find these two especially useful for determining what temperature to set my heat mat thermostat. The latter is especially useful for those kinds that are slower to germi

Tiger lily (Lilium columbian is an herbaceous perennial that grows from bulbs that produce narrow leaves and long stalks with colorful, stately flowers in the summertime. Plant the bulbs in the fall or spring and expect blooms by mid-to-late summer. The orange flower petals curve upward and are speckled with dark spots. The plants are especially eye-catching when you group a few bulbs together or use them as a border. It is a more profuse bloomer than most lilies, producing a