Garden Chats

You are invited to the Campbell Community Garden to take a casual deep dive into timely gardening topics. We will gather in the garden to learn and ask questions about our gardens. Feel free to bring a picnic dinner, bring a folding chair or blanket and a friend. If the temperature is extremely hot, we may reschedule.

Wednesday, July 16th, July 23rd 6:30pm - INSECTS, Sarah will show you what to look for when scouting for insects, how to nurture the good ones, and how to combat the bad ones. NOTE the date change!

Wednesday, August 6th, 6:30pm - FALL & WINTER GARDENING, Sarah will share tips on how to set up your garden to grow through the winter and how to set your garden up for a successful start to spring.

Wednesday, August 20th, 6:30pm - SAVING THE HARVEST, Sarah will share her creative tips on how to save your overabundance of summer produce. 

Do you want to garden at the Campbell Community Garden? It's not too late, we have a few open gardens, sign up on our "rent a garden" tab!

Happy Spring!

 The garden volunteers have been doing amazing work on clearing weeds, THANK YOU!

We have just two small plots open, perfect for new gardeners or small families. Sign up on the rent a garden tab.

Dreaming of summer days!

2025 Garden Plots Are Available!

 The registration form for the 2025 garden plots is ready for sign-ups! New and returning gardeners fill out the form on the "Rent a Garden" tab. 

Do you want to learn how to grow your own food, garden alongside your neighbors, and supplement your grocery budget with garden veggies? Please join the Campbell Community Garden! Prices range from $35-$65 a year. 

Garden Work Days

 It is time to get our Community Garden ready for the growing season. We have two volunteer workdays scheduled each month. Please join us! While we work, Sarah or other gardeners, can answer your gardening questions and offer suggestions about what to plant and do in your own gardens. 

March 24, 10:00 - 12:00 We will work on weeding common areas/paths and clearing out abandoned garden plots for new gardeners. 

April 13, 10:00 - 12:00 We will work on getting the harvest donation garden plots ready for planting and work on weeding paths. 

April 27, 10:00 Garden Kick-Off Party! Come celebrate the garden and get ready for summer gardening. Everyone is invited. We will have refreshments, a plant and seed giveaway, and Sarah will give a short talk on how to set your garden up for success and then allow lots of time to answer your gardening questions. 

Other workdays this spring into summer will be spent spreading wood chips on our paths and replacing rotten wood plot edging. Check back for updates. 

NOTE: Workdays will be postponed if there is steady rain, the ground is frozen, or if there is extreme heat or poor air quality. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy closed-toe shoes. 

Summer dreaming!

Spring will be here in a few months; it is time to plan for your garden!

 Registration for garden plots is open! If you live in the Hector Campbell Neighborhood, or in another Milwaukie neighborhood and want to garden with us, please go to our Rent a Garden Page and fill out the registration form. 

Check out or Calendar Page for dates of upcoming workdays (starting in February) for opportunities to volunteer. And save the date for our Garden Kick-Off Party on April 27th. 

Look what you can grow in a community garden!

Getting ready for spring!

 Spring is just around the corner! It is time to start planning for the growing season. Registration for the 2023 growing season is open, go to the Rent a Garden page for more information and sign up via the RENT A GARDEN link on that page. Returning gardeners should register by February 1st. We will start assigning plots to new gardeners in mid-February, with preference to gardeners living in the Hector Campbell neighborhood.

Last year the Master Gardeners recorded monthly gardening webinars, the recordings are available here: Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series 2022
Topics range from seed starting to pest control - lots of great things to learn about over winter. 

Peas and cabbage from a few springs ago

Garden work days will start up in February, we will update the calendar soon. 

We are back!

 After a long time not able to access this website, we've figured out the problem and are getting updates ready to load. Just in time for spring gardening!