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English ivy is an invasive weed in Pacific Northwest

English ivy can completely engulf shrubs and encircles tree trunks of all sizes, leaving nothing uncovered.

Oregon’s noxious weed puncturevine seeds are vicious

Puncturevine seeds can give your bike tire a flat.

Aggressive Japanese knotweed requires persistence to eradicate

Japanese knotweed is a botanical bully in western Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Here’s how to discourage it.

Look out for prickly Paterson's Curse in wildflower seed mixes

Be on the lookout for prickly Paterson's Curse in wildflower seed mixes.

Gorgeous yellow iris is ecological threat to PNW wetlands

Gorgeous yellow iris Is ecological threat to PNW wetlands

Harvest baby ears from your corn patch

Field, regular, sugary enhanced or super sweet corn varieties all work great for baby corn.

It's best to start cukes, squash and pumpkins in containers

To have a much easier time germinating cucumbers, squash and pumpkins, start these seeds in containers, rather than in cold garden soil.

Wait for soil to warm up to plant cukes

Wait until your soil warms up about 70 degrees to plant cucumbers.

OSU develops tomatoes especially for PNW gardeners

For 40 years, vegetable breeders at Oregon State University have been developing tomatoes well-suited to the cool summer nights of western Oregon and the short growing season in higher elevation areas of the state.

Enjoy the pleasures of home-grown tomatoes

As the song goes, "there's only two things that money can't buy, and that's true love and home-grown tomatoes."

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