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10 gift ideas for the gardeners in your life
Dec 7, 2018
From pruners to compost, here are some ideas to satisfy the plant nerds on your list.
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Treat your Christmas tree to vodka? Only if you want to waste it
Nov 30, 2018
OSU Extension expert busts myths about taking care of Christmas trees.
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Discovery of a new gene could shed light on chemical exposure effects in humans
Nov 20, 2018
The discovery of a new gene in zebrafish could lead to a better understanding of how exposure to chemicals leads to disease in humans.
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Got a gardening question? Get an answer from an OSU Extension expert
Nov 16, 2018
Get your gardening questions answered by people you can trust -- Oregon State faculty and Extension Master Gardeners.
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More than 30,000 students participate in inaugural year of statewide Outdoor School
Nov 14, 2018
Three-quarters of Oregon’s eligible fifth- and sixth-grade students participated in the inaugural year of the statewide Outdoor School program.
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The winter garden doesn’t have to be bare of flowers
Nov 9, 2018
Many plants bloom in winter, including witch hazel, sasanqua camellia, wintersweet, sweetbox, jasmine, hardy cyclamen and hellebores.
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Just say ‘no’ to bad gardening practices
Nov 2, 2018
Let OSU Extension experts pave the way to truth when it comes to practices in the garden.
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Solar arrays could be used as resources for plant productivity, study shows
Nov 2, 2018
Oregon State University scientists have found a resource to increase agricultural production on dry, unirrigated farmland—solar panels.
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Time spent in the garden now saves work in spring
Oct 29, 2018
Cooler weather is calling us inside, but it's a good time for getting things done in the garden.
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Genetic behavior reveals cause of death in poplars essential to ecosystems, industry
Oct 25, 2018
Scientists studying the valuable, but vulnerable, black cottonwood poplar have identified the genetic mechanism responsible for the species’ inability to resist a pervasive and deadly disease.