Latest Content from OSU Extension

Tips for buying hay to last the winter

Buying enough hay to last the winter for a small-scale livestock operation can be challenging. Here are some tips for how to buy the proper amount, get the best quality available and provide the right amount of feed.

Melissa Fery | Apr 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Oilseed Crops: Flax

Flax is an annual herbaceous plant that can be grown as a winter annual in mild climates. This publication covers flax history, uses, adaptation, cultural practices, harvest, and yield.

Daryl T. Ehrensing | Mar 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Winter storm damage checklist

After winter storms, check around your home and apartment for possible leaks that can lead to mold in the future.

Susan Busler | May 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Reproductive plant parts

Reproductive plant parts produce seed. They include flower buds, flowers, fruit, and seeds.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jun 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Plant growth and development

Photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration are the three major functions that drive plant growth and development.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jul 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Botany basics

Plants are essential to life on earth. Understanding how plants grow and develop helps us capitalize on their usefulness and make them part of our everyday lives.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jun 2024 | Collection Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Environmental factors affecting plant growth

Learn about the environmental factors that affect plant growth: light, temperature, water, humidity and nutrition. Either directly or indirectly, most plant problems are caused by environmental stress.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jun 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Know the life cycles of plants — annuals, biennials and perennials

Knowing the life cycles of plants is one of the basics of botany. Plants fall under three classifications: annuals take a year to go from seed to seed; biennials do the same in up to two years; and perennials live on.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jul 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Internal plant parts

Understanding plant cells and meristems is important for successful vegetative propagation and manipulation of plant growth and flowering. This article provides an introduction to these characteristics of plant cells.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jun 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

What's wrong with my potato tubers?

Learn how to identify common causes of potato tuber damage, including insect pests, plant diseases and physiological disorders.

Lane Selman, Nick Andrews, Alexandra Stone, Al Mosley | Dec 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)