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Between the Rows: A list of flowers and herbs for companion planting

Companion planting can attract beneficial insects, serve as a trap crop for pests, improve soil health, and much more. This list was created by a retail nursery employee and offers some suggestions of herbs and flowers that can be used as companions to vegetable crops.

Jun 2024 | Fact Sheet

Forage value of pasture weeds

Forage quality of common pasture weeds was determined through laboratory testing to compare feed value of weeds to desirable forage species and nutrient requirements for grazing livestock.

Shelby Filley, Andy Hulting, Amy Peters | May 2010 | Article

Scheduling Irrigation with a Pressure Chamber Part 1

How to use a pressure chamber as a tool to help you schedule irrigation in wine grape vineyards. The two most important questions you need to answer for irrigation scheduling are “How much?” and “When?” The pressure ...

Alexander Levin | Jul 2018 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Central Oregon farmers, ranchers learn methods to conserve water

The workshops and popular field tours provided the education needed to make the right decisions about livestock grazing and irrigation in order to conserve water, increase forage production and increase profits.

Scott Duggan | Mar 2021 | Impact story

Comparison of irrigation systems shows promise for hay growers in water-depleted northern Lake County

The study showed changes in dry matter yield when comparing the two systems prior to the third harvest and illustrated a difference in forage quality.

Tammy Barnes | Mar 2023 | Impact story

Blackberry removal tips done naturally?

Q: I have chopped down blackberry canes into fairly small pieces in my backyard. Can I leave them on the ground, or can these pieces of cane resprout? I'm not interested in using any kind of chemicals. If I dig up the ...

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Using Irrigation Water Legally, Part 2

Learn how to legally use water that flows through, under, or by your property. Listen to the Living on the Land podcast series - https://extension.oregonstate.edu/podcast/living-land. Or use the supplemental links below to listen to...

Ellen Hammond, Brian Tuck, Robert Wood, Shilah Olson, Susan Kerr | Jun 2017 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Recognizing ash trees in Oregon, Washington and Northern California

How to identify our native and common landscaping ash trees, including look-alikes. All ash trees are susceptible to emerald ash borer, an invasive pest first sighted in Oregon in June 2022.

David C. Shaw | Jul 2022 | Educational gallery Peer reviewed (Gray level)

143 - Hailey Wallace - What makes a bee garden tick?

Bee gardens involve matching plants that bloom at different times, to bees that emerge at different times. And not all bee species go to all flowers. In this episode we hear about how all these factors come together in Portland gardens.

Andony Melathopoulos, Hailey Wallace | Jul 2020 | Podcast episode