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Coastal gardening brings challenges and rewards

Gardening on the often-extreme Oregon coast might seem intimidating and risky. But Carla Albright, a Master Gardener trained by the Oregon State University Extension Service who lives just north of Tillamook, wants to reassure you...

Oct 11, 2013 | News story

2024 Pest Management Guide for Wine Grapes in Oregon

Learn the most effective techniques for controlling insects, weeds and disease on wine grapes in Oregon. Study strategies for controlling powdery mildew, botrytis bunch rot and spider mites.

Patricia A. Skinkis, Jay W. Pscheidt, Achala KC, Marcelo Moretti, Vaughn Walton, Cody Copp | Feb 2024 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Wild Carrot

An abundant seed producer, this weed grows in meadows, pastures, along roadsides, and in noncrop areas. Also known as Queen Anne's lace, wild carrot is listed as a Class B noxious weed in Washington. Counties ...

Jim P. Fitzsimmons, Larry C. Burrill, Jed B. Colquhoun | Jun 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

10 low-water perennials that thrive in dry situations

Think "right plant, right place" when choosing plants and locate them together in like situations.

Kym Pokorny | Jul 19, 2019 | News story

Ornamental or edible, artichokes have a place in the garden

OSU breeder recommends Green Globe, Imperial Star and Emerald artichoke varieties.

Kym Pokorny | May 15, 2020 | News story

Integrated Pest Management Strategic Plan for Hazelnuts in Oregon and Washington

Growers, commodity-group representatives, pest-control advisors, processors, university specialists, and other technical experts from the hazelnut industry in Oregon and Washington assembled this plan, which outlines major ...

Katie Murray, Paul Jepson | Jan 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Integrated Pest Management Strategic Plan for Oregon Nurseries

Ornamental nurseries face many pest management challenges, from weeds to insects to disease. In this report, industry representatives prioritize those challenges in an effort to increase the use of integrated pest ...

Chris Hedstrom, Isaac Sandlin | Jul 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Growing Hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest: Integrated Pest Management

This publication provides an overview of insect, disease, and vertebrate pest management in hazelnut.

Jeff L. Olsen, Jay W. Pscheidt, Vaughn Walton | Nov 2013 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

An Integrated Pest Management Strategic Plan for Sweet Cherries in Oregon and Washington

This plan lists major pests, current management practices, critical needs, and efficacy ratings of pest-management tools in sweet cherry production. Practices are organized by growth stage, making it easier to plan year-round management practices.

Katie Murray, Paul Jepson | Sep 2018 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Integrated Pest Management Guidelines and Biocontrol of Cereal Leaf Beetle in the Pacific Northwest

For years, a small wasp has helped control the cereal leaf beetle, a pest of grass and cereal grains. But now beetle numbers are climbing. Here are some options to reduce this pest's impact on crops.

Darrin Walenta, Navneet Kaur, Nicole Anderson, Seth Dorman, Alison Willette, Claira Goracke, Sanford Eigenbrode, Brian Charlton | Jan 2024 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)