Planting a new fruit tree? Dig a big hole, wait to apply fertilizer and keep an eye on pests. Here are more quick tips for taking care of your transplanted tree.
Collection of forage resources, mostly for Coastal Oregon regions. Includes studies on fiber digestibility, phosphoric soil, rations, and cost/benefit of growing and buying locally grown forages.
Consider the variety of fertilizers at any garden center: It’s apparent that fertilizer is not one size fits all. Understanding fertilizer basics helps gardeners avoid mistakes and get the most from their plants.
Addressing a current popular meme in social media encouraging waiting to clean up your garden until temperatures reach 50º F or higher, in order to help conserve insects. We address the claim that if you clean your garden ...
Q: This is my first time growing vegetable plants and they seem to be stressed. I planted everything on May 19. The corn is yellowing, and small leaves are dying. The tomato plants have limp leaves and there’s some browning....
Pacific Northwest blueberry growers must identify and control a number of bacterial and fungal diseases in order to ensure the highest yields. Fortunately, only a few of the diseases that occur on highbush blueberry in this region cause significant losses when left unchecked.
Jay W. Pscheidt, Jerry Weiland |
Mar 2015 |
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To successfully grow strawberries in a home garden, understanding the needs of particular cultivars is possibly the biggest challenge for long-term fruit production. Not all strawberries are cared for the same way.
Many of Oregon’s 800 species of native bees live in forests. Scientists, however, are just beginning to learn about their populations, their roles in forest ecosystems and how forests support them.