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Don’t get burned by charcoal rot

By Jerry Weiland — Posted November 2, 2022

Soilborne fungus can afflict hebes and a wide range of other host plants Hebes (pronounced heebees) are an interesting group of evergreen shrubs, mainly from New Zealand, although there are also a few from South America and French Polynesia. Botanically, they are now placed in the genus Veronica, but many will know them by their […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine

Call it ‘herbal distancing’

By Jerry Weiland — Posted August 27, 2021

Research shows that spacing out boxwood shrubs in production prevents the spread of infectious spores By Mana Ohkura, Lloyd Nackley, Carolyn Scagel and Jerry E. Weiland It’s been a year and a half since the COVID-19 pandemic started. We have been hearing how social distancing prevents the spread of the virus and we see signs […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: boxwood blight, Digger, Digger magazine, Oregon State University, OSU

Scouting for boxwood blight

By Jerry Weiland — Posted February 26, 2020

These tips make it easier to spot and mitigate this highly infectious disease By Jerry E. Weiland and Jay W. Pscheidt The 2019 growing season was a big year for boxwood blight in Oregon. The disease, caused by the pathogen Calonectria (Cylindrocladium) pseudonaviculata, has caused substantial damage to boxwood shrubs in U.S. nurseries and gardens […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: boxwood blight, Digger, Digger magazine, Oregon State University, OSU, Pests and Diseases

Heroes and villains

By Jerry Weiland — Posted February 27, 2018

Research identifies harmful and beneficial microbes in nursery soil Four years ago, we received funding from the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative to study the interaction of soil-borne pathogens and environment on nursery plant health and disease control (Digger, July 2015). Since then, we have made significant progress in identifying the beneficial and pathogenic microbes […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Oregon State University, Pests and Diseases

Soilborne diseases of nursery crops

By Jerry Weiland — Posted July 1, 2015

USDA-ARS and OSU team up to tackle this pernicious problem

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Pests and Diseases

NURSERY NEWS

Hall of Famers give gift towards horticultural industry advocacy

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Fall Creek promotes Dave Daniel to general manager for U.S. and Canada

NWFCS, Farm Credit West create new association

Bailey Nurseries announces leadership transition

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FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

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November 2022: Transportation and Logistics

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The Value of Membership

OAN Member Profile: Oregon Flowers Inc. 

These 12 products had buyers buzzing at Farwest

Creating the future generation of nursery leaders

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CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Virtual is the new reality – for now

Trade shows in the time of COVID

A demand ‘renaissance’ for nurseries

Western Nursery & Landscape Association falls victim to pandemic

MANTS 2021 to move online due to COVID-19

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Keynote presentations at Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace provide insight on green industry trends in 2021 and beyond

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