If you have never seen a plant patent application, there’s a lot of detail involved. This application from Terra Nova Nurseries was for a new cultivar of Echinacea, specifically Echinacea spp. ‘TNGD’ which is described in painstaking detail. The patent application was submitted May 11, 2010 and granted Tuesday (Sept. 6), so the process took […]
Nursery receives grant to study sandbed fertigation
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— PostedOregon Small Trees Nursery recently was chosen to receive a Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grant. The nursery, based in Wilsonville, Ore., will use its grant funds to evaluate a little-used, but highly efficient, growing practice involving sandbeds. “The grant allows us to introduce new practices to further minimize our environmental footprint,” Oregon […]
Ag on film
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— PostedNow here is a very cool idea! One of the complaints often stated by those in agriculture is that the general public doesn’t understand agriculture well, if at all. If I had a nickel for every time someone told me, “People buy groceries at the store or plants at the nursery without understanding the process […]
Fall hardy plant sale is this weekend
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— PostedPortland Monthly reminds us that the fall version of the twice-yearly Hardy Plant Society of Oregon plant sale is this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10–11, at the Portland Expo Center (directions; also reachable via MAX). This is a truly huge event for plant lovers — especially those who are into the unique and unusual.
What Madonna don’t wanna
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— PostedKristin VanHoose passed along a story about a thoughtful fan in Venice who gifted aging dance-pop queen Madonna with a small bouquet of hydrangeas. Madonna was in Italy promoting one of her new movies, which, not to editorialize, generally need all the promotion they can get. Unfortunately, the Material Girl was less than thoughtful in […]
Speaking of deadly invaders …
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— PostedRobin Rosetta of Oregon State University Extension / North Willamette Research and Extension Center / the @PNWNurseryIPM Twitter feed passed along word of a devastating pest that has established a presence in the San Diego, Calif. area — the goldspotted oak borer. Some 80,000 oak trees already have been killed by this pest. The Los […]
The return of a deadly invader
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— PostedTansy ragwort used to be everywhere in Oregon. Well, now it’s back, according to Oregon State University. The non-native weed was introduced to Oregon in the 1920s, and without natural enemies to keep it under control, it spread everywhere. This was a major problem for farmers and ranchers, as tansy ragwort is deadly poisonous to […]
Precautions for growing edibles
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— PostedMore and more people want to grow their own food, and they are turning to local garden centers for advice on how to do it safely. Oregon State University Extension recently published this helpful article that has information your customers might find empowering. The advice from extension experts includes: Use recommended food preparation techniques with […]
A gruesome story from Arizona
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— PostedTeachers and mothers are often full of warnings. Two all-time classics include, “never run with scissors,” and “that could put an eye out.” An 86-year-old Arizona man wasn’t running, and managed to avoid losing an eye. However, he’s very lucky to be alive after falling face first onto his pruning shears. He’s OK now, but […]
NWREC hosts annual workshops on Sept. 14
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— PostedWe received the following from Robin Rosetta of Oregon State University Extension letting us know about the 2011 edition of NWREC’s annual fall workshops. The details: Come one, come all, to the 2011 Nursery Research and & Extension Faire on Wednesday, September 14 at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center. We have a new […]
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