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Note: This article is part of the Growing Knowledge series in Digger magazine. This series is provided by Oregon State University in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture and in partnership with the Oregon Association of Nurseries.

Managing slugs and snails in Pacific Northwest nurseries

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and Robin RosettaThe collective scientific name for slugs and snails, Gastropoda, goes a long way towards explaining the headaches that these invertebrates cause nurseries owners throughout the Pacific Northwest. Literally meaning ‘stomach foot’ from the Greek words ‘gastér’ and ‘podòs’, gastropods feed on a large number of ornamental plants. They are also thought to transmit […]

OSU’s study of native plants gives insights into preferences of gardeners and pollinators

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and Gail Langellotto Native plants have greatly increased in popularity among gardeners over the past several years, in part due to these plants’ purported value to bees and other pollinators. However, many native plants are difficult to grow and finish at scale in modern nursery production systems. Also, some native plants are viewed as too […]