By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener
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History of the PNW Plant Disease Management Handbook. https://bit.ly/2t6AUI3
Realism of Harvard’s Glass Flowers still dazzles. (Tracee M. Herbaugh, phillytrib.com) https://bit.ly/35bSgRV
More on the Harvard Glass flowers: (Photobotanic.com) https://bit.ly/36nZuCs
Soil or dirt? It’s really up to you. (GardenProfessors.com) https://bit.ly/2rxVq3T
Soil myth busting for extension educators: reviewing the literature on soil structure and functionality. (Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU; A.J. Downer, U of CA via NACAA) https://bit.ly/2YCDAZF
Plants emit sounds too high for human ears when stressed out. (Iflscience.com) https://bit.ly/2PzOQlk
The dynamic details of unusual plants captured in singular moments by photographer Helene Schmitz. Stunning. (Thiscolossal.com) https://bit.ly/2RG8DT4
Growing camouflage. “…there are at least two groups of arthropods that take their camouflage to a whole new level by actively growing miniature gardens on their bodies.” (indefenseofplants.com) https://bit.ly/36nZTEW
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The unexpectedly weird and beautiful world of lichens. “Lichens are not what you think they are. Not plant, not fungus-they are one of a kind.” (Jaymi Heinbuch, MNN.com) https://bit.ly/2P7tCw8
A mushroom is saving millions of bees from a deadly virus. “Researchers suspect the mushroom either boosts their immune system or somehow fights the viruses.” (John Vibes via themindunleashed.com) https://bit.ly/2LHKszQ
Is fertilizer a friend or foe to disease-causing organisms? (Gardenprofessors.com) https://bit.ly/2P8lQSB
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The myth of fragile roots. (Linda-Chalker-Scott, WSU) https://bit.ly/2rCtXy3
Dung Beetles navigate bia the Milky Way, first known in Animal Kingdom. (Christine Dell’Amore, Nationalgeorgraphic.org) https://bit.ly/2LFEdfE
More on Dung Beetles (VIDEO): The dance of the dung beetle. (Marcus Byrne, Tedtalk, via youtube.com) https://bit.ly/38qaVvo