{"id":2876,"date":"2021-01-10T08:27:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T08:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=2876"},"modified":"2021-01-10T08:27:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T08:27:39","slug":"january-horticultural-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2021\/01\/10\/january-horticultural-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"January Horticultural Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Open
Corn Gluten Meal. Photo: University of Connecticut<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cornmeal magic \u2013 the myth that will not die.<\/strong>  Learn the facts! (Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/37cOJX4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complicated issue of heavy metals in residential soils, part 2: How plant species and environmental variables complicate the issue.<\/strong> (Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2K4vHsZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soil Myth Busting for Extension Educators: Reviewing the Literature on Soil Nutrition.<\/strong> (Dr. Linda-Chalker Scott, WSY ; A.J. Downer, U of CA via NACAA.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mf2RmV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviewing the literature on tree planting- Landscape Trees.<\/strong> (Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU & A. J. Downer, U of CA; via NACAA.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mblJmB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soil Myth Busting for Extension Educators: Reviewing the literature<\/strong> Soil Structure and Functionality.<\/strong> (Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU & A. J. Downer, U of CA via NACAA.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3qMXL4G<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out some new and exciting new plants!<\/strong> (National Garden Bureau) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2WdksBa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The horrors of mass-produced bee houses.<\/strong> (Note: while a commercial, has useful info and links) (Collin Purrington.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/37ZCKLJ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Blueberry
‘Legacy’ blueberry. Photo: Bernadine Strik, OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

REVISED PUBLICATION: Growing Blueberries in Your Home Garden<\/strong>. (Bernadine Strik, OSU; et al: EC 1304) https:\/\/bit.ly\/37hpu61<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hummingbird Drone Films Half a Billion Monarch Butterflies Taking Flight.<\/strong> (Deanschneider.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3a9ILbg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just for fun: Bugs and Organisms look like Monsters Under a Microscope.<\/strong>  Ever wondered what an ant or wasp looked like up close?  Have a look! (fotoscapes.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/37cXosw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soil fungi act like a support network for trees.<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>New research is first to show that growth rate of adult trees is linked to fungal networks colonizing their roots. (U of Alberta, via sciencefdaily.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mfVQCb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pollinators of Butterfly Bush (and Other Questions)<\/strong> (stillca<\/a>, OSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/347hUZq<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 Questions on Plant Diagnosis<\/strong>– \u201cThis is the third fact sheet in a series of 10 designed to provide an overview of key concepts in plant pathology. Plant pathology is the study of plant disease including the reasons why plants get sick and how to control or manage healthy plants.\u201d<\/em> (Joe Boggs, Ohio State, et al) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3qMXX3U<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Golden
Larch among Douglas Fir. Photo: Jay Pscheidt, OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Deciduous Conifer Conundrum.<\/strong> (Indefenseofplants.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2K4vXrX<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horticultural Updates January 2021 PDF<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener Cornmeal magic \u2013 the myth that will not die.  Learn the facts! (Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/37cOJX4 The complicated issue of heavy metals in residential soils, part 2: How plant species and environmental variables complicate the issue. (Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2K4vHsZ Soil Myth Busting… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8248,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1180745],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-horticulture-updates"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2876"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2917,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions\/2917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}