{"id":3204,"date":"2021-09-01T18:48:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T18:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=3204"},"modified":"2021-09-07T23:22:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T23:22:40","slug":"september-horticulture-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2021\/09\/01\/september-horticulture-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"September Horticulture Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master<\/strong> Gardener<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rooting around- the differences between taproots and mature roots.<\/strong> (Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU via Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vq4HFS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is your Landscape Sustainable?<\/strong> (Jim Downer, Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2U5bYOG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water, water, everywhere.  Learn an easy trick to determine soil moisture.<\/strong> (Sylvia Thompson-Hacker, Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3wpt08z<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Container<\/a>
Container garden. Photo from Flickr by Wendy Cutler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Contain Yourself: Vegetable gardening in containers and small spaces.<\/strong> (John Porter, Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2TzRuNS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do we know which invasive plant pests will be the next big threats?<\/strong> (Rosyln Noar, et al, Entomologytoday.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3DRT1l3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs and symptoms of plant disease: Is it fungal, viral or bacterial?<\/strong> (Jim Isleib, Michigan State University Extension<\/a>) https:\/\/bit.ly\/35s6qQt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diagnosing Sick Plants.<\/strong> (Sarah D. William, et al, Ohio State U) https:\/\/bit.ly\/35l4461<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 Questions on Plant Diagnosis.<\/strong> (Joy Bogg, et al, Ohio State U) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gmpCFG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wasps are valuable for ecosystems, economy and human health (just like bees.)<\/strong> (UCL) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3wlHkia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bumble<\/a>
Bumble bee on clover blossom. Photo: Lynn Ketchum, Oregon State University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bumble bees damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production when pollen is scarce.<\/strong> (Foteini G. Pashalidou et al, via Sciencemag.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gC0A4a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ancient Wollemi Pines Resurgent.  <\/strong> \u201cTen years after its discovery, a vanishingly rare tree from the Cretaceous Period is a scientific darling and may soon become a commercial success too.<\/em>\u201d (Stephen McLoughlin & Viva Vajda, Americanscientist.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/35ibSFP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plants Grown in Containers Course:<\/strong> Online (FREE and at your own pace course.) (NCSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gCLI5X<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DNA of lettuce unraveled: in 6000 years from weed to beloved vegetable.<\/strong> (Wageningen Plant Research) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3voYzhk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener Rooting around- the differences between taproots and mature roots. (Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU via Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vq4HFS Is your Landscape Sustainable? (Jim Downer, Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2U5bYOG Water, water, everywhere.  Learn an easy trick to determine soil moisture. (Sylvia Thompson-Hacker, Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3wpt08z Contain Yourself: Vegetable gardening in containers and… 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-3204","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\/3204","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=3204"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3234,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3204\/revisions\/3234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}