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April 2025 Nursery News Notes

Below, we’ve curated the latest news and insights from trusted sources across the industry. Stay updated with these key highlights.

Trade Journal Articles

Plastic Pots Alternatives

By: Kelli Rodda/ NurseryMag April 2025


Getting a Grip on Drainage

By: Emily Hoard/ Digger April 2025


NWREC in the News

By:Ben Verhoeven / Digger April 2025



Scientific Journal Articles 

Mustard Seed Meal and Mulches for Weed Control in Greenhouses

By: Ryan Hill; Lloyd Nackley; Marcelo Moretti

Journal of Environmental Horticulture (2025) 43 (1): 41–48.


Nodulation of Snowbrush Ceanothus in Three Soilless Substrates

By:Asmita Paudel; Macie Sanders; Youping Sun; Xin Dai

Journal of Environmental Horticulture (2025) 43 (1): 49–55.


Bacterial Biostimulant Improves Performance of French Marigolds

By: Juan Quijia-Pillajo  and Michelle L. Jones

HortScience Volume 60: Issue 5


Sensitivity of Poinsettia Flowering to High Temperatures

By: Paul D. Millar , Ana Maria Borda, and James E. Faust

HortScience Volume 60: Issue 5


Evaluation of Liquid Organic Fertilizers for Containerized Production

By: Milon Chowdhury Oliver Watson Uttara C. Samarakoon James E. Altland, Joanna Moine

HortScience Volume 60: Issue 5


Plant Uptake of Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead by Hemp, Mustard, and Kale Grown in Coconut Coir Substrate

By: Harrison A. Meekins Paul R. Fisher Jonathan D. Judy , and Kevin M. Folta

HortScience Volume 60: Issue 5



March 2025 Nursery News Notes

Below, we’ve curated the latest news and insights from trusted sources across the industry. Stay updated with these key highlights.

Trade Journal Articles



Scientific Journal Articles 


Positive Pressure Tunnel for Less Pests

By: Nadav Nitzan, Uri Adler, Hezi Goren, David Silverman and Tzion Decco / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 3


Managing Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot on English Lavender in the Greenhouse with Fungicides

By: Daniel M. Dlugos, William C. Bridges, and Steven N. Jeffers / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 3


IPM is the Best Pest Control Strategy Consumers Have Never Heard Of

By: Andrew H. Jeffers, Bridget K. Behe, Michael Vassalos, William C. Bridges, and Sarah A. White / HortTech Vol 35: Issue 2


Substrate Stratification Can Reduce Peat Requirement Associated with Young Plant Production

By: Maureen Thiessen, and Jeb S. Fields / HortTech Vol 35: Issue 2


February 2025 Nursery News Notes

Below, we’ve curated the latest news and insights from trusted sources across the industry. Stay updated with these key highlights.


Trade Journal Articles

VIDEO: Substrate Temperature Management Strategies

By: Lloyd Nackley & Jeb Fields / NurseryMag Feb 2025


A Future Without Peat?

By: Neville Stein / NurseryMag Feb 2025


Logistics Lowdown

By: Patrick Alan Coleman / NurseryMag Feb 2025


Drought-tolerant Groundcover & Shrub Trial at NWREC

By: Heather Stoven & Neil Bell / Digger Feb 2025


Scientific Journal Articles 

Boxwood Blight Spread & Risk Model in NC & VA

By: Ihsanul Khaliq, Herve F. Avenot, Anton Baudoin, Leonard Coop and Chuanxue Hong / Science Reports Vol 14


Preventing Iron Chlorosis with Fe Chelates in Soilless Media

By: Julie A. Herchkowitz, MAckenzie G. Dey, Royal Heins and Bruce Bugbee / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 3


Mineral Oil Improves Turf Quality in Drought-Stressed Bermudagrass

By: Mingying Xiang, Marco Schiavon, Pawel Orlinski, and James H. Baird / HortTech Vol 32 : Issue 2


January 2025 Nursery News Notes

Below, we’ve curated the latest news and insights from trusted sources across the industry. Stay updated with these key highlights.


Trade Journal Articles 

Pressure-Compensating Spray Stakes: Efficient but Costly for Nurseries

By: Gerry Spinelli & Chris Shrogren / NurseryMag Dec 2024


Hot Media Affects Root Growth and Fertilizer Release

By: James “Jim” S Owen Jr, & Jake Shreckhise / NurseryMag Jan 2025


Silicon Boosts Pest Resistance in Rhododendron

By: Jana Lee / Digger Jan 2025


Scientific Journal Articles 

Reduced Water Content: Effects on Landscape Shrub Growth

By: Ji-Jhong Chen and Youping Sun / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 2


A New Loropetalum Option for Oregon Growers

By: Jia-le Peng, En Wu, Da-mao Zhang, Ling Li, Yi-wen Wu, Xiaoying Yu, Don-lin Zhang,  and Yan-lin Li  / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 2 


Hongzi Die: A New Flowering Crabapple Cultivar

By: Minghan Luo, Sijun Qin, Deguo Lyu, and Jiali He  / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 2 


Do Hybrid Butterfly Bushes Produce Fewer Seeds? Impacts on Oregon’s Invasive Plant Rules

Cara Still and Ryan Contreras / Journal of Environmental Horticulture Vol 42 Issue 4 


Boxwood Production Costs and Strategies for Nursery Growers 

By Charles Hall / Journal of Environmental Horticulture Vol 42 Issue 4