{"id":1204,"date":"2026-03-13T10:32:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/nackleylab\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:36:02","slug":"february-2026-nursery-news-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/nackleylab\/2026\/03\/13\/february-2026-nursery-news-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2026 Nursery News Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Trade Journal Articles<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11-08-40-Symphyotrichum_subspicatum_91910426.jpg-JPEG-Image-2048-\u00d7-2040-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-45.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1211 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11-08-40-Symphyotrichum_subspicatum_91910426.jpg-JPEG-Image-2048-\u00d7-2040-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-45.png 923w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11-08-40-Symphyotrichum_subspicatum_91910426.jpg-JPEG-Image-2048-\u00d7-2040-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-45-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11-08-40-Symphyotrichum_subspicatum_91910426.jpg-JPEG-Image-2048-\u00d7-2040-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-45-768x536.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/osus-study-of-native-plants-gives-insights-into-preferences-of-gardeners-and-pollinators\/\">What Gardeners and Pollinators Want from Native Plants<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/jen-hayes\/\">Jen Hayes<\/a> \/ Digger February 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11-28-53-Decision-mapping-Nursery-Management.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1213 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11-28-53-Decision-mapping-Nursery-Management.png 843w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11-28-53-Decision-mapping-Nursery-Management-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11-28-53-Decision-mapping-Nursery-Management-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nurserymag.com\/article\/decision-mapping-innovation-in-nursery-automation-leap-forward\/\">Technology Adoption in the Nursery: A Decision-Mapping Approach<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nurserymag.com\/author\/vashti-tatman\/\">Vashti Tatman<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nurserymag.com\/author\/laura-warner\/\">Laura Warner<\/a> \/ Nursery Mag &#8211; February 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Scientific Journal Articles&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-37-51-Oregon-nurseries-light-the-way-for-houseplants.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-37-51-Oregon-nurseries-light-the-way-for-houseplants.png 646w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-37-51-Oregon-nurseries-light-the-way-for-houseplants-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/61\/3\/article-p554.xml\">Understanding Light Requirements of Houseplants<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Clint M. Taylor, Dalyn M. McCauley, and Lloyd L. Nackley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortSci: <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/horttech\/36\/1\/horttech.36.issue-1.xml\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/61\/3\/hortsci.61.issue-3.xml\">Volume 61: Issue 3<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/full-167f1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1222 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/full-167f1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/full-167f1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/full-167f1-768x388.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/horttech\/36\/2\/article-p167.xml\">How Colored Shade Cloth Affects Hydrangea Growth<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Stallknecht, Eric J. &amp; Pounders, Kaitlyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortTech: <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/horttech\/36\/2\/horttech.36.issue-2.xml\">Volume 36: Issue 2<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/full-572f1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1221 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/full-572f1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/full-572f1-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/03\/full-572f1-768x753.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/61\/3\/article-p572.xml\">Day Length Effects on Indoor Foliage Plant Growth<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Iro Kand &amp; Roberto G. 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