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Call it ‘herbal distancing’

By Jerry Weiland — Posted August 27, 2021

Research shows that spacing out boxwood shrubs in production prevents the spread of infectious spores By Mana Ohkura, Lloyd Nackley, Carolyn Scagel and Jerry E. Weiland It’s been a year and a half since the COVID-19 pandemic started. We have been hearing how social distancing prevents the spread of the virus and we see signs […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: boxwood blight, Digger, Digger magazine, Oregon State University, OSU

March 2020

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 3, 2020

Take a look at the next wave of annual, perennial, and woody favorites breeders and growers are introducing to the marketplace, and copy down some notes from our valuable column on plant patent and copyright protections. Growers will also benefit from tips for detecting boxwood blight symptoms in the field. In this issue: The next […]

Filed Under: Issues Tagged With: boxwood blight, Digger, Digger magazine, Marketing, OAN, Perennials, Plants

Scouting for boxwood blight

By Jerry Weiland — Posted February 26, 2020

These tips make it easier to spot and mitigate this highly infectious disease By Jerry E. Weiland and Jay W. Pscheidt The 2019 growing season was a big year for boxwood blight in Oregon. The disease, caused by the pathogen Calonectria (Cylindrocladium) pseudonaviculata, has caused substantial damage to boxwood shrubs in U.S. nurseries and gardens […]

Filed Under: Growing Knowledge Tagged With: boxwood blight, Digger, Digger magazine, Oregon State University, OSU, Pests and Diseases

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