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Stay updated with the latest developments and discoveries in the world of plants and horticulture with our News Articles category. Here, you’ll find timely updates on conservation efforts, botanical breakthroughs, gardening trends, and industry news. Whether it’s a new species discovery, tips for sustainable gardening, or global botanical initiatives, this section keeps you informed and connected to the ever-evolving plant world. Perfect for enthusiasts, researchers, and nature lovers looking to stay in the know.
Introducing OAN 10-0-0, a First‑of‑Its‑Kind Liquid Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer
Hort Americas, in partnership with Avé Organics, is now offering Organic Ammonium Nitrate (OAN) 10-0-0 to growers.
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Juliane K. Ishida: From Grandmother’s Garden to the Frontiers of Parasitic Plants
Botany One interviews Dr. Juliane Ishida who has gone miles —literally — to undercover the mysteries of parasitic plants.
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What is this called?
I have a creek on my property that most of the year is full and flowing but from around July to October it is completely dry. But there’s this one giant isolated pool that always has water in it, even in the dry months when the creek has stopped flowing and is completely dry. It has fish, frogs, and other things in it and I was just curious if this specific thing has a name or if it’s just a pool of water and nothing special
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Compost vs feeding scraps to livestock and using manure
If you were starting fresh with a barren plot of land and were trying to create a healthy permaculture field, what would be the best way to create a healthy plot? Let’s just say you had space for two plots at 100’x50’. Would you fence them in and let livestock do the work or cover them and let compost do its thing?
My idea is a a yearly rotation, where each plot gets used for a year and gets the next year to recover. Planting dense greens and vegetables for personal use and some to share. Would the best method be to fence the plots and rotate livestock back and forth or cover them in compost and mulch in their off year?
Joel Salatin and Justin Rhodes both use both methods, but I can’t figure out why they use one method vs. the other. I’m strictly talking about if you just had enough room for two big plots and wanted to make sure they stay healthy and fertile without amending or supplementing the soil all the time
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Best permaculture farms in USA that are open to the public?
Planning on doing a motorcycle tour of USA soon and would like to see some good farms. Especially tropical fruit – so lots of south Florida. Anyone have any farms they recommend that are open to the public, and especially that also lean towards having rare kinds of produce?
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Have you hired a permaculture designer before? We’d love to talk with you!
Hi lovely people!! I’m helping a local permaculture designer improve her services, and we’re doing short 30-minute interviews with folks who have hired a permaculture designer in the past.
We want to know what worked, what didn’t, and what you actually valued in the experience 🙂 If you’re selected for a short interview, we’ll send you a $25 gift card as a thank you! (Or you can donate your $25)
If you’re interested, fill out this quick Google Forms screener survey: 👉 https://forms.gle/4Bk12DgS9Ebp2qN39
We really appreciate your time and insight!
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Documenting and measuring changes over years
I wonder if any of you have been documenting changes that happen on your land (to landscape, biodiversity, productivity etc.) over time in a more structured way? What techniques do you use? What information do you gather? What metrics are you tracking?
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Clark County Mini-Tour
It is a rare rainy day here in August (or more accurately, a wet, drizzly day). That means a break from watering and a good chance to catch up on blogging and other computer-related tasks. Before I continue with my England tour highlights, I wanted to share photos from this past Sunday’s mini-tour of four gardens here in Clark County (an event sponsored by HPSO – Hardy Plant Society of Oregon).
I saw three of the gardens on Sunday. I had already visited the fourth one, Lynne Heidsiek’s native habitat garden, when she was part of the Study Weekend tour that we were on.
Our first stop was the marvelous shade garden of Margaret Stapenhorst. A bluestone patio is surrounded by towering mature trees that shade a woodland garden. There was a fern table and a moss garden, as well as garden art by Steve Farris. Loved, loved the waterfall. This is what I’d like to do in our front garden, but I don’t know if we have the room.
Just a few streets over is the garden of Eloise and Bob Morgan. I have heard of gardens where each partner has their own section of the garden but this is the first time I’ve seen one in action. I wonder if they flipped a coin as to the side they got? First, the entry area is a grove of stunning birch trees. Unfortunately, many birch trees have been lost in our area because of the dreaded birch borer. Bob told me that they treat these trees twice a year to keep them protected.
We enter the gate into Bob’s side of the garden, which is punctuated by vibrant bursts of colors from perennial plantings and lovely water features.
A small patio area with a hedge of blueberries loaded with berries separates Eloise’s side of the garden, which is shadier around the perimeter but sunny in the middle.
This side of the garden has a patio that faces out to a sunny perennial border. Off to the side is a serene shade garden.
The garden of Debbie Crockett features a front Mediterranean-style garden with lots of orange, which I loved!
A pathway leads to the back garden, which has a large grassy area for her grandchildren to play and is surrounded by Douglas fir, dogwood, and birch trees. In the corner was a gorgeous variegated Harlequin Glory Bower that I mistook for a dogwood. Actually, I didn’t even know there was a variegated Harlequin Glory Bower. Tucked in the corner was the cutest little office. It was fantastic.
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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