OHBA - Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance

OHBA - Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance OHBA supports organic horticulture, and we sponsor the most amazing seminars. Please join and support OHBA. OHBA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

We promote a healthy future for
our industry and America. All
membership fees and seminar tickets are tax-deductible, plus
you get the finest in continuing education and meet the most
incredible people. To join OHBA, please go to our website ohbaonline.org and
follow the prompts or call any OHBA director to learn more.

Our little garden friend has mastered the art of blending in.🌿🦎
06/16/2026

Our little garden friend has mastered the art of blending in.🌿🦎

Every day, countless microorganisms are carried into the atmosphere by wind, dust, ocean spray, rain, and even plant sur...
06/15/2026

Every day, countless microorganisms are carried into the atmosphere by wind, dust, ocean spray, rain, and even plant surfaces.🍃🌾

We've known for years that bacteria can travel through the air, but an important question remained: are they simply being transported, or can they actually survive and function while airborne?

A new study suggests that fog can function as a microbial habitat rather than simply condensed water. Researchers found that certain bacteria living inside fog droplets remain metabolically active, growing and dividing within the droplets. Some of these microbes, particularly methylobacteria, can even consume atmospheric pollutants such as formaldehyde.

Although only a small fraction of fog droplets contain microbes, the enormous number of droplets in a fog bank means that fog can harbor microbial populations comparable to those found in aquatic environments.

Source: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00463-26

06/12/2026

For those who have never seen a monarch butterfly emerge from its chrysalis, here is a glimpse of one of nature's most beautiful transformations.🙌😍❤️

✨ Let's help fireflies light up our nights again ✨
06/12/2026

✨ Let's help fireflies light up our nights again ✨

When people think of oxygen production, they usually picture forests. 🌳But at least 50% of the oxygen on Earth is produc...
06/09/2026

When people think of oxygen production, they usually picture forests. 🌳

But at least 50% of the oxygen on Earth is produced in the ocean by microscopic organisms that most people never see.

From cyanobacteria that helped transform Earth's atmosphere billions of years ago, to glass-like diatoms and the turquoise-blooming coccolithophores visible from space, these organisms play a massive role in supporting life on our planet.

Let's meet three of the ocean's greatest oxygen producers. 🌊🔬

How do Texas Sage plants know when it's going to rain? 🌿🌧️If you've ever noticed a Texas Sage suddenly covered in purple...
06/07/2026

How do Texas Sage plants know when it's going to rain? 🌿🌧️

If you've ever noticed a Texas Sage suddenly covered in purple blooms just before or after a rainstorm, you're not imagining things.

Texas Sage, often called the "barometer bush," has evolved to respond to changes in humidity and atmospheric conditions that occur before rainfall. As moisture levels in the air rise, the plant receives environmental cues that trigger a burst of flowering.

This adaptation helps Texas Sage take advantage of favorable conditions in the arid regions where it naturally grows. Rather than blooming on a strict seasonal schedule, it often waits for periods when water is more likely to be available.

While it doesn't actually predict the weather, Texas Sage is remarkably sensitive to its environment, turning changes in humidity into a spectacular display of purple blooms.

🌿The flower in this photo belongs to Sesbania vesicaria, a native plant often considered a w**d. To pollinators, however...
06/04/2026

🌿The flower in this photo belongs to Sesbania vesicaria, a native plant often considered a w**d. To pollinators, however, it is an important source of food.

Every plant has a role to play. When we take the time to understand these relationships, we begin to see that healthy ecosystems are built from the contributions of countless species, both large and small.

🌿 In nature, nothing exists in isolation. Every organism, from microbes in the soil to forests, oceans, insects, plants...
06/02/2026

🌿 In nature, nothing exists in isolation. Every organism, from microbes in the soil to forests, oceans, insects, plants, and humans, is part of a vast interconnected system shaped by constant relationships and exchanges.

Healthy ecosystems depend on balance, diversity, and cooperation, where each component influences the health and stability of the whole.

As Goethe observed, “In nature we never see anything isolated.” Modern ecology continues to confirm this principle: the health of our soils affects the health of our plants, which influences the quality of our food, water, atmosphere, and ultimately our own well-being. 🌱💧🌿

✨Nature is not a collection of separate parts, but a living network of connection. ✨

05/29/2026

Your Texas landscape is thirsty for better solutions. 💧

Join us at OHBApalooza and discover water-wise horticulture practices that help our gardens, and our state, thrive.

📅 August 1, 2026
📍 50 Waugh Dr. Houston, TX 77007
🔗 Register: www.ohbaonline.org/register

More information coming soon.........

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