Author Archives: Jen Llewellyn

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About Jen Llewellyn

OMAFRA Nursery and Landscape Specialist @onnurserycrops

July 5, 2013 Nursery-Landscape Report

You have reached Jen Llewellyn for the 12th edition of the 2013 OMAF and MRA Nursery and Landscape Report, updated on Friday, July 5th. Environment Canada is calling for cloudy, rainy conditions with the chance of thunderstorms in some areas … Continue reading →

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June 28, 2013 Nursery-Landscape Report

You have reached Jen Llewellyn for the 11th edition of the 2013 OMAF and MRA Nursery and Landscape Report, updated on Friday, June 28th. Environment Canada is calling for cloudy, rainy conditions with much cooler temperatures for this Canada Day … Continue reading →

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June 21 Nursery-Landscape Report

You have reached Jen Llewellyn for the 10th edition of the 2013 OMAF and MRA Nursery and Landscape Report, updated on Friday, June 21st. Environment Canada is calling for hot and humid weather with the chance of showers or thunderstorms … Continue reading →

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June 14 Nursery-Landscape Report

You have reached Jen Llewellyn for the 9th edition of the 2013 OMAF and MRA Nursery and Landscape Report, updated on Friday, June 7th. Environment Canada is calling for sunny, warm weather with the chance of showers for Sunday and … Continue reading →

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IPM Diagnostic Workshop for Trees and Shrubs July 9 – Guelph

  Calling all Arborists and Landscape Professionals! Would you like a mid-season review of some of the current pest and physiological problems in the woody landscape? We are putting on an IPM Workshop for Trees and Shrubs at the University … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Sprayer Workshop For Intelligent Nursery Growers – August 15

Attention all Commercial Wholesale Nursery Growers! If a new sprayer design could reduce crop protection inputs by 70 per cent, would you be interested? That’s the hook for an “intelligent” sprayer demonstration day to be held in St. Catharines, Ontario … Continue reading →

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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

PHOTO: Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs 1) Adult (above) and 2) Nymph (below).  (Photo credit: Stephen Ausmus, USDA-ARS) (Reprinted from http://www.bautebugblog.com).  Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is our newest pest of concern for Ontario agriculture and it is also a threat … Continue reading →

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June 7, 2013 Nursery-Landscape Report

You have reached Jen Llewellyn for the eighth edition of the 2013 OMAF and MRA Nursery and Landscape Report, updated on Friday, June 7th. Environment Canada is calling for cloudy weather with the chance of shower for Friday and Saturday … Continue reading →

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May 31, 2013 Nursery-Landscape Report

You have reached Jen Llewellyn for the seventh edition of the 2013 OMAF and MRA Nursery and Landscape Report, updated on Friday, May 31st. Environment Canada is calling for warm, humid, unsettled weather this weekend, with temperature ranging from 25-29oC … Continue reading →

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Fire Blight Prediction for May 27 – June 2, 2013

The recent rain and current hot, humid conditions are PERFECT for the development of fire blight (bacteria, Erwinia amylovora) on Rosaceous trees such as apple, pear and mountain ash.  The bacteria enters through stomates or mild wound sites and can … Continue reading →

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