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Category Archives: Nursery Production
A Few Pests Out There
The rain has stopped for now, but a chance of showers are still in the forecast for much of southern Ontario. Even if its not raining, a few minutes of working outside and it will feel like it is :0 … Continue reading
Posted in IPM, Nursery Production, Uncategorized
Tagged ipm in the nursery, Jen Llewellyn
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June 8 – Do You Know Where Your Bugs Are?
It’s official, climatologists are calling for a cooler summer with above average precipitation for the Great Lakes Region, that means us. Weather phenomena are conspiring to make this a wetter and potentially cooler season for us. This means exceptional transplant … Continue reading
Posted in Diseases, Insects, IPM, Nursery Production, Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Tagged bagworm, Jen Llewellyn, peachtree borer
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Potato Leafhoppers are Feeding on Shade Trees
ADULT Potato leafhoppers are feeding on deciduous shade trees in the nursery. Young nursery stock is more susceptible to injury and damaged trees can be more at risk of winter dieback. ADULT potato leafhoppers overwinter in the southern states, gradually migrate … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, IPM, Nursery Production
Tagged Jen Llewellyn, pests of shade trees in the nursery, potato leafhopper
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The Friday Report
Holy Cow its dry out there, lawns look like they are starting to go dormant. Newly planted trees and shrubs are really starting to suffer. I’ve got American goldfinches trying to drink from my Hummingbird feeder. And my colleague said … Continue reading
Up and Down in Southern Ontario
It’s our favorite time of year, the temperatures are up and down like a yo-yo, the UV index is extremely high, the black flies are still biting (me at least) and a new batch of mosquitoes has just hatched (and … Continue reading
Fast times in the Ontario Landscape
This past week was way above average for temperatures for the beginning of May. This has increased the GDD accumulations and hastened plant and insect development. Many plants that normally bloom sequentially are blooming (and pollinating) at the same time, Aye … Continue reading
Continue to Protect Against Fireblight and Apple Scab
Now is the time that Fireblight (apple, pear, see above) and Apple Scab (apple) diseases are spreading to new, emerging growth in the nursery.
Posted in Diseases, Nursery Production, Uncategorized
Tagged apple scab, fireblight, Jen Llewellyn
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Flower Buds and a Few Thugs
We’ve had such a cool spring that when we did start to get some “heat” a few weeks ago, it hastened the development of some of our earliest flowering plants. Instead of there being distinct periods of bloom, many of … Continue reading
Managing a Few Diseases on Ornamentals
Remember all that Fireblight (1st photo) and Apple scab (2nd photo) we had the last couple of years on apple, crabapple and pear? Now is the time to start fighting back.
Posted in Diseases, IPM, Nursery Production
Tagged apple scab, filbert blight, fireblight, Jen Llewellyn, mike celetti, omafra
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2015 Nursery Growers Short Course
Save the date! The 2015 Ontario Nursery Growers Short Course is coming up: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington 8:00 am to
