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Category Archives: Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Magnolia Scale, the plague of the landscape
Magnolia Scale is just rampant this year again. And to make matters worse, there seems to be two developmental groups of them, a smaller subset about 3 weeks behind the older ones (see photo above). This means a second set of … Continue reading
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Tagged arboriculture, fall webworm, Integrated pest management, IPM, Jen Llewellyn, magnolia scale
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The Thursday Report – July 21
Environment Canada is calling for very hot and humid weather to continue into this weekend and early next week. There is a 40-50% chance of precipitation in southern Ontario for tomorrow, with a greater chance of showers on Monday. The UV index is … Continue reading
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Tagged arboriculture, fall webworm, IPM, Jen Llewellyn, landscape plants, nursery crops
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July 6 – IPM in the Nursery and Landscape
Hot, dry conditions continue for much of southern Ontario. Environment Canada says we’ve had one of the driest Junes on record, since 1991. This has put a lot of stress on plants and water resources. Newly planted nursery stock and landscape plants should be … Continue reading
Here Comes The Humidity
The air was so dry up until just recently, it was SO nice. You know? If you’re like me, humidity is an important thing. Sure it means more plant diseases are in our future. But it also rakes havoc with my hair. The … Continue reading
Those Darling Buds of May 2 4
Oh yes Oh yes the long weekend is finally here! And so is the heat! (Photo: One more shot Rog on Flickr) Climatologists are expecting daily high’s of 20C and above for the next several days. Night time low’s are … Continue reading
Going To Be Cool For a While Still
What a treat! Several of our sugar maples are blooming this year all over southern Ontario, from Barrie to Niagara, these native beauties are gracing our landscapes with blooms. Its been 5 years since sugar maples were blooming like this. The cooler … Continue reading
Cool Weather, Warm Hearts
This cooler weather has been a nice break, slowing down plant development and reducing heat and desiccation stress on newly planted or harvested nursery stock. We inched up … Continue reading
Spring is Spring-ging
Lots of new Plant Phenology indicators are starting to bloom this week! That puts us somewhere between 20 and 35 GDD’s Base 10C in the GTA. A little more in the southwest and a little less above Hwy 9.
Get Ready for Fall Scale Management
Many horticultural professionals are ramping up for fall applications of horticultural oil. The full rate of horticultural oil is excellent for smothering juvenile stages of insects this time of year.
Posted in Arboriculture, Insects, Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Tagged beech scale, Jen Llewellyn, magnolia scale
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August 10, the Monday Report
Magnolia Scale is just NASTY this year. CRAWLERS have hatched but are still hiding underneath the female scales. Pick off scales to reveal dark grey eggs and crawlers (eggs with legs) underneath. The crawlers will hatch and gradually emerge out from … Continue reading
