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Tag Archives: omafra
IPM This Week – July 9, 2018
Fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) are laying their eggs on foliage (Juglans, Prunus, Betula, Fraxinus) at this time (Photo: Charlotte Thomson, LO Nursery Scout). They have multiple generations per year and most people … Continue reading
Upcoming IPM Workshops for Landscape, Arboriculture and Garden Centre Professionals!
Looking for a fun, educational workshop to brush up on your plant health knowledge and skills? Looking to network with other professionals? Have I got the workshop for you! OMAFRA-ISA Course: “IPM for Woody Plants” Click below for registration page:
IPM This Week – July 11
Click HERE for the AUDIO version of this blog post. Frequent precipitation events continue to shower outdoor ornamentals with too much love. Leaf diseases are rampant, making plants … Continue reading
Professional IPM Field Tour for Trees in SW Ontario (Strathroy, June 20)
Arboriculture & Landscape Pro’s: this workshop is for you:
Posted in Educational Opportunities, IPM
Tagged becky moule, isa ontario, Jen Llewellyn, olympic tree care, omafra
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April Showers, Bring May Diseases
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 a little in Growing Degree Days and Plant Phenology this week.
Upcoming IPM Workshop for Landscape, Arboriculture and Garden Centre Pro’s
Looking for a fun, educational workshop to brush up on your plant health knowledge and skills? Looking to network with other professionals? Have I got the workshop for you! March 28, 2017: IPM in the Woody Landscape at Landscape Ontario in … Continue reading
Need a Professional mid-Winter Break?
Feeling stressed? Been stuck in the office too much? Looking for a mid-winter break with other like-minded individuals that will Inspire…..Motivate…….and Energize you for the coming growing season? The 2017 Nursery Growers Short Course is just 4 weeks away! Come … Continue reading
Nursery Growers Demonstrating Ways To Conserve Nutrient Inputs
A recent study of fertilizer placement techniques in Ontario nursery grown nursery stock has shown that sub-surface applications of fertilizer can not only reduce the required amount of fertilizer inputs, but also help conserve nutrients in the crop.
Posted in Nursery Production, Plant Nutrition
Tagged Jen Llewellyn, omafra, phytoserv
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OMAFRA’s New Floriculture IPM Specialist
OMAFRA welcomes Sarah Jandricic as the Greenhouse Floriculture IPM Specialist We are pleased that Sarah Jandricic joined the Agriculture Development Branch as the Greenhouse Floriculture IPM Specialist. Sarah works from the Vineland Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs … 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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