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Tag Archives: dormant oil
What’s up with that duck?
Each March the Canada geese herald in the beginning of spring with the honking broadcasts and displays of male prowess on lakes and storm water collection ponds. The real sign of spring (for me) is when they start standing on … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Weather
Tagged dormant oil, Jen Llewellyn, nursery tracker, omafra publication 840, omafra publication 841
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A slow, wet start to spring
Due to the cool, overcast weather, we haven’t been receiving much heat in most parts of southern Ontario. In Guelph, the Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood) is just starting to bloom, many still in flower bud, the Acer saccharinum (silver … Continue reading
Posted in IPM
Tagged boxwood psyllid, dormant oil, ipm in the landscape, ipm in the nursery, Jen Llewellyn, tree and shrub pests
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Horticultural Oil Applications Starting (again?) Soon
Applications of horticultural oil to dormant trees and shrubs will be starting soon (daily temperatures between 4C and 12C are ideal). Timing of dormant oil applications are critical since freezing temperatures, mixing with sulphur and applying at the dormant-rate on actively … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, IPM, landscape, Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Tagged dormant oil, horticultural oil, Jen Llewellyn
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