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Photo of the Week
Maple anthracnose, caused by several different fungi, are quite rampant this year due to cooler temps and frequent rains.
Tag Archives: ipm in the landscape
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
Welcome May 24 Weekend!
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 weather continues! Climatologists are predicting that our daytime temperatures will stay moderate until about the […]
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.
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
