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Fungicide use for homeowners
The Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast week I started the discussion about pesticide use in the lawn and garden for homeowners, so I thought I might continue that discussion in regard to...
Let's Grow: Your Boxwood shrubs need protection NOW!
Chillicothe Gazette via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBoxwood, a popular evergreen shrub we’ve been planting for many years, is suddenly in the crosshairs. This reliable landscape mainstay is under attack...
Gardening advice: Be on the lookout for boxwood blight
Spartanburg Herald-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMy heart sank when a neighbor told me that her boxwoods had boxwood blight. Boxwood blight is a fungal disease that is spreading rapidly across North America. Boxwood blight causes black spots ...
Which springtime tree diseases require treatment? Here are some to look for
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOur often-wet springs bring with them the perfect conditions for many plant diseases. While moist...
Recent rains were helpful, but they can also contribute to plant disease
The Gleaner via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRecent rains in the Tri-State will likely promote disease on many of our plants. Plants that have a...
What’s growing on my shrub? LSU AgCenter answers
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNoticed some type of alien growth on your azaleas this spring? I’ve recently gotten phone calls for strange growths on azalea shrubs that were described...
Campbell Vaughn: Now is the time to keep an eye out for powdery mildew on your plants
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt really was hard to not see it coming. The cool temperature with all the moisture through almost...
Does your lawn have brown patch? You may want to change your watering habits.
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAround midsummer, some lawns may develop patches of brown turfgrass. These brown spots are often a...
Abrupt weather changes can lead to plant diseases. Here’s how to help those tomatoes
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoEarly spring rainfall has been both a blessing and a curse for gardeners. Not so much a blessing was...
Ask the Expert: How do I control pesky thistle in my flower beds?
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEditor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and...