Garden Help-Line Archive

Reports from the Horticulture Helpline: 2008

For the week of August 4, 2008 ALERT! EAB has been found in Wisconsin. Finally, some rain this week! Watering trees Other calls this week include: woodchucks, removing spent flowers, spotty tomatoes, and more questions about Japanese beetles. Gypsy moth class this week, 7pm at Rotary Botanical Gardens	For the week of August 11, 2008 Reports of various conifer problems, spotty tomatoes, and a possible case of dog vomit slime mold (a personal favorite in the office) Crabapple leaf drop due to scab fungal infection A cicada ID followed by more Cicada killer wasps.	For the week of August 18, 2008 Quickweed, stink bugs, and still more cicada killer wasps, Japanese beetles, and spotty tomatoes. Squash vine borer and powdering mildew are causing problems on cucurbits	For the week of August 25, 2008 Parasitic wasps on hornworm Rodent damage on potatoes Geum ID Robber flies reported This week marks the end of regular office hours for diagnostics. Calls and e-mails will be returned as time allows.
For the week of July 7, 2008 Japanese beetles are here. Oak wilt , root rot questions continue. Gypsy moth caterpillars begin to pupate.	For the week of July 14, 2008 Growing cherries in Wisconsin, Chlorosis on red maple , ground nesting bees, and more Japanese beetles! Mold and mildews reported on a variety of plants due to the wet, humid weather. Horticulture havoc in the paper. A baking soda mixture may be used as a potential fungicide.	For the week of July 21, 2008 The Japanese beetle questions continue.Scoring a vicotry over Japanese beetle, Beetle Battles In non-beetle issues: Black Walnut toxicity, earwigs	For the week of July 28, 2008 Cicada killer wasps look and sound scary (but aren't that bad) I know we flooded this spring but you should consider watering your trees now. Lawn rust makes shoes orange.
For the week of June 2, 2008 Snow flurries in June? Cottonwood trees go to seed. Powdery mildew on ninebark and viburnum. Euonymus caterpillar found on spindletree and buckthorn. Anthracnose and galls on silver maple. The anthracnose resembles tar spot this season. Gypsy moth caterpillars found in Janesville. Press releases for the week: Anthracnose, Ash trees (Word documents) Don't fear the fungus in the paper. Wisconsin Horticulture Update	For the week of June 9, 2008 Several reports of die back on mock orange; suspect rodent damage, canker, or a plant is desperate need of pruning. Need more informaiton. Diplodia canker reported from PDDC. Heavy rains over weekend-- reports of storm damage. Repairing storm damaged trees on the radio. Colorado potato beetle in the veggie garden. Press releases for the week:Storm Damage and Trees, The Good, The Bad, The Soggy	For the week of June16, 2008 More rain over the weekend continues Rock County's soggy saga: Understanding the effects of flooding on trees, emergency food safety including safety of produce from the garden. Issues this week: elm leafminer, roseslug sawfly, mushrooms in the garden. PDDC reports on root rots, gray mold on peony, leaf spot on lilac. Press releases for the week: Fungus Among Us	For the week of June 23, 2008 Press releases for the week: Japanese beetle, MGV training Flooding and humidty problems continue in the garden. Questions for the week include: apple bagging, frogs in home ponds, oak wilt, growing grass under a shade tree, and ID on tree with white flowers that grows all over the place! Replant squash, melons, zukes, cukes as needed.