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Best of the best: Top plant performers at the 2014 MSU Annual Trials – Part 2
Published on January 19, 2015
Michigan State University’s Horticulture Demonstration Garden’s list of the Top Performing Annuals can give greenhouse growers, landscapers and gardeners some great performing plants to choose from in 2015. -
So you want to bring a new plant to market? Part 2
Published on November 19, 2014
Plant breeders should develop a strategy to protect their intellectual property. Know the differences between types of licensing, trademarks and patents. -
So you want to bring a new plant to market? Part 1
Published on November 19, 2014
Plant breeders interested in bringing novel new plant varieties to the market will need to go through many steps. -
Springtails in nurseries
Published on August 15, 2014
Extra moisture this summer may cause springtails to be abundant in nursery beds. The majority of springtails are beneficial eating bacteria, fungi, algae and decaying vegetation. -
Black dots on maple: Tar spot
Published on August 6, 2014
Tar spot detected on maples is a cosmetic problem and a yearly occurrence in Michigan. -
Fire blight reported in landscape crabapples
Published on July 30, 2014
Fire blight is not just a disease for commercial apple orchards. Landscape crabapple trees are also susceptible to Erwinia amylovora. -
Container grown rhododendrons and avoiding phytophthora root rot in the nursery
Published on July 10, 2014
Suggestions to reduce the risk of Phytophthora root rot on container grown rhododendrons in the nursery. Water management, cultural practices and preventative fungicides all play a role. -
Planting garden center flowers is good for bees and other beneficial insects
Published on June 25, 2014
The discovery of neonicotinoid insecticide in leaves and flowers of some garden center plants should not stop you from buying and planting flowers because the benefit to bees far outweighs the potential risk. -
Tamaracks are looking brown
Published on June 20, 2014
The larch casebearer is causing many tamaracks to turn brown across Michigan. -
Cottony cushion scale detected in Michigan nursery
Published on June 19, 2014
Cottony cushion scale was recently detected on Rose of Sharon plants. Identification, biology and control measures for nurseries are explained.