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The 2011 Michigan garden plant tour
Published on June 10, 2011
Greenhouse growers, landscapers, nurserymen and women, and garden center operators are invited to visit leading young plant growers and the MSU Gardens from August 1-12. -
Watch for potato leafhopper feeding injury to red, Norway and sugar maples
Published on June 10, 2011
When nearby alfalfa or forage fields are cut, potato leafhoppers will leave the field to look for food plants, including red, Norway and sugar maple trees. -
2011 West Michigan summer nursery discussion meetings
Published on June 8, 2011
Nursery growers are invited to a series of weekly, roundtable discussions with ornamental nursery plant growers and MSU Extension specialists in Ottawa County starting June 16. -
Farm modifications for reduced arm strength or amputations
Published on June 6, 2011
Tips to making farming with limited arm strength or arm amputations easier. -
Four-lined plant bugs: Attractive with a big appetite
Published on June 3, 2011
Leaf spots on your perennials, shrubs and trees may be caused by four-lined plant bugs. -
Red thread in turf
Published on June 2, 2011
Red thread is a disease of turfgrass that is often associated with under-fertilized turf and one of the simplest recommendations to alleviate disease pressure is to fertilize. -
Major weather changes – finally
Published on June 1, 2011
Expect warm and dry conditions over the weekend and early next week. -
Bed bugs are just plain gross!
Published on May 27, 2011
A new bed bug slide show is available on the MSU Diagnostic Services web site. -
Slog of wet weather brings on garden pests
Published on May 27, 2011
It seems like the rain gage just keeps filling up. Garden plants love it, but pests like earwigs, pillbugs and slugs, do, too. -
Save these dates –upcoming programs for landscape professionals
Published on May 27, 2011
Join us July 21 and July 29 to improve your diagnostic skills, earn recertification credits and network with colleagues.
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