Tag: plant care

In Wisconsin, our plants adapt to winter coming and going each year. The snow acts as a natural insulator to plants from winter’s freezing effects, then as it melts it helps replete the soil moisture for plants to use as they break dormancy. Yet, …

The month of May is when spring really arrives in full force! We can get so much done in our garden this month including, planting our vegetables from seed, keeping plants tidy, weeding, fertilizing plants, pruning early flowering shrubs, removing …

Apple scab, caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis, is not considered a serious threat to crabapple or apple trees; however, repeated annual infections can weaken the tree making it more susceptible to other insect or disease problems.

Rhizosphaera needle cast is a disease of spruce trees caused by the fungus Rhizosphaera kalkhoff that commonly affects trees growing outside of their native range. Rhizosphaera starts on the inner and lower growth and progresses upward through the …

Neolecanium cornuparvum, is amongst the largest scale insect to infest shade trees, with some individuals reaching %” in length. As the common name suggests, this scale is a frequent pest of magnolia species, including star, saucer, and the cucumber …