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PLANTS

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Care

See specific pages: Native Plant Landscaping, TREES, TURF, VEGETABLES.

Cut Flowers - Growing and Using - PSU Solution Source

Planting a Cover Crop - PSU Solution Source (5016)

Solution Source - PSU, some links do not work. Categories include: Compost, Flowers, Holiday Plants & Gifts, Horticulture Basics, Houseplants, Lawns, Mulch Materials, Mulch: Wood Chip Mulches, Pesticide Safety, Specialty Gardens, Trees & Shrubs, Weeds - Easy Control. Use Solution Source Index to view specific topics under above categories without direct links.

 

Pruning

Pruning Ornamental Plants - PSU, fee for pub. or download from link.

Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs - Purdue U, Landscape Horticulture; includes sketches, tools, when to prune particular plants.

Health Considerations in the Garden - preventative measures.

 

Transplanting

Transplanting Annuals in the Garden - PSU Dept. of Horticulture Fact Sheet

 

Weeding

For helpful hints in prose format read two articles in the Green Thumb Corner August 14, 2004 titled Weeding Wisdom and Weeding Wisdom II. Scroll down link to find the articles.

Weeds - Easy Control - PSU Solution Source.

Health Considerations in the Garden - preventative measures.

See Invasive Plants page under Identification section for online ID resources.

 

Companion Planting

See Companion Planting page. No conclusive scientific papers to support the practice.

 

Insects

See Insects page for details.

 

Disinfecting Tools

Disinfecting Tools and Equipment - PSU Dept of Entomology, Woody Ornamental: Insect, Mite, and Disease Management.

 

Disinfecting Tools, Equipment, Pots, Flats, and Benches - by Gary W. Moorman, PSU Cooperative Extension Dept. of Plant Pathology.

 

"Your disinfecting solution can contain any of the sanitizing products such as Green-Shield, Physan 20, Triathlon, Zero Tol or chlorine bleach (10% solution). Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s directions when using any commercially prepared materials. If you are using a 1 to 9 bleach solution, remember that it requires a 30-minute soak in order to be effective. Also - while chlorine bleach is an effective sanitizer, please note that there will be a 50% reduction in strength of a chlorine solution after just two hours. Therefore, you should prepare a new solution each time you plan to sanitize." (Quoted from PSU Dept of Horticulture The Vegetable and Small Fruit Gazette Vol 6 No.1 Jan. 2002)  When using cholrine bleach rinse metal objects to prevent corrosion.

 

Another option is to soak a hand tool in a 70 - 80% solution of alcohol, ethanol or isopropanol, for 10 - 15 minutes to disinfect the tool. Alchohols are bactericidal and fungicidal. Prescott, Harley, & Klein's Microbiology, McGraw Hill 2008, p159-160.

 

General

Blog and Podcast

Gardening in the Keystone State  Amusing and informative articles by Tom Butzler, the Penn State Cooperative Extension Horticulture Educator for Central PA, and Tina Clinefelter, a Penn State Master Gardener Volunteer in Clinton County. 

 

Horticultural Happenings Podcast by Tom Butzler. Listen and learn to a variety of topics online or download to your PDA. Enjoy these 5 min. clips. Sometimes Tom has a guest speaker.

 

Green Thumb Corner Columns - 2003 & 2004 articles by Jeff Mizer (Penn State Extension Educator - Horticulture) and area Master Gardners. Use your Control/F keys to search site. Be sure to avoid using any invasive plants mentioned in these articles.

 

Read the Invasive Plants page to find out what plants are invasive.

 

Most Commonly Asked Questions by months - York County Cooperative Extension Garden Hotline, scroll down page to choose months.

 

Masterful Gardening - newspaper columns by York County Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, scroll down left column to choose topic.

 

Herbs

Directory of Herbs - PSU Dept. of Horticulture. Brief info, some herbs without date. In left column under "Resources" hoover over Herb Directory to select appropriate data base: Herb Use (aromatic, cosmetic, culinary, decorative, dye, medicinal, or ornamental), Plant Family, or Plant Type (annual, biennial, or perennial).

 

Ornamental Grasses

Ornamental Grasses for Kentucky Landscapes - U of KY Cooperative Extension Service pub. HO-79; selecting, planting, maintenance, glossary. 

 

Poisonous Plants

 

Specific Plants

Annual Flowers -  photos with labels may help you ID your annuals; Plant Doctor.

 

Perennial Flowers  - photos with labels may help you ID your perennials;  Plant Doctor.

 

African Violets

African Violets -  U of FL Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, U F/IFAS; care, propagation, pest management.

 

False Solomon's Seal

Smilacina racemosa

Septoria leaf spot - fungus overwinters on dead stem and leaves, removal of plant tops from plant in autumn should reduce the amount of fungus for next spring. Fungicides are available that could be sprayed on the plant as new growth appears. Info provided by PSU Plant Disease Clinic when plant sample submitted.

 

Peonies

Peonies (5279) - Solution source, PSU.

 

Hydrangea

Hydrangea Diseases - PSU Dept of Plant Pathology Plant Disease Fact Sheet, found under Floral and Foliage Plants, Hydrangea.

 

Rhododendrons

 

Roses

Rose Rosette Disease - VA Cooperative Ext. May 2002. A disease believed to be a virus spread by a mite; affects wild and cultivated roses; spreading through midwestern, southern, and eastern U.S. for yrs. First noted in 1941. Multiflora rose was introduced from Japan in 1866 as rootstock for ornamental roses; 1930's - 1960's multiflora rose recommended to plant in U.S. for erosion control, bird sanctuary, etc. 

 

Taro/elephant ear

Colocasia esculenta - USDA/NRCS plant guide, Michigan State U. Ext, ornamental plants

 

Diagnostics

Garden Hotline

Trees

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