Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)
The spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) is a vinegar or fruit fly of East Asian origin. It made its way into New York by 2011. Today, it has spread throughout most of the continental US. ...
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Teaching Garden Tuesdays
Rx for landscape woes: Water trees and shrubs, not lawn
Newly planted trees and shrubs are particularly vulnerable because their root systems aren’t fully developed. Depending on the species and site, that might mean keeping two- to five-year-old plantings carefully watered during dry periods ...
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What was National Pollinator Week?
National Pollinator Week was held June 22-28 and is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. But every day we should practice Pollinator awareness. ...
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb is a spring-harvested perennial that ranges in color from green to bright red. Traditionally it played a significant role in the American diet. A rhubarb plant can stay in production for over a ...
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Vegetable Crop Yields, Plants per Person, and Crop Spacing
Vegetable crop yields and the number of vegetable plants to grow for each person in your household will help you estimate the space needed for a home vegetable garden. Crop yield estimates and consumption ...
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Strawberries
Because they bear early and are relatively easy to grow, strawberries are a great crop for you to start with in your home fruit planting. Strawberries are the most widely grown fruit crop in ...
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FROSTS IN THE GARDEN
Understanding some facts about frosts may help prolong your gardening season, and help to protect your plants from injury. The most common question concerns frost dates. Generally, and this will vary with area, the ...
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Assessing frost and freeze damage to flowers and buds of fruit trees
Assessing frost and freeze damage to flowers and buds of fruit trees How to assess the impact of a freeze on early fruit development. As the trees begin growth in the spring the buds ...
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Say Cheese- Help us Make Cheese with Surplus Milk for Food Banks
Lively Run Dairy- We are making cheese from the surplus milk that would otherwise be dumped and donating it to local food banks. Farmers in Upstate NY are being forced to dump milk because ...
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Diagnostics from a Distance: 5 tips on how to get the answers you need
How do you get help in this day and age when your extension agent or consultant can’t just pop into your greenhouse and look at a problem with you? Although nothing can replace seeing ...
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