2024 Orchard Post-Emergent Herbicide Reminders

2024 Post-Emergent Herbicide Reminders Mike Basedow and Janet van Zoeren Hopefully everyone found a good window to get pre-emergent materials on earlier this spring or last fall.  Now that we are approaching summer, you may be planning to do some follow up herbicide applications to clean up what came up through your pre-emergent application, and Read More…

Spring Orchard Pre-Emergent Herbicides

Spring Orchard Pre-Emergent Herbicides Mike Basedow and Janet van Zoeren If you weren’t able to get pre-emergent herbicides on in the fall, spring still presents a good time to get something out before many annuals start to germinate.  Below are some pre-emergent product recommendations to consider this spring. To help you select materials, have a Read More…

Tree Fruit Blog: Spring Orchard Pre-Emergent Herbicides

Mike Basedow, Extension Specialist & Janet van Zoeren, Extension Specialist Cornell Cooperative Extension If you weren’t able to get pre-emergent herbicides on in the fall, spring still presents a good time to get something out before many annuals start to germinate.  Below are some pre-emergent product recommendations to consider this spring. To help you select Read More…

Weed of the Week: Creeping Charlie

Jingjing Yin, Commercial Ornamental Horticulture Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program  Glechoma hederacea, also known as creeping Charlie, ground ivy, creeping Jenny, or gill-in-the-ground, is a perennial herb in the mint family.  It spreads by seeds, rhizomes, and creeping stems to form a dense mat in lawns and gardens, especially in damp Read More…