They said it
From Dogs: Not a Gardener’s Best Friend in the August 25 New York Times. “The nitrogen in dog urine would seem to be a helpful fertilizer. In fact, the concentration of ammonium is often ...
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Cornell Plantations fall lecture series
Cornell Plantations has announced its fall lecture series. The first lecture will be in Warren Hall B45, Cornell University 5:30 p.m.: 9/1: Is Nature Natural? A View From Britain, Harry Shaw The other lectures will be in Statler Hall ...
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Watch your basil and tomatoes
More basil downy mildew images. It may feel like the Northeast gardening season is wrapping up. But your basil and tomatoes in particular need on-going vigilance because they are vulnerable to potentially devastating diseases, ...
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Online, hands-on plant propagation course starts October 11
Plant propagation online course October 11 to December 3, 2010 Cost: $350 Questions or to be notified of next course, email the instructor, Marguerite Wells: mw38@cornell.edu This course will increase your enjoyment and success ...
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Fall seminar series kicks off Aug. 30
The Department of Horticulture Seminar Series resumes for the fall semester Monday, Aug. 30 at 3:30 p.m. in Plant Sciences Building Room 404. (Pending approval of students taking the course for credit, the time ...
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Greenhouse IPM ‘In-Depth’ Hands-On Workshops
The New York State Integrated Pest Management Program will sponsor a series of ‘Greenhouse IPM In-Depth’ workshops this fall at six locations throughout the state. September 9 – Albany County September 10 – Suffolk ...
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‘Willowpedia’: New site provides energy crop information
Willowpedia is a new website focusing on the study and commercial use of shrub willows as a sustainable feedstock crop for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts, as well as for environmental engineering and horticultural applications. ...
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Mann entrance garden a pilot for Sustainable Sites Initiative
From an article Sustainability at Mann’s door by Eveline Ferretti on the Mann Library news site about the garden at the library’s entrance, one of 175 projects accepted in the pilot phase of the ...
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Students to inventory Long Island street trees
From an article Learning to inventory East Rockaway trees in the July 28 Long Island Herald. “Cornell University has chosen East Rockaway in Nassau County to train students in doing a village-wide street tree ...
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Where in the world is Erin Marteal?
With the help of a Dreer Award, Erin Marteal (’10 MPS Public Garden Leadership) is embarking on ” … a profound journey of discovery.” Her mission? “To make heads and tails of permaculture, perceptions ...
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