A little cooler for working outside today.  I do wish the dead woodchuck under my office (or whatever that is) would dry up with the dry weather we have been having.

Oh, no!  The NEWA models are off line so what shall we do.  I found this option http://climatesmartfarming.org/tools/csf-growing-degree-day-calculator/ You can put in your address (click on the Edit Button, put it in and click Save and Select) .  Don’t forget to change Planting date to March 1, 2020 (not really the planting date but when the count starts).

June 10 (Note the lag)    June 18

Champlain                           353                                         474

Geneva                                435                                         567

Riverhead                           433                                         563. (this seems low relative to the NEWA site)

I’m checking some other lists today – this one is from NH. Many of these insects are new to me.  Do you see them?

pine sawfly                                         246-1388

pine eriophyid mites                       298-533

pine needle scale                             298-448

two-spotted spider mite               363-618

pine needle miner                           448-802

pine root collar weevil                   618-912

Ohio State has a table https://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/gdd/gdd2new.asp

You can’t put in anything but an Ohio zipcode but you can still check the numbers. And you can choose Plant or all to see what’s blooming at the same time.  Miss Kim lilac is at 422 for first bloom and mine has been out for a few days.

Have fun!  And have a great week!

PS – shout out to NYS Christmas tree growers who attended the Retail Safety Plan webinar (2 of your compatriots asked questions so I know they were there). I hope you learned something.  Everyone else has another chance on Monday, June 15 at 7:00 pm Eastern https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T5LuxhEBREuEl_Rljtc-OQ