If you have noticed sap oozing, sometimes frothy, down the side of your trees they may be suffering with slime flux.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: July 2022
Deer Management in Gardens
On Wednesday, July 27, the Horticulture Webinar Wednesdays presents a training on Deer Management in Gardens with Matt Springer, UK Wildlife Specialist. The webinar begins at 12:30 pm EST/ 11:30 am CST.
Register for the meeting here.
See what other webinars are coming this season here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-three/
View Season Two webinars here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-two/
View Season One webinars here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-one/
Summer Lawn Management
Cool-season grasses such as fescue or bluegrass do not enjoy high temperatures or prolonged periods of drought. These grasses are originally from cooler, more temperate regions of Europe. Cool-season grasses make food using photosynthesis and nutrients from the soil but during very hot summers, they are much less efficient at the process and also use much more water than normal. We can help out our cool-season grasses during stressful conditions with a few good practices, however.
Continue readingWater Features for the Garden
On Wednesday, July 20, the Horticulture Webinar Wednesdays presents a training on Water Features for the Garden with Sharon Flynt, Scott County Horticulture Agent. The webinar begins at 12:30 pm EST/ 11:30 am CST.
Register for the meeting here.
See what other webinars are coming this season here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-three/
View Season Two webinars here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-two/
View Season One webinars here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-one/
Backyard Strawberry Renovation
Once your matted-row strawberries are done fruiting for the season, it is time to renovate them so that they will produce well next year. A good strawberry planting in Kentucky can last 5-7 years before replanting. Renovation will help keep them producing this well by controlling weeds and thinning them out, so they don’t become too crowded.
Continue readingFive Common Kentucky Butterflies and Their Host Plants
On Wednesday, July 13, the Horticulture Webinar Wednesdays presents a training on Five Common Kentucky Butterflies and their Host Plants with Shannon Trimboli, host of the Backyard Ecology podcast. The webinar begins at 12:30 pm EST/ 11:30 am CST.
Register for the meeting here.
See what other webinars are coming this season here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-three/
View Season Two webinars here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-two/
View Season One webinars here: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-one/
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