Planting Peonies, Spotted Lanternflies, Pokeweed, and Other September News
O sweet September rain! I hear it fall upon the garden beds, Freshening the blossoms which begin to wane… ~Mortimer Collins, “Rain in September”
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Vascular Invaders – Verticillium and Botryosphaeria fungi
By Emily Leahy, UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab Vascular plant diseases present a complex series of challenges, both in diagnosis and management. Pathogens of this nature invade the roots and vascular system of their host, stifling the ability of water and essential nutrients to travel throughout the plant. Without proper vascular function, leaves become yellow and wilted. Abnormal discoloration and the pattern which it forms within stem […]
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