Have you ever noticed how sensitive housplants can be to temperature? 🎍
Learn more about how to keep your houseplants happy in our article "Extreme Sports for Plants: Temperature Tolerance" (Link in bio)
#houseplants #temperaturesensitive #planthealth #plantstress ...#uconnladybug
Coneflower (Echinacea spp.) are in their prime and will last through August!
The native, Echinacea purpurea, is a great selection for bird and pollinator gardens! They are also a versatile flower that does great in borders, containers, and mass plantings. Use them as cut flowers, or leave... seed heads over the winter for a little garden interest in the off season!
Do you have coneflowers in your garden?
📸 by Emily Leahy/Holly McNamara, UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab
ICYMI: Our August Newsletter is out! See the link in our bio to learn what to do about all these weeds, how to renovate your strawberry beds, what's happening to the butterflies, and more! Check it out at the link in our bio!
📸 by Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo
The UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab has re-opened to accept samples! If you have any plant material that has suspicious symptoms, our lab can look at it under the microscope, diagnose the problem, and make recommendations tailored to their findings!
If you're concerned about Plant Disease in your garden, landscape, farm or growing operation, the UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab is available to diagnose...
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Check out our August Newsletter, just in time for the weekend!
“A late summer garden has a tranquility found no other time of the year.” — William F. Longgood Overwhelmed by Weeds? It doesn't take long for...
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Light requirements can seem very complicated when finding the right conditions for our garden plants.
Visit the link in our bio for a breakdown of lighting requirements from our latest blog!
📸 by Dr. Haiying Tao, UConn Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Be patient with your gardens during and immediately following this heat wave! Fortunately, nighttime temperatures will be low, providing a small break for plants. Check out these tips to help your garden continue to thrive:
☀ Don't assume that just because its hot that your plants ...need water! Check the soil at a 3-4 inch depth before watering your gardens.
☀ Water early in the morning and do not allow water to sit on the leaves of plants
☀ In extreme conditions, providing a shade cloth can help protect the plants from scorching rays. Give containers a break from the sun in a shadier spot.
☀ Check containers and hanging baskets more frequently for water needs as they dry out faster.
☀ Don't fertilize until the heat wave is over! Pushing tender growth during high heat can be a stressor in the garden. Plants may not be at proper temperatures to absorb or properly move the nutrients provided, anyway.
☀ Monitor for signs of heat stress including wilting, leaf scorch, leaf curling, and even possible flower/fruit drop in the days following the high heat
📸 by Emily Leahy/Holly McNamara, UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab
Be patient with your gardens during and immediately following this heat wave! Fortunately, nighttime temperatures will be low, providing a small break for plants. Check out these tips to help your garden continue to thrive:
☀ Don't assume that just because its hot that your plants ...need water! Check the soil at a 3-4 inch depth before watering your gardens.
☀ Water early in the morning and do not allow water to sit on the leaves of plants
☀ In extreme conditions, providing a shade cloth can help protect the plants from scorching rays. Give containers a break from the sun in a shadier spot.
☀ Check containers and hanging baskets more frequently for water needs as they dry out faster.
☀ Don't fertilize until the heat wave is over! Pushing tender growth during high heat can be a stressor in the garden. Plants may not be at proper temperatures to absorb or properly move the nutrients provided, anyway.
☀ Monitor for signs of heat stress including wilting, leaf scorch, leaf curling, and even possible flower/fruit drop in the days following the high heat
📸 by Emily Leahy/Holly McNamara, UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab
#HeatWave #PlantCare #PlantCare101 #Watering #GardenChores #UconnLadybug
Veggie gardeners, be on the lookout! Squash Vine Borer is out. These juvenile insects burrow their way through the inside of cucurbit stems. Check out these images for juvenile and adult forms of this insect and keep these tips in mind:
🐛 As soon as frass is seen, cut a longitudinal ...slit halfway through the vine near the base and remove any larvae. Make the cut as short as possible. Bury the cut section under moist soil.
🐛 If you’ve had trouble with the SVB in the previous season, grow only resistant cucurbits for a season or two. These include butternut squash, cucumbers and melons. Avoid the most susceptible: Hubbard squash, summer squashes and pumpkins.
🐛 Either before or after a problem occurs, mound soil over a few nodes (where leaves emerge) along the vine. Roots will form, allowing the vine to survive from that point on if the base of the plant is infested.
🐛 Immediately remove and dispose of infested vines that cannot be saved throughout the season. Remove and dispose of all remaining vines immediately after harvest. This will remove from the site any larvae that have not yet left the vines to pupate in the soil.
📸s by Heather Zidack, UConn Home & Garden Education Center
#SquashVineBorer #SVB #GardenPest #GardenPests #UConnLadybug