Come see us at the CT Flower & Garden Show! We'll be at booth 417 & 419 all weekend!
Our Plant & Soil Health Team will be joined by UConn Master Gardener Volunteers to help answer your gardening questions and do free soil pH testing!
We'll also have ...speakers all weekend!
π£ Thursday 2/20 - 11:00 AM
Al's Top Secret Compost Recipe
Alastair Ong, Esq., UConn Master Composter
π£ Friday 2/21 - 12:30 PM
Look at Interesting Connecticut Lichens and Slime Molds
ββββββββββββββPamm Cooper, UConn Home & Garden Education Center
π£ Saturday 2/22 - 12:30 PM
βββββββLearning to Speak Horticulture
ββββββββββββββHeather Zidack, UConn Home & Garden Education Center
π£ ββββββββββββββSunday 2/23 - 11:00 AM
Be a Plant P.I. Learn to Detect, Identify and Prevent Plant Diseases
βββββββββββββββββββββDr. Nick Goltz, UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab
We're counting down to the opening of the The CT Flower & Garden Show!
The UConn Home & Garden Education Center & UConn Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory will be at booth 417 & 419 all weekend!
The UConn Plant & Soil Health staff and UConn Extension Master... Gardener Program volunteers will be ready to answer your gardening questions! If the ground is thawed bring a sample and have your soil pH tested. We will also have speakers all throughout the weekend!
Looking for a cozy weekend read? Our E-Newsletter for the month of February is out and full of tips for gardeners itching to get the season started!
Check the link in our bio for the full newsletter.
πΈ by Sean Flynn/UConn Photo
#gardentips #gardening #gardenchores ...#readyforspring #seedstarting #houseplants #pruning #treesandshrubs #uconnladybug
Sapsuckers create pencil eraser shaped holes in neat horizontal lines along trunks of trees like maple, apple, spruce and fir, among others.
Damage can be quite startling, especially when sap begins to flow from holes in the outer layers of bark and leave a wet staining appearance on the ...side of your trees. However, most homeowners can rest easy since this damage is relatively superficial when noting only the occasional visit.
Trees with repeated damage over multiple occasions may weaken over time and be more susceptible to pests and pathogens. Therefore, proper tree care including pruning, fertilization, supplemental water during droughts, and regular scouting for pests and diseases can help to support your landscape trees while they support local wildlife.
πΈ's by: H. Zidack, UConn Home & Garden Education Center
Our February Newsletter is out!
This month, we give you tips on winter pruning of woody plants, bird garden plant suggestions, and keeping your seedlings healthy! Check out the e-newsletter at the link below to read these and other gardening tips for the Month of Feburary.

"In winter's cold and sparkling snow, The garden in my mind does grow..." β Cynthia AdamsWinter is Great for Pruning Wiping down pruners betw ...
homegarden.cahnr.uconn.eduFebruary is a short month, but that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of things gardeners can do right now to prepare for the season ahead!
Check out our February Gardening Tips at the link in our bio!
πΈ by Pamm Cooper, UConn Home & Garden Education ...Center
#gardentips #gardening #gardenchores #readyforspring #seedstarting #houseplants #pruning #treesandshrubs #uconnladybug
Sapsuckers create pencil eraser shaped holes in neat horizontal lines along trunks of trees like maple, apple, spruce and fir, among others.
Damage can be quite startling, especially when sap begins to flow from holes in the outer layers of bark and leave a wet staining appearance on the ...side of your trees. However, most homeowners can rest easy since this damage is relatively superficial when noting only the occasional visit.
Trees with repeated damage over multiple occasions may weaken over time and be more susceptible to pests and pathogens. Therefore, proper tree care including pruning, fertilization, supplemental water during droughts, and regular scouting for pests and diseases can help to support your landscape trees while they support local wildlife.
πΈ's by: H. Zidack, UConn Home & Garden Education Center
#sapsucker #treedamage #sapsuckerdamage #sapsuckerholes #wildlife #birds #treeinjury #sap #sapflow #treecare #treecaretips #maple #apple #fir #spruce #willow #basswood #uconnladybug
Happy National Seed-Swap day!
Here's a few ways you can celebrate:
π± Attend a seed swap event - public libraries, parks, or other organizations may host these events near you!
π± See if your any local organizations host a seed library. This is becoming more popular in ...public libraries during the growing season.
π± Share seeds you have saved with family and friends
π± Plant something! Onions, leeks, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower can all be started in late January!
#nationalseedswapday #nationalseedswapday2025 #seedswap #seedswaps #seeds #seedsaving #seedstarting #springiscoming
Prunus x cistena βUCONNPCSDRβ Stay Classy, developed by UConn PSLA professor Dr. Mark Brand was featured on the January Cover of HortScience Magazine.
This new cultivar has been released to wholesale growers in the Proven Winners 2024 catalog. The first plants should be available to ...gardening consumers in spring 2025 and will ramp up in availability after that. Keep an eye out!
Learn more at: https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/prunus/stay-classy-purple-leaf-sand-cherry-prunus-x-cistena