Managing Million Bells
By Sarah Jandricic and Chevonne Carlow It’s that time of year again, when baskets of Million Bells (Calibrachoa) are going up in the greenhouse. Here’s how to deal with and prevent some of their most...
View ArticleManaging Million Bells, 2017 Updates
Rooted Calibrachoa plugs. Photo from jparkers.co.uk It’s that time of year again, when unrooted cuttings or rooted plug trays of Million Bells (Calibrachoa) are first arriving in the greenhouse. When...
View ArticleSpring crops that are “magnets”for certain pests.
You know the old rhyme: “April showers bring May flowers, but what do May flowers bring? Aphids“. Or sometimes it seems that way, anyways, with Spring bedding crops. To help guide your pest management...
View ArticleUsing Beleaf (flonicamid) as a drench: benefits and (potential) drawbacks.
Given that it’s the season for pest problems like aphids on spring crops, I’d like to remind everyone of an important new pest management tool we have at our disposal. Thanks to the hard work of Cary...
View ArticlePreventing Issues in Your Spring Crops: Sanitation, Dips and Bio Tips.
With the holiday season over, it’s time to turn our attention to Spring bedding crops. Although here for a brief window, the diversity of these crops means you’re bound to encounter some sort of...
View ArticlePreventing Issues in Your Spring Crops: Sanitation, Dips and Bio Tips.
With the holiday season almost upon us, it’s time to turn our attention to Spring bedding crops. Although here for a brief window, the diversity of these crops means you’re bound to encounter some sort...
View ArticleNew Virus in Calibrachoa – Identification and Treatment.
Dark green and yellow mottling symptom on foliage. Photo by Heidi Lindberg, MSU Extension. Several diagnostic labs in the Northeast U.S., as well as our own lab here at the University of Guelph, have...
View ArticleLooking Ahead to 2023: Preparing for Spring Crops
This post was jointly written by Dr. Chevonne Dayboll and Dr. Sarah Jandricic It’s hard to believe, but as the first snow hits the ground here in Niagara, that means its time to think about spring...
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