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Health Benefits of Gardens Yard and Garden

WEBCindy Haynes, ISU Extension Horticulturist, recently spoke about the health benefits of gardening including the calming effect that lifts your mood, reduces your blood pressure …

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Therapeutic Gardening: A Factor in Choosing Healthcare Facilities

WEBWhen choosing a healthcare facility, consider the outdoor environment. Well-designed landscapes provide therapeutic benefits to physical, emotional, and mental health. Here …

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Biotic vs. Abiotic

WEBDrought stress or chemical injury will likely cause damage on several types of plants. In contrast, biotic disease problems are more limited to a certain species. The fungi that …

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Oak Leaf Blister Yard and Garden

WEBSigns and symptoms oak leaf blister. Affected trees develop light green, circular, raised areas on the upper leaf surface. These blisters can grow up to one-third to one-half inch, …

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Abiotic Disorders Yard and Garden

WEBHot weather, inadequate moisture, drifting of herbicides, freezing temperatures, transplant shock, compacted soils, mower injury, and lack of nutrients are examples of factors that …

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Cytospora Canker Yard and Garden

WEBThe most common canker disease observed in the Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic is Cytospora canker on blue spruce. Cytospora canker is observed …

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Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update on COVID-19

WEBDue to COVID-19 and the need for social distancing, the Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic has made the decision to implement as much distance …

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Cynthia Haynes Yard and Garden

WEBDr. Haynes is a Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University in Ames. Her primary responsibilities are in teaching and extension. She teaches several courses for the …

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Tree decline Yard and Garden

WEBDisease cycle of decline. Usually, there is no single reason for tree decline. Often, a combination of factors reduces a tree's vigor, and stress on a tree can make it …

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New HHPN Social Media Yard and Garden

WEBThe loyal readers of the Horticulture and Home Pest Newsletter can get even more coverage of all things horticulture and plant health content by following brand new social …

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How To Recognize Common Diseases of Oaks in the Midwest: …

WEBRed oak displaying brown, wilted leaves on the tips of branches. Figure 12. Dark brown, elongated canker (see area between arrows) on an affected branch tip. Figure 13. Black, …

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ISU Plant Disease Clinic

WEBDiagnosing plant health problems may seem like a straightforward endeavor, but often it is a complicated process that can end in a less-than-certain answer.

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Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Yard and Garden

WEBIowa State University Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic is supported by funding from ISU Extension & Outreach, ISU Department of Horticulture, ISU Department of Plant …

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Anthracnose of Shade Trees Yard and Garden

WEBSymptoms of anthracnose, primarily on ash and sycamore, have been evident on samples arriving in the Plant Disease Clinic. The disease may occur on sycamore, …

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Stone fruit brown rot Yard and Garden

WEBThe fungus that causes brown rot, Monilinia fructicola, infects cherry apricot, peach, nectarine, and plum.Fruit losses are worst when wet, warm weather persists during the …

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White mold, with a focus on vegetables Yard and Garden

WEBWhite mold is caused by the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and can be devastating to a wide range of plant hosts. This fungus is a generalist, meaning that it …

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What Can Be Done to Prevent Turfgrass Diseases

WEBWe have received several turf samples in the clinic this season with a variety of problems, including plant diseases in lawns with grass species that have moderate to low tolerance …

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Common Summer and Fall Tree Issues Yard and Garden

WEBTrees provide numerous benefits beyond aesthetic beauty. Trees provide benefits to the community environment, specifically on the temperature, air quality, and noise levels.. …

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How to Diagnose Problems with Trees in the Landscape

WEBMany factors can cause trees to become unhealthy and lose their aesthetic value or die. Some of those factors include: environmental stresses. site problems. animal injury. …

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Fall Lawn Care Yard and Garden

WEBFall is the most important time to fertilize the lawn. Best results are typically achieved by fertilizing once in the spring and twice in the fall. Fall applications can be …

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Uncommon Produce for the Garden Yard and Garden

WEBLinks to this article are strongly encouraged, and this article may be republished without further permission if published as written and if credit is given to the author, Yard and …

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Little green worms are eating the leaves on my azalea. What are …

WEBAnswer: The green “worms” are the larvae of the azalea sawfly. The larvae are green, smooth, and up to one inch long. They feed along the edges of the azalea …

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