Wine-Inspired Collection, All-American Rose Selections Worthy Of A Toast Or Two
I’m a sucker for new roses. All-American Rose Selections chose two roses for its 2011 honors, “Dick Clark” and “Walking on Sunshine.” …
Month: February 2011
Is Coleus Downy Mildew Here to Stay?
Downy mildew was first observed on coleus in New York and Louisiana in 2005 and, by 2006, it was found throughout most of the United States. Symptoms include leaves dropping off of plants, brown blotches on leaves (see Figure 1A), and stunted seedlings. Both seed and vegetatively propagated types are susceptible. …
Canadian Tulip Production From Sun Valley Group
Tulip production has started at Sun Valley’s newest production location in St. Catherine Ontario. The farm is located just 30 miles from the USA-Canada border and can efficiently service our customers in the Northeast and Midwest USA, as well as Eastern Canada. Sun Valley acquired the farm in the Niagara region of Canada as a strategic move to provide a high quality, soil grown tulip to the east coast of North America. …
Oregon Association Of Nurseries Responds To USDA-APHIS New Paperwork Burden
Officials with the Oregon Association of Nurseries responded sharply to last Fridays announcement that the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is going forward with an advance notice requirement for five plant genera considered high risk for Phytophthora ramorum. …
USDA: Advance Notification For Phytophthora Ramorum Host Nursery Stock Moving Interstate
The U.S. Department of Agricultures Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order, effective March 1, 2011, that is intended to prevent the spread of the harmful plant diseases that Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum) causes, including sudden oak death, ramorum blight and ramorum dieback, and to enhance the traceability of potentially infected nursery stock. …
