Lawn & Garden

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, W. R. Stevenson. Black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternut (Juglans cinerea) trees produce a toxin called juglone capabl...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, S. N. Jeffers. A serious disease of apple and pear trees in the Midwest, fire blight also affects many other members of t...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. Want a bumper crop of berries this year? Learn to determine your lime, organic matter, and fertilizer needs for raspberries...

Author(s) Amaya Atucha, Janet Van Zoeren. Harvesting apples at the optimal maturity for the target market is vital to ensure a high-quality produc...

Author(s) Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot. Codling moth is an insect pest of apple, pear, and walnut crops in Wisconsin. Larval feeding can re...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Cranberry false blossom results in yield loss by causing flowers to abort in the year that symptoms appear and by r...

Author(s) Joe Van Rossum. Home composting is an easy and inexpensive way to create a valuable soil amendment from yard and household waste such as...

Author(s) Joe Van Rossum. Home composting is an easy and inexpensive way to create a valuable soil amendment from yard and household waste such as...

Author(s) Doug Soldat, John Stier.  Turning on a sprinkler is easy. Knowing when to turn it on—and how long to leave it on—is harder. In this guid...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf, R. F. Patton. Dothistroma needle blight causes needle spots, discoloration, and substantial needle loss in he...

Author(s) P. L. Koch, P. J. Liesch, R. C. Williamson, D. J. Soldat, M. J. Renz, D. Drake, G. Nice. In its many forms, the turfgrass management ind...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This detailed publication offers plenty of tips on how to grow various alliums such as sweet onions, l...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, P. J. Pellitteri. Despite their name, evergreen needles do not stay green forever. Older, inner needles discolor and drop...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. R. Stanosz Sphaeropsis shoot blight and canker, formerly known as Diplodia, is a serious disease of many pine species ...

Author(s) Amaya Atucha, Madeline Wimmer. Cold climate hybrid grape cultivars differ from European grape cultivars in several respects and require ...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. Since it was first detected in Wisconsin in 2010, spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has rapidly expande...

Author(s) Brian R. Smith, Teryl R. Roper. Find out which fruit cultivars are recommended for your area of Northern Wisconsin. Describes flavor, ri...

Author(s) G. Beck, S. Binnie, J. Hovland. This guide will help you evaluate and judge flowers, bouquets, arrangements, and indoor plants (8 pages;...

Author: Daniel H. Smith, Virginia M. Moore, Matt Ruark, Erin Silva. Interseeding provides a way to establish cover crops earlier in the growing sea...

Author(s) Scott Sanford, John Panuska. Micro irrigation has numerous advantages over sprinkler irrigation and can be used in greenhouses, orchard...

Author(s) Joe Van Rossum. Home composting is an easy and inexpensive way to create a valuable soil amendment from yard and household waste such as...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson.  Bacterial spot and speck are found wherever tomatoes or peppers are grown. On occasion, these diseases ...

Author(s) Helen C. Harrison. Learn how to make the most of your garden. Features tips for setting up and planting raised beds, including wheelcha...

Author(s) M.F. Heimann, G.R. Stanosz In Wisconsin, Cytospora canker is especially damaging to Colorado blue spruce, but it also affects Norway spr...