How to keep your garden going while you're out of town.
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Category: Pests & Weeds
This month in the garden: August
During the heat of August, don’t feel guilty if you ditch a plant or two that are not performing. Besides, it just makes room to try something new….
Warmer, wetter, and weirder
The weather is changing, and with it our growing season….
Comeback kids: perennials we love
By Lauren Newkirk Maynard In my shade-loving, woodland-ish city yard, perennials rule. The plants popping up every year, and sometimes every other if biennial, delight me with their determination and consistency. Perennials can be workhorses in the garden, battling climate change, drought, soggy rain and certain pests (deer and rabbits, we see you). They can be grown in all levels of sun and shade, and provide blooms for cut arrangements or interesting foliage in shady spots. They can also help…
This month in the garden: June
On checking temptation, hitting thugs where they hurt, and above all, enjoying your patch of heaven. By Peggy Koppmann I saw a quote recently that said, “I garden, therefore I am.” With apologies to Descartes, I believe that to be true for gardeners. As June arrives, acts of gardening are part of our very existence. We plan and plant to feed our families, to support pollinators, to sustain our environment, and to create beauty. We are the face of resistance…
Sassafras & spicebush trees are at risk; how you can help
Two native species of trees, sassafras and spicebush, are at risk of an invasive fungal disease called laurel wilt. The disease has been detected on Long Island. It’s the first detection of the disease in New York State. Note: Mountain laurel, despite its name, is not in the same family and isn’t impacted by the disease. Also, spicebush is relatively small; it can be grouped as a shrub or as a small tree. The groups working on this are: Why we don’t want…...
This bug is ugly, stinky & annoying, but not a problem in WNY
by Connie Oswald Stofko I’ve been seeing a lot of brown marmorated stink bugs this past week: hiding inside the umbrella on my patio table, hanging onto the outside of my window screens and walking around inside my house. They’re fairly big (the size of a fingernail) and very ugly (like a creature from a horror movie). Plus, when they get aggravated or killed, they stink. If you aren’t familiar with the brown marmorated stink bug, don’t be worried. When…...
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Look for invasive species & you might win a prize
You can help our environment by looking for invasive species through the NY iMapInvasives Annual Mapping Challenge. Learn more and find out how to participate at the NY iMapInvasives website. The top individual data contributors and Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management regions will also receive special prizes from the New York Natural Heritage Program. Some of the species in the challenge are data gap species. Data gap species are: If you look at a map of all the data for one…...
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Sick tree? Get help for free
The Forest Health Research Lab is available year-round to help your tree health problems at no cost. This isn’t just for forests; you can ask questions about pests or diseases for a few trees or a single tree. The folks at the research lab can identify the problem and provide recommendations. Start by submitting a report form. The more information you provide, the easier it will be for them to identify the problem and help you find a solution. They will…...
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Just in case: look for Asian longhorned beetle
by Connie Oswald Stofko The Asian longhorned beetle, an invasive insect, has been a problem in the New York City area. The good news is that it has been eradicated in some of those areas, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. We hope that the ALB isn’t in Western New York, but we have to be on the lookout in case it is. It’s important to identify it immediately so we can control its spread and…...
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