Rosaceous plants are fairly disease prone and it can be fairly hard to keep them healthy and clean in the landscape, especially without applying large quantities of fungicide. One of the more common diseases we see on apple, crabapple, and ornamental pear is fire blight, caused by Erwinia amylovora, that causes significant damage to susceptible…Read more about Black rot, stem canker, and frogeye, Oh My!: Black rot of Apple and Friends[Read More]
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By late July, Indiana had settled into a typical midsummer pattern. Warm, humid days with warm overnight temperatures were common, and scattered thunderstorms left a patchwork of rainfall across the state. Extreme heat was brief, but the steady warmth kept crops progressing at a near-normal pace. Through July 28, accumulated MGDDs ranged from around 1,440…Read more about July Settles into a Familiar Indiana Summer Pattern[Read More]
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