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ALERT

Late Blight, the plant disease that caused the Irish Potato famine, has been found on potatoes and tomatoes all along the East Coast, from Maine to North Carolina.

This disease develops and kills plants rapidly. Plants must be removed immediately because the spores can travel up to thirty miles, infecting tomato and potato plants in home gardens and farms. To read Mike McGrath’s interview with Cornell’s plant biologist Dr. Meg McGrath and to learn how to treat this disease (chemical fungicides do not work), go to:
http://www.gardensalive.com/article_mcgrath.asp?ai=1&bhcd2=12 47941545

http://www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/vegpath/photos/lateblight_tomato.htm

Soil Testing

Gardeners learn how to improve the fertility of their soil through the results of a soil test. Visit Penn State's Agricultural Analytical Services Lab web site http://www.aasl.psu.edu . (Click on Soil followed by Soil Fertility Testing). Print the form (or obtain it from the extension office) and mail it in with your soil sample and $9.00 to Penn State, University Park where the soil will be analyzed. Reports are sent directly to the gardener's address. **Please note: soil test kits are no longer available for purchase at the Delaware County Cooperative Extension Office.

Click on the links below to see a live demonstration of how to take a soil sample:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCbO5a5JZpk (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is01Z0rmilI (Part 2)

 

Web Site Links

Penn State Plant Disease Fact Sheets
This is a listing of fact sheets available on common diseases of plants frequently grown in greenhouses, interiorscapes, and in outdoor landscapes and nurseries in the northeastern U.S.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Link to the Horticultural Society's web page which describes current events, services and programs.

Ohioline
Gardening related fact sheets, bulletins and other information from Ohio State University.

Tree Pruning Guide Animation
Link to the Tree Pruning Guide Animation from The National Arbor Day Foundation.

Master Gardeners Environmental Stewardship
Includes information on environmentally friendly gardening practices and practical every day solutions to help you reduce and offset your carbon footprint.

The Department for Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
Information on native plants in Pennsylvania.

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Fall Fest, From the Coordinator, Energy Efficient Landscaping, Salad Boxes, Back to School Plants, Garden Contest Results, Night Gardening, MG's on the Road
From the Coordinator, From the MG President, The Year of the Bee, MG 2009 Training Schedule, Fall Fest, Food Preservation Workshops
From the Coordinator, From the MG President, The Year of the Bee, Square Foot Gardening
From the Coordinator, From the MG President, Master Gardener Advance Training, Garden Tour, Hostas and Beyond
From the Coordinator, From the MG President, Swarthmore Garden Club Herb Sale, The Year of the Bee, Hints From Delilah, Some Truths About Organic Gardening, A Great Opportunity to Get Some Unusual Plants, Earth Notes
From the coordinator, From MG President, A Great Opportunity to Get some Unusual Plants, Landscape history and Woodworking Show at Haverford College
From the Coordinator, From MG President, ES Commitee Tip, 4th Annual Delaware County Environmental Summit, The Changing Face of Hunger Conference, Earth Notes, Words to Weed Through, Is it More Than a Garden
From the Coordinator, From MG President, Strong Women, ES Committee Tip, Make Your New Year's Resolution "Green" for 2009, Earth Notes, Hints From Delilah
MG Holiday Party, Invasive Exotic Species, Smart Flower Bulbs, Hints From Deliliah, Environmental Stewardship Committee, Webcast Seminar
Chester County Day House and Garden Tour, Preparing the Garden for Winter, Winterizing Cannas, Native Plants Help Support Biodiversity
Fall Fest Plant Sale, Great Spangled Fritillary, Medicinal Power of Plants, Hints From Delilah, Fair Trade Live Concert, Earth Notes: Slow Food, Kitchen Gardens, and the Locavore Phenomenon
Rain Barrel Workshop, Another Reason to Curb Air Pollution, There's a New Committee in Town - Environmental Stewardship Committee,
Tips for Growing Roses the Organic Way, Top 10 Disease-resistant Roses, Looking Ahead - New Frontiers” in Horticulture and Gardening
Earth Notes - Xeriscaping
Ten Ways to Go Organic in the Garden, Merry Place, Calling All Master Gardeners, Earth Notes - Bio diversity - Keep It Going, The History of Vanilla,
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Arbor Day 2008, Just Say "NO" to Cedar Mulch, Trout Lily
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Books Wanted, Opportunities for Extension Volunteers, Building Stakeholder Relationships, Capital Day for College of Agricultural Sciences, Words to Weed Through - Walk On By, This Year's Garden Resolutions, Odds 'N Ends, Winter Wonderlands, Sweet Dreams
International Master Gardener Conference, Strong Women™ = Healthier Bones, Special Peony Presentation, AAS Winners 2008, Fall at Butchart Gardens, Victoria B.C. Canada, Twas the Week After Christmas


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