Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine

This is the 7th 2008 edition of the Buckeye Yard and Garden Line (BYGL). BYGL is developed from a Tuesday morning conference call of Extension Educators, Specialists, and other contributors in Ohio.

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BYGL is a service of OSU Extension and is aided by major support from the ONLA (Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association) [ http://onla.org/ ] and [ http://buckeyegardening.com/ ] to the OSU Extension Nursery, Landscape and Turf Team (ENLTT). Any materials in this newsletter may be reproduced for educational purposes providing the source is credited.

BYGL is available online at: [ http://bygl.osu.edu ], a web site sponsored by the Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Sciences (HCS) as part of the "Horticulture in Virtual Perspective." The online version of BYGL has images associated with the articles and links to additional information.

Following are the participants in the May 13th conference call: Pam Bennett (Clark); Barb Bloetscher (Entomology/C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic (CWEPPDC)); Joe Boggs (Hamilton/Piketon); Cindy Burskey (Clermont); Jim Chatfield (OSU Extension Center at Wooster/ Hort and Crop Science); Dave Dyke (Hamilton); Gary Gao (Delaware); David Goerig (Mahoning); John Lloyd (Rainbow Tree Care, Minneapolis MN); Michael Loos (Cuyahoga); Tim Malinich (Lorain); Joe Rimelspach (Plant Pathology); Dave Shetlar (Entomology); Amy Stone (Lucas); Curtis Young (Allen) and Randy Zondag (Lake).

In This Issue:

1. WEATHERWATCH.
2. HORT SHORTS: GDD (Growing Degree Days); Plants of the Week [Dianthus or Pinks; Dwarf Fothergilla; Cressleaf Groundsel]; Governor Ted Strickland Declares May 18-24 Ohio Master Gardener Volunteer Week!; Hold the Mushrooms; Ready, Set, and Plant! [Vegetables and Annuals]; Shotgun Fungus Indoors?; and Trees Reverting.
3. BUGBYTES: Corrugated Birch Leaves [Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid]; Buzzing Bumbling Beetles [May/June Beetles]; Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week; and State's Gypsy Moth Treatments Continue.
4. DISEASE DIGEST: John Hartman, John Hartman; Taphrina Diseases; and Moist Chamber [Anthracnose Leaf Blight; Ash Anthracnose; Oak Anthracnose; Plum Black Knot; Powdery Mildew of Ninebark].
5. TURF TIPS: Seedy Lawns.
6. INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Fertilizer Costs; and Black Vine Weevil Diagnostic Challenge.
7. COMING ATTRACTIONS: Landscape Diagnostic Workshop in Central Ohio.
8. BYGLOSOPHY.