Horticulture

All of the following announcements were made via Sarah Vanek’s, Extension Associate for Nursery Crops, Kentucky Nursery Listserve which sends out e-mail information. For directions to participate go to http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/KYNurseryListServe_Invite.pdf to see past postings see http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/KYNurseryListServeSarahVanekposts.html these might take a few seconds to load depending on your internet connection.

Dr. Nicole Ward, UK plant pathologist, lead author has published an expanded version of the Woody Plant Disease Management Guide for Nurseries and Landscapes. It is at http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id88/id88.pdf

Scouting and Monitoring Pests of Deciduous Trees during Nursery Production is a outstanding resource by UK Alum UT Professor Dr. Amy Fulcher. It is a compilation of years of dedicated work scouting nurseries and training nursery scouts, nursery owners and employees. It is an outstanding nursery pest management resource!

https://utextension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W142.pdf

Carey Grable, Extension Associate for Nursery Crops has been busy editing and formatting Horticulture videos at our UKREC YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/UKRECHort?feature=watch. Below are the titles and upcoming ones in the IPM in Kentucky, UK Fruit and Vegetable Production, and UK Nursery Crops Web-Series Featured Playlists.

Chronologically most recent to oldest:

The Pour-Through Technique For Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGIOAaiZ0s4 )

Pest Control in Edible Landscapes - Part 2 - IPM in Kentucky - Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV4qr-zShFo )

Pest Control in Edible Landscapes - Part 1 - IPM in Kentucky - Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCKxzs37WaY )

A Beautiful Feast - Part 2 - IPM in Kentucky - Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiaL4ofeMzc )

A Beautiful Feast - Part 1 - IPM in Kentucky - Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud_jx-LJaZE )

Benefits of Native Plants - IPM in Kentucky - Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djjsjpgqWbg )

Role of Native Plants in the Battle Between Good and Bad Bugs - IPM in Kentucky - Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPpDZM0p2jQ )

Pinewood Nematode - IPM in Kentucky - Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StD57yU7meg )

Boxwood Blight - IPM In Kentucky - Nursery Crops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yzij9rTvXo )

Plasticulture Demonstration Program - University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw8J-70k324 )

Hand Digging Nursery Trees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtlP-Qj-hMc&feature=plcp&context=C4ad9443VDvjVQa1PpcFM7FdzQ2iaRwmm2rdXlpu0PAorCHebXTdE%3D )

13-Year Periodical Cicada 2011 - UK IPM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN2ARjtDQWE&feature=plcp&context=C486c154VDvjVQa1PpcFM7FdzQ2iaRwhac6bN-USDVNlIXP8AUa9o%3D )

Grape Vine Pruning Demonstration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPFV7lgAvE&feature=plcp&context=C47a59dbVDvjVQa1PpcFM7FdzQ2iaRwrplr99vhta-GO2wiUwOLrA%3D )

Coming soon:

Blackberry Pruning Demonstration

Blueberry Pruning Demonstration

Ornamental Grafting – The Side Veneer Graft

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March 7, 2012

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The Lean Workshop was awesome! The next UK Nursery Crops educational opportunity will be the June 14 th IPM Scouting Workshop at Trimble County Extension Office, 43 High Country Lane, Bedford, KY and Kenton Abrams Nursery, 8206 North Highway 421, Milton, KY. Contact Win Dunwell 270.365.7541 x 209 or wdunwell@uky.edu

I found a useful online publication Nursery Crop Selection and Market Niches by Gary Knox and Matthew Chappell. The introduction starts out with - Each year, one of the first questions asked by both seasoned and new nursery producers, managers, and owners is: “What plants should be propagated and/or grown in the upcoming season(s)?” Answering this question requires a complex set of inputs ranging from the type of nursery operation that exists to physical location and market trends. - It can be found at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep455

An IPM for Herbaceous Perennials Book is online. Stanton Gill wrote “We have a brand new, fresh IPM publication for herbaceous perennial nursery growers with insects, disease, biological and chemical control options, fertility management with emphasis on BMP, water management, weed control, and growth regulators. It was joint publication between Karen Rane (UMD), Joyce Latimer (VPI), Brian Wipker (NCS), Andy Senesac (Cornell) , Andrew Ristvey (UMD) and myself (UMD). It is 349 pages long and found online at our web page of www.IPMNET.umd.edu, found under the publication heading. It was just posted in the last month. Since it so long it is downloaded in three sections.” It can be downloaded as 3 pdf’s at: Part 1, http://www.ipmnet.umd.edu/nursery/docs/Part%201-%20EB359PerennialBook-2012-UofMarylandExtension.pdf ; Part 2 http://www.ipmnet.umd.edu/nursery/docs/Part%202-%20EB359PerennialBook-2012-UofMarylandExtension.pdf ; part 3 http://www.ipmnet.umd.edu/nursery/docs/Part%203-%20EB359PerennialBook-2012-UofMarylandExtension.pdf

From Sarah Vanek’s Kentucky Nurseries ListServe - The Kentucky Department of Agriculture will again be offering the Kentucky Landscape Plant Availability Guide. Through the online Plant Availability Guide, customers can search for a specific plant product and be provided with a list of nurseries in Kentucky that sell that product. These are primarily wholesalers but some are retailers. The guide can also provide a comprehensive list of all the plants offered by a specific business. In addition, it provides the contact information for these businesses, so potential customers can contact the businesses directly. To see how the guide works, visit: http://www.kyagr.com/marketing/plantmktg/plantguide/plant.htm

Wholesalers need to submit their current inventories to KDA. Information about how to do this is included in the letter from KDA http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/KDA_PlantAvailabilityGuideLetter.pdf that was sent to past participators. If you did not receive the letter, you are not currently listed in KDA’s Plant Availability Guide.

If you are interested in participating, please see the attached letter for more information. New entries will need to be added using a template provided at the following website: http://www.kyagr.com/marketing/plantmktg/ornamental.htm

Entries can be added by sending a catalog instead, but this will significantly delay the process of adding your inventory to the database.

If you have any questions, please contact Adam Watson, Produce Marketing Specialist and PACE Staff Coordinator at KDA; adam.watson@ky.gov or 502.564.4983 ext. 281 or Sarah Vanek, sarah.vanek@uky.edu or 859.257.1273

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February 8, 2012

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UK Nursery Lean (efficiency/sustainable) Production Program. February 29, 2012. Lyndon City Hall, 15 Wood Road, Lyndon, KY 40222. Contact: Sarah Vanek, 859.257.1273; e-mail, sarah.vanek@uky.edu . http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/LeanMakesGreen_NurseryProgram_Registration_Map.pdf

Southern Nursery Integrated Pest Management Blog with weekly updates on Friday http://blog.caes.uga.edu/sehp

UK Nursery Crops Educational Programs and Resources 2012 http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/KYNursCrops_Programs_Resources_2012.html

The Southern Nursery Association Porter Henegar Award is a true honor to those that have won it, but having served as chair of the committee I would point out that only one can be presented with this honor but the forty previous recipients nominate several deserving researchers. I had the pleasure of presenting the 2012 SNA Porter Henegar Award to Dr. Charlie Hall, the Ellison Chair Professor, Texas A&M. Charlie is a well-known Agricultural Economist who makes economics understandable for members of the Nursery/Landscape industry. Subscribe to Charlie’s Blog Making Cents of Green Industry Economics to get an indication of his talent.

KNLA presented an Appreciation Plaque to Dr. Paul Cappiello, Director Yew Dell Gardens, for all the work he so generously volunteers to assist the nursery industry in Kentucky. As an example he worked especially hard organizing the International Plant Propagator’s Society meeting in Louisville which brought nursery owners and their employees from all over the world to Louisville.

John and Bob Korfhage, Korfhage Landscape & Designs, were inducted into the KNLA Honorary Hall of Fame; a well-deserved recognition for their many years of devoted service to KNLA and the industry. Both John and Bob have served as KNLA President. Serving as KNLA President means several years as a board member, then Vice President, then President, then Past-President. They both were recognized leaders in the nursery/landscape industry at very young ages which lead to their being elected to the office of KNLA President when Korfhage Landscape & Designs was just getting started. Congratulations and a heartfelt thank you to both.

Some of the 2012 KLI presentations are available via links at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/2012KLI.html

A quote from Vincelli, et al. 2011. ID-191 Climate Change:A Brief Summary for Kentucky Extension Agents. http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id191/id191.pdf

“In fact, 97 to 98 percent of the most knowledgeable experts—scientists who actively publish research papers in climate science—are convinced that global warming is occurring and is caused primarily by human activities (1,5).”

1. Anderegg et al. 2010. Expert credibility on climate change. Proc. Nat. Acad. Science 107:12107-12109.

5. Doran et al. 2009. Examining the scientific consensus on climate change. EOS Trans. Amer. Geophysical Union

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