Independent Garden Center Show Last week I spent three days at the Independent Garden Center Show in Chicago. There were hundreds of exhibitors with both old and new merchandise to exhibit and some very impressive speakers.. I made the rounds and have highlighted some of the things I saw in the attached NOTES from IGC. I also made a slideshow picturing some of the sights. You can find it at my new YouTube UW Horticulture ChannelTwo of the speakers, Robert Hendrickson and Tom Shay will be presenting at the Garden Center Symposium, January 26-27, 2011 -- meeting the goal of National Speakers at Regional Prices. Keep watch for additional information. New ProductsI took notes on a number of new products or ideas that I saw and you can read about them here. Some that caught my interest: - The Gardener's Hollow Leg
 - Pot Toes
- Armadillo Hose Products
- Invincibelle Spirit Campaign
- Probiotic Treatments
- Garden Reward Cards
- "Think Outside" T-Shirts
- Vertical EcoScapes
- Boomer Beds
- Boulder Owls
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Urban Field Day West Madison Trial Gardens
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Here's a look at some of the things that were highlighted at the West Madison Urban Field Days, also on the UWMadisonHorticultureChannel.
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FREE Late Blight Testing
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An Invitation from Brian Hudelson, Plant Diagnostic Clinic, UW Extension.
As you can hear from the Invitation, if you think you or one of your customers has Late Blight on tomatoes and/or potatoes, you can send your sample to the diagnostic lab, either through your local extension agent or directly, and Brian will determine if it is indeed Late Blight. If it isn't Late Blight, the lab will let you know what it actually is.
How to submit samples.
Septoria Leaf Spot Fact Sheet
Early Blight Fact Sheet
Late Blight Fact Sheet
Preventing Diseases of Vegetables with Hot Water Seed Treatment
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UW-Extension/Madison Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC)
Update
Brian Hudelson, Ann Joy, and Amanda
Zimmerman, Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
The PDDC
receives samples of many plant samples from around the state. The following
diseases/disorders have been identified
at the PDDC between August 4 and August 10, 2010.
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PLANT/SAMPLE
TYPE
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DISEASE/
DISORDER
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PATHOGEN
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COUNTY
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HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTALS
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Black-Eyed Susan
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Growth Regulator
Herbicide Injury
Septoria Leaf Spot
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None
Septoria sp.
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Outagamie
Outagamie
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Chrysanthemum
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Root/Crown Rot
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Pythium sp.
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McHenry (IL)
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Hibiscus
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Root/Crown Rot
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Phytophthora sp.
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Green
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Impatiens
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Root/Crown Rot
Verticillium Wilt
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Rhizoctonia solani
Verticillium
sp.
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Dane
Dane
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Lily (Asiatic)
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Leaf Blight
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Botrytis sp., Macrophoma sp.
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Jefferson
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Marshmallow
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Rust
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Puccinia malvacearum
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Fond du Lac
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For additional information on
plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC
website at pddc.wisc.edu.
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Rotary Gardens Garden Festival
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Saturday, August 28, 2011
Rotary Botanical Gardens
Featuring a plant sale with over 400 varieties from the 2010 Iris Collection.
Check out the program.
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