Ep. 181 Plant problems we are seeing in 2024 | #GoodGrowing
Have you been having problems in your garden this year? We certainly have! On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some of the most common problems we’ve been seeing in gardens so far this year, including problems with coneflowers, oak wilt, fire blight, and blossom end rot. Plus, where have all the Japanese beetles gone?
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Skip to what you want to know:
00:40 – Welcome, Ken! Garden updates and purple tomatoes!
07:40 – Coneflower rosette mite damage vs aster yellows
13:50 – Oak wilt
15:20 – Identifying red oak group and white oak group
18:00 – Oak wilt symptoms
19:55 – Submitting samples
22:05 – Spread by root grafts
25:05 – Fungicide treatment?
27:35 – Fire blight in ornamental pear
33:05 – Blossom end rot in tomatoes
36:58 – Where are all the Japanese beetles?
40:08 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!
University of Illinois Plant Clinic: https://extension.illinois.edu/plant-clinic
Talking summertime tomato growing with #GoodGrowing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmkBN8tqLOs
What causes blossom end rot of tomatoes?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK1UUJXpTrc
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Creators and Guests
Host
Chris Enroth
University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Warren Counties
Host
Ken Johnson
University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan, and Scott Counties