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Tag Archives: Diseases
Fall Considerations for Lavender
Summer is winding down, but vegetative growth of the lavender will continue for another month or more. This is a critical time for lavender when it has recovered from flowering in July and is now putting on new growth that … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs, Lavender
Tagged Diseases, Fertility, Irrigation, Lavender, winter protection
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Basil Downy Mildew Confirmed in Ontario – July 31, 2019
Basil downy mildew has been identified in Norfolk and Prince Edward Counties in Ontario and is likely to be present elsewhere over the next week. Basil downy mildew is a highly destructive disease that can completely defoliate a plant within … Continue reading
Posted in Culinary, Herbs, Uncategorized
Tagged Basil, Diseases, herbs, Pest Control Products
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Managing Multiple Diseases at Once in Ginseng – Crop Update, June 20, 2019
This has been a challenging year for disease management in ginseng. In addition to the earlier issues with root diseases, especially Phytophthora, we are now dealing with high pressures of Alternaria (Figure 1) and Botrytis (Figure 2). It can be … Continue reading
Posted in Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management, Ginseng Production
Tagged Diseases, Fertility, Ginseng, pest control, Pest Control Products
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Managing Phytophthora Leaf Blight – Ginseng Crop Update – May 31, 2019
The persistent wet and cool conditions have resulted in very high risk of foliar Phytophthora. After the wet conditions last fall and this spring, there is a high amount of inoculum of Phytophthora in low areas in most gardens. When … Continue reading
Fumigation Best Practices for Ginseng
This is the time of year ginseng growers prepare new land for fumigation. Based on the numerous trials OGGA and OMAFRA have conducted over the past 8 years on fumigation, proper preparation and sealing of the fumigant into the soil … Continue reading
Posted in Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management
Tagged Diseases, Fumigation, Ginseng, nematodes
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Early Season Management of Phytophthora in Ginseng
After a very wet late summer and fall last year, Phytophthora root rot probably had a chance to spread within low areas of ginseng gardens. Combined with the wet conditions we are currently experiencing, management of Phytophthora leaf blight and … Continue reading
Apron Maxx RTA Seed Treatment Registered for Use on Ginseng
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration for Apron Maxx RTA seed treatment for the control of seed rot/pre-emergence damping-off, post-emergence damping-off and seedling blight caused by Fusarium spp., Pythium spp., and Rhizoctonia … Continue reading
Posted in Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management
Tagged Diseases, Ginseng, Pest Control Products
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