Ohio Green Industry Association (OGIA) Presents 2023 Ohio Diagnostic Walk-Abouts for Green Industry Professionals

Learn about the art and science of scouting, diagnosing and controlling of landscape pests, all while earning credits at the same time. These walks are geared to professionals in the green industry including landscapers, garden center employees, nursery growers, arborists and landscape designers and architects. These interactive, hands-on, in-the-moment events are unique alternatives to traditional classroom sessions or passive webinars. Attendees are invited to ask questions and take pictures along the way to customize their educational experience. Walks are led by Retired OSU Extension...
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Amy Stone
Joe Boggs

2023 Woodland, Water and Wildlife Conference - Early Bird Registration Ends February 10

This year's annaul Ohio Woodland, Water and Wildlife Conference in just around the corner on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center, 890 West Fourth Street, Mansfield, OH 44906. Save $20 with the early bird registration deadline that is this Friday, February 10, 2023.
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Marne Titchenell

Growing Degree Day (GDD) Summary, January 2023

A staple in the Buckeye Yard and Garden Line (BYGL), The Plant Phenology and Growing Degree Day Posts will continue to be a part of this year's Alerts as promised in a January Alert (January 2, 2023). 

 

As temperatures warm, we will begin accumulating growing degree day (GDD) units. You will see those updates in the BYGL, but there is no better way to track GDD and ultimately the plant blooms and insect activity on your own. Be sure to save this website ( https://weather.cfaes.osu.edu/gdd/default.asp ) as a...

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Amy Stone

Crimes against Trees.

Safety around large trees is important. Cutting heavy branches seems to make sense. But in the long run, the trees become even more hazardous to people and property when trees are topped.
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Thomas deHaas