Horticulture Publications

Horticulture Publications

Flower Information

  

Annuals
Annual Flowers (HO-65)
Geraniums for Kentucky Gardens (HO-26)
Guide for Control of Annual and Perennial Flower and Ground Cover Diseases in the Landscape (ID-87)
Low Maintenance Annual Flowers for Kentucky Gardens (HO-47)
Bulbs
Spring, Summer, and Fall Bulbs (HO-80)
Tulips and their Care (HO-35)

 

Perennials
Guide for Control of Annual and Perennial Flower and Ground Cover Diseases in the Landscape (ID-87)
Perennials for Shady Locations (HO-77)
Perennials for Sunny Locations (HO-76)

Propagation
Starting Plants from Seed at Home (HO-56)
 

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Fruit Information

  

General
Disease and Insect Control Programs for Home Grown Fruit in Kentucky Including Organic Alternatives (ID-21)
Fruit Insects Calendar for Kentucky
Home Fruit Variety Recommendations - 2000

Small Fruit
Anthracnose of Bramble Fruits (PPA-32)
Black Rot of Grapes (PPA-27)
Grape Insects (ENTFACT-208)
Growing Grapes in
Kentucky (ID-126)
Growing Highbush Blueberries in
Kentucky (HO-60)
Rednecked and Raspberry Cane Borers (ENTFACT-209)
Strawberry Pests (ENTFACT-207)

Nuts
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Nut Weevils (ENTFACT-206)
Pecan Insects (ENTFACT-210)

Tree Fruit
Apple Scab (PPA-24)
Bagging Apples: Alternative Pest Management for Hobbyists (ENTFACT-218)
Cherry Fruit Flies (ENTFACT-217)
Codling Moth (ENTFACT-203)
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Fire Blight (PPA-34)
Green Fruit Worms (ENTFACT-214)
Leafrollers (ENTFACT-216)
Lesser Peachtree Borer (ENTFACT-213)
Oriental Fruit Moth (ENTFACT-212)
Peach Cultivar Performance (HO-6)
Peachtree Borer (ENTFACT-200)
Plum Curculio (ENTFACT-202)
Rust Diseases of Apple (PPA-23)
San Jose Scale (ENTFACT-204)

 

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Houseplant Insect Control

  

Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants for Homes and Offices (HO-51)

Large Plants
Large Plants for Homes and Offices (HO-52)

Propagation
Starting Plants from Seed at Home (HO-56)

Houseplant insects
 

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Landscapes

  

General
Home Landscape IPM
Improving Yard and Garden Care (ID-62)
Landscape Insects Calendar for Kentucky


Fertilization Principles of Home Landscape Fertilization (ID-72)
Irrigation Home Lawn Irrigation (ID-79)
 

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Vegetable Information

  

Cover Crops
Winter Cover Crops for Kentucky Gardens and Fields (ID-113)

Cultivars
Vegetable Cultivars for Kentucky Gardens (ID-133)

Diseases
Bacterial Spot of Pepper and Tomato (PPA-15)
Bean Diseases (PPA-13)
Cucurbit Diseases (ID-91)
Tomato Wilt Problems (PPA-19)

Propagation
Starting Plants from Seeds at Home (HO-56)
 

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Woody Plant Information

  

Hedges
Guidelines for Choosing Hedges for Kentucky Yards (HO-55)

Trees and Shrubs
Anthracnose Diseases of Shade Trees (PPA-17)
The Flowering Crabapple (ID-68)
The Flowering Dogwood (ID-67)
Fire Blight (PPA-34)
How Dry Seasons Affect Landscape Plants (ID-89)
Iron Deficiency of Landscape Plants (ID-84)
Needle Cast Diseases of Conifers (ID-85)

Trees and Shrubs
Pruning Landscape Trees (HO-45)
Shade Tree Decline and Related Problems (ID-50)
Transplanting Trees and Shrubs (ID-80)
Trees, Shrubs, Ground Covers and Vines Suitable for Kentucky Landscapes (HO-61)
Twig, Branch and Stem Diseases of Pine (PPA-16)
Verticillium Wilt of Woody Ornamentals (PPA-18)
Woody Plant Disease Control Guide for
Kentucky (ID-88)

 

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Turfgrass and Lawn Information

  

General Turf
Weeds of Kentucky Turf  (AGR-12)
Lawn Establishment in Kentucky (AGR-50)
Renovating Kentucky Bluegrass and Fescue Lawns (AGR-51)
Selecting the Right Grass for your Kentucky Lawn (AGR-52)

 Lawn Fertilization in Kentucky (AGR-53)
Mowing, Dethatching and Watering Kentucky Lawns (AGR-54)
Turf Care Calendar (AGR-55)
Weed Control Recommendations for Bluegrass and Tall Fescue (AGR-78)
Lawn Irrigation (AGR-115)
Principles of Home Landscape Fertilizing (ID-72)
Home Lawn Irrigation (ID-79)
Managing Mole Problems in Kentucky (FOR-42)
Bermudagrass Control/Suppression in Cool-Season Turf
 

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Insects and Disease

  
Springtails
Slugs
Plant Bugs and Lacebugs
Aphids
Insecticides for control of white grubs in Kentucky turfgrass
Yard wasps
Controlling White Grubs in Turfgrass (ENT-10)
Earthworms: Thatch Busters (EntFa-402)
Insecticides for the Control of White Grubs in Kentucky Bluegrass Turf (EntFa-441)
Disease Management in the Home Lawn (ID-105)


 Periodical cicadas in Kentucky
Southern pine beetle
Bagworms on landscape plants
Spider mites on landscape plants
Borers that attack landscape pines
Pine sawflies
Common sapfeeding pine insects
Elm leaf beetles
Cankerworms
Plant bugs and lace bugs
Maple petiole borer
Yellow poplar weevil
Box Elder twig borer
Eastern tent caterpillar
Tent caterpillars
European gypsy moth
Taxus mealybug
Boxelderbugs
Millipedes
Clover mites
Hackberry psyllids
 

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Greenhouse Information

Greenhouse Insect Management

Shade Trees


Some common shade tree galls
Common oak galls
Common maple galls
Cottony maple scale
Euonymus scale
Juniper scale
Lecanium scale
Elm Leaf Beetles
Magnolia scale
Obscure scale
Oystershell scale
Tuliptree scale
Walnut scale
 

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