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Be on the lookout for the second generation of Euonymus scale crawlers! The second generation emerges about 6 weeks after the first, putting them in mid-late July this year.
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Those Precocious Blooms of April!
outher Norway maple (Acer platanoides and its cultivars) are just starting to bloom in the GTA, making this one of the earliest blooms for trees since 2012! Continue reading
Here Comes the Warmer Weather!
What a treat! Several of our sugar maples are blooming this year all over southern Ontario, from Barrie to Niagara, these native beauties are gracing our landscapes with blooms. Its been 5 years since sugar maples were blooming like this. The cooler weather continues! Climatologists are predicting that our daytime temperatures will stay moderate until about the […]
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Welcoming The Victoria Day Long Weekend!
What a treat! Several of our sugar maples are blooming this year all over southern Ontario, from Barrie to Niagara, these native beauties are gracing our landscapes with blooms. Its been 5 years since sugar maples were blooming like this. The cooler weather continues! Climatologists are predicting that our daytime temperatures will stay moderate until about the […]
Welcoming The Victoria Day Long Weekend!
What a treat! Several of our sugar maples are blooming this year all over southern Ontario, from Barrie to Niagara, these native beauties are gracing our landscapes with blooms. Its been 5 years since sugar maples were blooming like this. The cooler weather continues! Climatologists are predicting that our daytime temperatures will stay moderate until about the […]
Those Darling Buds of May- 2018
Lots of early Plant Phenology indicators are blooming this week! That puts us somewhere around 15-25 GDD’s Base 10C in the GTA. A little more in the southwest (London and west). Plant Phenology indicators this week … Continue reading Continue reading
Welcome May 24 Weekend!
What a treat! Several of our sugar maples are blooming this year all over southern Ontario, from Barrie to Niagara, these native beauties are gracing our landscapes with blooms. Its been 5 years since sugar maples were blooming like this. The cooler weather continues! Climatologists are predicting that our daytime temperatures will stay moderate until about the […]
April Showers, Bring May Diseases
This cooler weather has been a nice break, slowing down plant development and reducing heat and desiccation stress on newly planted or harvested nursery stock. We inched up a little in Growing Degree Days and Plant Phenology this week.
Warmer Temperatures Coming This Week
Lots of Plant Phenology indicators are blooming this week! That puts us somewhere around 35 and 55 GDD’s Base 10C in the GTA. A little more in the southwest and a little less above Hwy 9. Plant Phenology indicators this … Continue reading Continue reading
Here Comes The Humidity
The air was so dry up until just recently, it was SO nice. You know? If you’re like me, humidity is an important thing. Sure it means more plant diseases are in our future. But it also rakes havoc with my hair. The … Continue reading
Those Darling Buds of May 2 4
Oh yes Oh yes the long weekend is finally here! And so is the heat! (Photo: One more shot Rog on Flickr) Climatologists are expecting daily high’s of 20C and above for the next several days. Night time low’s are … Continue reading