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Cockroach #836767

Asked June 21, 2023, 9:27 AM EDT

Hi, I have twice tried to send this to the regular UVM extension service but the form won’t send. For just under a week I have been noticing medium size, tan-colored insects showing up around 5-6 pm or so, on my window screens and clapboard siding on the south and east side of my house. I am also finding them hidden in my garage when I move something and in between my screens and closed windows. About 10 have gotten inside. I have found a couple on my kitchen counter in the early morning, one hiding under the bathroom sink strainer. These bugs have very evasive behavior when spotted, scurrying into a crack or under the edge of a warped clapboard. The look very much like “German” cockroaches in size and color. (Sorry, terrible name.) I posted a photo of one I had killed (crushed) on INaturalist. Their AI couldn’t definitively identify but came up with two cockroach species We have lived in this house for 30 years. I like and look at bugs and I have never once seen this type. Linda



Orange County Vermont

Wood Chip Mulch #836730

Asked June 20, 2023, 8:31 PM EDT

I put a deep wood chip mulch on a new shade garden. The wood chips were only a year old. I read that they will rob nitrogen from the soil and they should be mixed with a high nitrogen additive like blood meal or cottonseed meal. What quantities are recommended? I've already spread the chips. Do I need to pull the chips back from the plant and sprinkle the additive on the soil?

Hood River County Oregon

Identification of longhorned beetle #836724

Asked June 20, 2023, 7:15 PM EDT

I'm trying to identify the longhorn beetle in the photo to see if it is a threat to any of the trees on a customers property.



Arapahoe County Colorado

Tree Losing Leaves #836647

Asked June 20, 2023, 2:39 PM EDT

Hello, My tree is losing it's leaves. They are turning brown then black and falling off and shriveling. I've uploaded pictures of different stages



El Paso County Colorado

Tough and kinda "ugly" lettuce—stress? Disease? Pest? #836617

Asked June 20, 2023, 12:39 PM EDT

Two of my lettuce plants are clearly struggling in some way. Their leaves are dull-looking and tough, and one has brown spots on the leaves. They may have different issues, but I figure it's similar enough to group together. The pictures are of the unhealthy plants, and a neighboring healthy plant of each variety for comparison.



Washtenaw County Michigan

Pin Oak Infestation #836600

Asked June 20, 2023, 11:39 AM EDT

Beautiful pin oak in front of house suddenly has curled leaves covered on underside with linear bumps along veins. Previously no issues with tree. Tree "trimmed" last fall on street side by electric company contractor. Does this look like a known disease or insect? Treatment?



Windham County Vermont

Boxwood shrubs turning brown #836574

Asked June 20, 2023, 10:04 AM EDT

What do i do with my boxwood shrubs turning brown?

Highland County Ohio

xeriscaping #836349

Asked June 19, 2023, 9:51 AM EDT

I am looking to cut down on Maintenace on a property located in Presque Isle. I am just getting started and would like any information or direction possible

Presque Isle County Michigan

Wedding ( MSU Facilities) #836348

Asked June 19, 2023, 9:43 AM EDT

Would like to know if the outdoor center can be rented for a wedding? Thank you

Presque Isle County Michigan

Tree disease treatment #836335

Asked June 19, 2023, 7:58 AM EDT

We have noticed these bulges on the branches of an evergreen. I’d like to save the tree and treat the disease. Can you identify and suggest treatment please?



Oakland County Michigan

Poison ivy spraying #836235

Asked June 18, 2023, 11:28 AM EDT

Hello! I am trying to remove poison ivy from around my raspberries. It is a lightly wooded area on the bank of a creek. I’m worried that 2 4-D (which I’ve used in the past for poison ivy in other areas) will kill the raspberries also and potentially leach into the creek. Do you have any guidance on what I should do to kill the poison ivy without hurting the raspberries or getting it in the creek? Thanks!

Polk County Iowa

Stunted growth from seedlings #836212

Asked June 18, 2023, 4:03 AM EDT

Hi, I am new to Colorado Springs. I recently moved from Atlanta, GA. I have read a lot about gardening here, but I am having trouble with my seedlings that I can’t find answers about. For context, I mostly grow seeds from floral plants that I want to plant outside. I am starting my seeds indoors in 3/4” soil blocks in my unfinished basement with grow lights. I noticed that most of my seedlings are taking twice as long to mature than what’s written on the packets. The seedlings only develop one set of true leaves and then stay at that maturity. I was wondering what factors could cause this? I was thinking it might be related to humidity as my basement is one large room that a single humidifier hasn’t been able to handle well. Another could be that I got seeds that aren’t tolerable to COS conditions as this is my first year and I am realizing I truly need seeds that mature quickly.

El Paso County Colorado

Is our bush going to die, can we help it live? #836189

Asked June 17, 2023, 8:09 PM EDT

We have a very large bush at least 10x24 feet. It was doing well, then it's leaves appeared to be eaten so that there were many holes in the leaves, and they turned brown. Now the bush is putting out new leaf sprouts. We want to know what caused the leaves to be destroyed and what we can do about it. Is it an insect? If so, will they eat the new growth? What to do next? Photos attached.



Clinton County Michigan

white spots on pine branch #836159

Asked June 17, 2023, 4:56 PM EDT

We have a tall pine tree. a few of the branches have white spots on them. None on the needles or trunk. The photo is from our second story window. Thanks. Let me know if I should be contacting a master gardener instead.



Hamilton County Ohio

Discoloration of tree trunk #836114

Asked June 17, 2023, 12:12 PM EDT

I noticed this dark discoloration of my Lance leaf cottonwood near a branch that broke during a heavy spring storm. Should I be worried and have someone take a look? We've had A LOT of heavy rain this year so I thought it may just be getting over saturated in that area, but I wanted to double check. We love this tree



El Paso County Colorado

Ant Identification Question #836101

Asked June 17, 2023, 11:00 AM EDT

Would appreciate assistance in identifying this ant species and what action (if any) is necessary.  Found a mound of organic material in native grassland roughly 1' in diameter and 10" high.  Ants are actively swarming, and I have not seen this species here before (we do have a couple of red ant mounds on the property).  Ants are approximately 1/2" to 5/8" long.

Appreciate your help.

Mike



Elbert County Colorado

Weeping European Larch tree #835960

Asked June 16, 2023, 12:13 PM EDT

My tree is covered with tiny white snow like dots which I’m assuming is some kind of pest. Is there a safe way to remove them? Thank you!

Chenango County New York

Weeping Silver(?) Birch - Bronze Birch Borer #835945

Asked June 16, 2023, 11:33 AM EDT

We have a weeping birch planted in our North facing front yard.  We guess tree age to be around 50-60 years old. We have lived in the home for 34 years.  We have had professional fertilization and bronze birch borer applications since we moved in.  We keep it watered using a hose & sprinkler even during winter.  The tree is now dying out at the crown - the professional arborist that looked at it 06-15-2023 advised it is approximately 10% dead and can see holes in the bark from the bronze birch borer.  We had the arborist's company come out in 2022 to cut away dead limbs.  Now there are more.   The bbb application is a 2 year application - we are on the first year of the 2 year application so the arborist states the application is still working in the tree.  (1.) Will it hurt the tree to leave the dead limbs in the crown?  (2.) Does the bbb move from the dead part of the limbs to the live part even if we have the bbb application currently in the tree? We appreciate your assistance with these questions.

Denver County Colorado

What is this plant? #835918

Asked June 16, 2023, 9:25 AM EDT

This is suppose to be hollyhocks.. can you tell me what this is??



Genesee County Michigan

Curling Tomato Leaves :( #835857

Asked June 15, 2023, 4:40 PM EDT

I am in desperate need of some help. My partner and I live north of Marysville. We added onto our garden a bit this year and in the new area, we have tomatoes (Oakland Nursery), planted the week after mother's day. For the soil, we went with Mel's mix, 1/3 peat, 1/3 vermiculite, 1/3 leaf compost from Dutch Mill in a raised bed that's about 24 inches deep, so should have pretty decent drainage. A week and a half ago, their leaves started to curl a bit so we thought we had maybe been overwatering them. We stopped watering and with the rain, the soil seems to be doing OK. The smaller plants seemed to have got a little better once we stopped watering, but the others haven't. We have 2 that are pretty stunted in growth a bit and a few with super curled leaves. We have some lettuce growing between them and in the middle we have nasturtium seeds that'll hopefully sprout soon. We had a great harvest in 2020, ok in 2021, but not so good luck last year. We are at a complete loss. If you're able to provide some guidance or forward me to someone that could, we'd be ever so grateful!



Union County Ohio

Xeriscape #835848

Asked June 15, 2023, 3:53 PM EDT

Do you know of any xeriscape contractors near or within 25 mile radius of Brighton Colorado?

Weld County Colorado

Wilting Tomato Plants #835822

Asked June 15, 2023, 2:40 PM EDT

Hello, I planted 10 tomato plants on May 1 and they were doing great until about the last week when several of them started to wilt. A friend said it could be the mature walnut tree that is about 100 feet away. He said he had a soil sample tested once upon a time by the extension office, which helped the wilting issue he was having. Any ideas on what I can do or have checked to try and figure out why this is happening? this is affecting about 7 of the 10 plants. Thanks!

Johnson County Iowa

Tomato #835695

Asked June 14, 2023, 8:09 PM EDT

Has there been concerns about tomato leaves rolling and the plant is not growing.

Black Hawk County Iowa

Is my tree dead #835688

Asked June 14, 2023, 7:30 PM EDT

What do I need to do, if anything, to save this tree



Tulsa County Oklahoma

Yellow Magnolia - two leaders #835624

Asked June 14, 2023, 2:10 PM EDT

If you have a yellow magnolia about ten years old with two leaders, should I remove one leader so the tree does not become weak and split later down the road?

Broome County New York