Seasonal Tips

by Peter Warren, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Charlottesville/Albemarle County Office

Subject Index (Alphabetical)

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

A

Acid Soils, Trees for (18 Jan 2006)
Aerating Your Lawn (17 Aug 2005)
Ailanthus altissima, Invasive Tree (21 Sep 2004)
Allergies, Plant (6 Jun 2006)
Alternative Holiday Plants (30 Nov 2005)
America's Anniversary Garden (28 Sep 2005)
American Holly Trees (9 Dec 2004)
Anthracnose, Dogwood (3 Aug 2005)
Ants, Carpenter (14 Apr 2008)
Aquatic Biodiversity (22 Nov 2005)
Asian Ambrosia Beetle (9 Jun 2008)
Assassin Bugs (23 Jun 2008)
Azaleas (20 Apr 2005)

B

Backyards, Creating & Tending Backyard Woods (7 Jan 2009)
Bagworms (26 Jun 2007)
Bats (27 Oct 2008)
Bare Root Planting (It’s a wash.) (22 Apr 2009)
Beans (6 Apr 2005)
Beetles, Flea (1 Jun 2006)
Beetles, Green June (11 Jul 2006)
Beetles, Japanese (22 Jun 2005)
Beetles, Lady (26 Oct 2004, 2 Nov 2005)
Biodiversity, Aquatic (22 Nov 2005)
Birds, Feeding (11 Jan 2006)
Black Knot (21 Sep 2008)
Black Spot, Rose (4 May 2005)
Blueberries (16 Mar 2005, 24 Mar 2008)
Boxwood Insect and Mite Pests (7 Apr 2008)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (6 Jul 2005)
Butterfly Gardens (16 Jun 2008)
The Other Bulbs (23 Sep 2009)

C

Camellias (4 Mar 2009)
Capitol Holiday Tree (10 Nov 2004)
Carpenter Bees (2 Jun 2008)
Caterpillar, Eastern Tent (5 Apr 2006)
Caterpillar, Stinging (17 May 2006)
Christmas Cactus (2 Dec 2004, 15 Nov 2005)
Christmas Trees, Care for (24 Nov 2004, 15 Dec 2008)
Christmas Trees, Recycling
Christmas Trees, Selecting (17 Nov 2004, 3 Nov 2008)
Dog Day Cicadas & Their Killers (16 July 2007)
Clover Mites (23 Feb 2005)
Coffee Grounds (Piedmont Brew) (6 May 2009
23 Dec 2004, 9 Aug 2006)
Crabgrass (17 Mar 2008)
Crape Myrtle (25 Aug 2008)
Crickets (2 Aug 2006, 13 Oct 2008)
Crown Gall (19 Jan 2005)
Cultural Pest Management (1 Sep 2004)
Cut Flowers, Gardening for (9 Feb 2005)

D

Daffodils (1 Jun 2005)
Damage, Plant (8 May 2007)
Daylilies (13 Apr 2006, 30 Jun 2008)
Deadheading (22 May 2007)
Diagnosing Plant Damage (8 May 2007)
Dianthus (26 Apr 2006)
Disease Pathogens, Symptoms & Signs (26 Jul 2006)
Diseases, Plant (19 Jul 2006)
Dividing Perennials (21 Sep 2005)
Dogwood Anthracnose (3 Aug 2005)

E

Eastern Tent Caterpillar (5 Apr 2006)
Educational Opportunities (14 Jan 2008)
Emerald Ash Borer (21 Jul 2008)
Conserving Energy with Landscaping (3 Dec 2007)

F

Fall Clean Up (1 Oct 2007)
Fall Foliage (20 Oct 2008)
Fall Vegetable Gardens (21 Jul 2004, 20 Jul 2005, 13 Aug 2007)
Fall Visitors (26 Oct 2004, 2 Nov 2005, 6 Oct 2008)
Fall Webworm (27 Jul 2005)
Feed the Birds (11 Jan 2006, 26 Jan 2009)
Fertilization, Lawn (2 Mar 2005)
Fertilizer (13 May 2009)
Flea Beetles (1 Jun 2006)
Flowers, Cut, Gardening for (9 Feb 2005)
Flowers, Early Care (13 Apr 2005)
Forest, Urban Issues (13 Jul 2005)
Fungus Gnats (17 Nov 2008)

G

Galls (5 Jun 2007)
Garden For Health (14 Jul 2007)
Garden For Pleasure (25 Feb 2008)
Garden Info: Whom Do You Trust? (8 Apr 2009)
Garden Planning (1 Feb 2006)
Garden Safety (11 Feb 2008)
Garlic (6 Oct 2004, 14 Sep 2008)
Green June Beetles (11 Jul 2006)
Groundcovers (2 May 2006)

H

Habitat, Wildlife (14 Sep 2005)
Harvesting (1 Sep 2008)
Well Behaved Herbs (1 Apr 2009)
Holiday Plants, Alternative (30 Nov 2005)
Holly Trees, American (9 Dec 2004)
Hornworms, Tomato (28 Jul 2008)
Horsetails (7 Jul 2008)

I

Ice, Snow & (16 Dec 2004, 14 Dec 2005)
Identifying Insects (8 May 2007)
Invasive Plants (18 Feb 2008)
Invasive Tree: Ailanthus altissima (21 Sep 2004)
Insects, Identifying (8 May 2007)

J, K

Japanese Beetles (22 Jun 2005)
January Landscape Activities (28 Dec 2005)
July Landscaping (2 Jul 2007)
June Landscape Activities (29 May 2007)
June Beetles, Green (11 Jul 2006)

L

Lace Bugs (21 Apr 2008)
Lady Beetles (26 Oct 2004, 2 Nov 2005, 17 Sep 2007)
Landscape, Gifts for the
Landscape Activities, August (4 Aug 2008)
Landscape Activities, February (28 Jan 2008)
Landscape Activities, January (28 Dec 2005)
Landscape Activities, July (2 Jul 2007)
Landscape Activities, June (29 May 2007)
Landscape Activities, November (12 Nov 2007)
Landscape Activities, October (29 Sep 2004)
Landscape Activities, September
Landscaping, Conserving Energy with(3 Dec 2007, 21 Jan 2009)
Landscape Renovation (12 Jan 2005)
Lawn Care, Fall (11 Aug 2008, 09 Sep 2009)
Lawn Care, Spring (25 Feb 2009)
Lawn, Aerating (17 Aug 2005)
Lawn Fertilization ( 2 Mar 2005, 3 Sep 2007 )
Lawn Leaf Management (10 Nov 2008, 4 Nov 2004)

M, N

March Landscape Activities (10 Mar 2008)
Mistletoe (7 Dec 2005, 24 Dec 2007)
Mold, Sooty (10 May 2006)
Monarch Butterflies (24 Sep 2007)
Mulch (8 Feb 2006)

O

October Landscape Activities (28 Sep 2008, 29 Sep 2004)

P, Q

Pathogens, Disease Symptoms & Signs (26 Jul 2006)
Peas (2 Feb 2005)
Peonies (22 Oct 2007)
Perennials (16 Feb 2005)
Perennials, Dividing (21 Sep 2005)
Pest Management, Cultural (1 Sep 2004)
Pest Management, Vegetable Gardens (11 May 2005)
Pesticide Labels, Understanding (9 Mar 2005)
Pests (15 Apr 2009)
Planning, Garden (1 Feb 2006)
Plant Allergies (6 Jun 2006)
Plant Damage, Diagnosing (8 May 2007)
Plant Diseases (19 Jul 2006)
Planting Trees and Shrubs (31 Aug 2005, 3 Mar 2008, 1 Sep 2008)
Plants for Winter Interest (25 Jan 2006)
Poinsettias (10 Nov 2005)
Poison Ivy (30 Mar 2005, 16 May 2007)
Potato Beetles (26 Apr 2005)
Power Lines, Trees and (5 Oct 2005, 31 Dec 2008)
Powdery Mildew (23 July 2007)
Pruning (13 Oct 2004)
Pruning, Shrubs (25 May 2005, 28 Apr 2008)
Pruning, Trees (13 Jul 2005)
Pumpkins (19 Oct 2005)

R

Rain & Disease (26 May 2008)
Renovation, Landscape (12 Jan 2005)
Resolutions for Gardeners, New Year’s (07 Jan 2008)
Rose Black Spot (04 May 2005)
Rose Rosette Disease (19 May 2008)

S

Scale Insects (11 Feb 2009)
Seeds, harvesting seeds (20 Aug 2007)
Shrub Functions (31 Mar 2008)
Shrub Planting (31 Aug 2005)
Shrub Pruning (25 May 2005, 28 Apr 2008)
Snow & Ice (16 Dec 2004, 14 Dec 2005, 1 Dec 2008)
Soil Testing (12 Oct 2005)
Sooty Mold (10 May 2006)
Spring Weed Control (15 Mar 2006)
Sprouts (23 Sep 2009)
Stinging Caterpillar (17 May 2006)
Stink Bugs (11 Mar 2009, 06 Jul 2005)
Strawberries (26 Feb 2005)

T

Tent Caterpillar, Eastern (5 Apr 2006)
Termite Swarm Season (25 Mar 2005)
Testing, Soil (12 Oct 2005)
Thanksgiving Cactus (02 Dec 2004, 15 Nov 2005, 24 Nov 2008)
Ticks (18 May 2005, 5 May 2008)
Tomatoes (19 Apr 2006, 12 May 2008, 29 Apr 2009)
Tree, American Holly (09 Dec 2004)
Tree, Christmas, Care for (24 Nov 2004)
Tree, Christmas, Selecting (17 Nov 2004)
Tree, for Acid Soils (18 Jan 2006)
Tree, Fruit (10 Sep 2007)
Tree, Invasive: Ailanthus altissima (21 Sep 2004)
Tree, Planting (31 Aug 2005)
Tree, and Power Lines (5 Oct 2005)
Trees, For Screening (8 Oct 2007)
Tree Stewards (4 Feb 2008)
Tree, Urban Issues (13 Jul 2005)

U

Urban Forest Issues (13 Jul 2005, 27 Aug 2007)

V

Vegetable Gardens, Fall (21 Jul 2004, 20 Jul 2005)
Vegetable Harvest (26 Aug 2004)
Vegetable Pest Management (11 May 2005)
Vermicomposting (21 Jan 2008)
Volunteering (19 Nov 2007, 8 Dec 2008)

W, X

Walnut Trees & Allelopathy (30 July 2007)
Water Quality (18 Feb 2009)
Water Reuse (18 Aug 2008)
Watering (6 Aug 2007)
Water-Wise Landscaping (14 Jan 2009)
Winter Damage, Avoiding (5 Nov 2007)
Webworm, Fall (27 Jul 2005)
Weed Control, Spring (15 Mar 2006)
Wildlife Habitat (14 Sep 2005)
Winter Interest, Plants for (25 Jan 2006)
Wood Pests (15 Oct 2007)
Woods & Wildlife (03 Jan 2005, 31 Dec 2007)

Y, Z

Yard Waste, Making Compost from (23 Dec 2004, 9 Aug 2006)