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Welcome to Horticultural/Natural Resources

Last modified 2009-06-22 11:50

Ohio State University Extension here in Lake County provides an information portal for businesses in the green industry-- nurseries, landscapers, garden centers, and turf care professionals.  We also provide important current and emerging issues pertaining to natural resources.  Lake County works closely with Cuyahoga and Lorain Educators to generate programming for all three counties.

  Randall H. Zondag, Extension Director/Educator, Natural Resources/Horticulture
(440) 350-2269

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IPM

CANCELED June 23 IPM meeting.  To be Rescheduled.

RANDY'S NOTES

BUCKEYE YARD GARDEN LINE (for latest issue and past issues)

IPM POWERPOINTS

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS/CLASSES FOR 2009 (link on for information)

DIAGNOSTIC WALKABOUTS FOR THE GREEN INDUSTRY

NURSERY GROWERS OF LAKE COUNTY OHIO SUMMER FIELD DAY

TREE COMMISSION ACADEMY   -   TREE COMMISSION APPLICATION

GREEN INDUSTRY NEWSLETTER latest issue 
ALL UPCOMING CLASSES ARE LISTED IN THIS NEWSLETTER

1 OAK TREE

TREE SURVIVAL SCHOOL ~
HANDOUTS AND POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

HANDOUTS BELOW:

7 STEPS FOR TRAINING YOUNG TREES

WATERING NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS

YOUNG TREE MAINTENANCE

TEN YEAR MAINTENANCE PUNCH LIST

TREES REPORTED TO BE TOLERANT OF AERIAL SALT

ACTIVE CROSS SECTION OF A TREE AT DIFFERENT AGES

SIEWERT'S THEOREMS OF URBAN FORESTRY

POWERPOINTS BELOW:

IPM INTEGRATED PEST CONTROL

PLANTS GROWN IN THE NURSERY

SOILS 1 HOUR

SOIL NUTRITION

TREE BIOLOGY AND ITS SIGNIFICANTS

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Division of Forestry logoNORTH COAST URBAN FORESTRY CONFERENCE
POWERPOINTS

IMPACTFUL TREES

SPACE SAVING TREES

BEYOND i-TREE

TREE FUND

MANAGEMENT PLANS

EMERALD ASH BORER UPDATE
pdf files:
Large Tree Argument

Master of Four Faces of a Tree Decision (draft)

Master Plan

Master Plan Flow Chart

Why a Community Needs a Mission Statement

Maria Zampini Handouts


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POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

(Expect download time in the following Power Point presentations)
Link on POWERPOINT VIEWER (to view PowerPoint presentations-it's free)

2009 PERRY SOIL CLASS

2008 FOUNDRY SAND IN SOILS WORKSHOP

2008 WHAT DO PEOPLE SEE WHEN THEY LOOK AT TREES? 

2008 AZH SOILS 

2008 BACKYARD FRUIT 

2008 WOODY ORNAMENTALS 

2008 CENTS POWER POINT PRESENTATION 

2008 SHORT COURSE - Comparison of Irrigation

2008 VEGETATION CONTROL OPTIONS

UNDERSTANDING TREES FROM START TO FINISH

INSECT DISEASE AND PEST

TREE LINER PRODUCTION

SOIL CONSERVATION IN THE NURSERY

PESTICIDE MATH!  What Do You Know?

WATER IN THE NURSERY

OVER WINTERING NURSERY PLANTS IN NORTHEAST OHIO

SOIL BASICS

PRUNING PLANTS IN THE NURSERY(Canada)

SPRAYING IPM (Canada)

SPRAY NOZZLE SELECTION, SPRAY CALIBRATION AND MORE (Canada)

BUILDING AND GROWING MIX TO MEET YOUR NEEDS

PRODUCING PLANTS IN A ACCELERATED ENVIRONMENT

TREE SCHOOL FERTILIZER, SOIL MULCH, WATER

TREE SCHOOL SOIL REPAIR

TREE SCHOOL PLANTING

TREE SCHOOL UNDERSTANDING

COMPOST QUALITY FOR PLANT GROWTH

VEGETATION CONTROL OPTIONS

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USEFUL LINKS...  smilysun.gif

Lake County Local Weather

OARDC Weather System
Perry and Madison weather update every 15 minutes

Current Rainfall Data for Lake County

Daily Weather Summaries

Growing Degree Days and Phenology for Ohio

Waterdata

Emerald Ash Borer
New Factsheet on Emerald Ash Borer

Pesticide Application/WPS Central Information Worksheet

Fact Sheet and Laboratories for Soil Testing

included on Ohio's noxious weed list (see sites below)
http://ashtabula.osu.edu/ag/adobe/hogweed.htm