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Late Blight Information
Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center - images and fact sheets
http://www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/vegpath/photos/lateblight_tomato.htm
Penn State Vegetable Pathology website - fact sheet and webinar
http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/VEGDIS/Vegetable_Pathology_Home.htm
Late Blight: A Serious Disease of Potatoes and Tomatoes
http://nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/blight/
Late Blight: Frequently Asked Questions By Gardeners, Growers, & Consumers
http://www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/vegpath/lbfaq.pdf
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse
http://www.nyis.info
Woodland Owner and Practitioner Educational Resources
http://www.forestconnect.info
Management Options for Minimizing Emerald Ash Borer Impact on Ohio Woodlands: http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/pdf/0059.pdf
Emerald Ash Borer and Your Woodland: Information for Landowners
http://www.emeraldashborer.info/files/e2943.pdf
Don’t move Firewood!
http://www.dontmovefirewood.org/
Deciding Whether to Treat or Replace Your Ash Tree
http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/EAB/index.php?page=management/homeowners/treat_or_replace
Stop the Emerald Ash Borer Beetle
http://www.stopthebeetle.info/
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
http://www.emeraldashborer.info/files/Multistate_EAB_Insecticide_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Vegetables
Common Vegetable Problems
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scenef820.html
Tomato
http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/DiagnosticKeys/TomKey.html
Pumpkins, gourds, cucumbers, watermelons, winter squash, summer squash, melons http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/DiagnosticKeys/CucKey.html
Vegetable Varieties
http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/index.php
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/vegetables/vegvar.pdf
Berries and Fruits
New York Berry News
http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/tfabp/
Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/fruit/homefruit.html
Trees and Shrubs
Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany-Cattaruagus Counties Tree & Shrub Information
http://ccealleganycattaraugus.org/index.php/trees-and-shrubs
University of Connecticut Plant Database of Trees, Shrubs and Vines
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/index.html
Pests and Diseases
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/allegany_cattaraugus/index.php/tree-diesases
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/allegany_cattaraugus/index.php/faq-trees
Pruning
The Illustrated Guide to Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs http://www.generalsgarden.com/gardening/Pruning+-+An+Illustrated+Guide+to+Pruning+Ornamental+Trees+and+Shrubs.pdf
Hydrangea
http://ccesuffolk.org/assets/Horticulture-Leaflets/Pruning-Hydrangea.pdf
Roses
http://www.ccenassau.org/hort/fact_sheets/d213_rose_culture_nov01.pdf
Flowers
Sequence of Perennials, Biennials, and Bulbs http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/3269/2/Sequence%20of%
20Bloom%20of%20Perennial,%20Biennials,%20and%20Bulbs.pdf
New York Flora Atlas
http://www.newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/
Perennials
http://aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/Cornell_Herbaceous/
Wildflowers
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/galleryindex.html
Weeds
In Vegetables
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends/4weed.html
In the Lawn
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/lawn/lawncare/weeds.html
Invasive Plants
http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/info/pubs/FC%20factsheets/FCFSinvasives.pdf
Poisonous Items
Cornell University Poisonous Plants Database
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/
Toxic Effects on Skin
http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/TIB/cutaneous-tox.html
http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/Dermatitis/files/phytoderm.pdf
Poisonous to Livestock
http://pss.uvm.edu/vtcrops/articles/VTPoisonousPlants.pdf
Pests
Cornell Cooperative Extension Wyoming County Insect and Plant Disease Information
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/wyoming/agriculture/resources/ipd/index.htm
Wildlife Damage Management
USGS Control Tips for Nuisance Species in New York
http://nwco.net/08-AppendixBNuisanceSpecies/factsheets.asp
Cornell University Wildlife Control Information
http://wildlifecontrol.info/pubs/Pages/CornellUniversity.aspx
Composting
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County Composting Factsheets
http://ccetompkins.org/garden/composting/how-fact-sheets
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Manuals
http://ipmguidelines.org/
Calendar for Pests
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets/ecogardening/gardcal.html
Observing Nature
Phenology
Uses
http://hort.uwex.edu/articles/phenology
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/phenology.html
Charts
http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/GDDays/GDDCheck.htm
Programs
http://plantwatch.fanweb.ca/about/what-is-plant-watch/?searchterm=phenology programs
http://budbreak.tc.cornell.edu/
Phenology Checklist
http://www.uwm.edu/~mds/preport.pdf
Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/
Rochester Bird Checklist
http://www.rochesterbirding.com/daily.pdf
Butterflies
Butterflies and Moths of Livingston County
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/map?si=33&x=89&y=148
Quick Guide
http://www.ecostudies.org/images/gardens_&_grounds/butterfly_guide.pdf
Upstate NY Plant to Attract Butterflies
http://www.naba.org/ftp/upny.pdf
Butterfly Checklist
http://www.ecostudies.org/images/gardens_&_grounds/butterfly_checklist.pdf
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Dragonflies and Damselflies of New York
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/ny/toc.htm
Wildlife Gardening
Wildlife Gardening
http://www.auduboninternational.org/PDFs/WHM-%20Create%20a%20Wildlife%20Garden.pdf
NY State Maps
NY Hardiness Zones
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/weather/zones.html
USDA Hardiness Zones
http://www.arborday.org/media/mapchanges.cfm
Heat Zone Map
http://www.ahs.org/pdfs/05_heat_map.pdf
Last Spring Frost Map
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/weather/sprfrost.html
First Fall Frost Map
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/weather/sprfrost.html
Average Freeze Free Season
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/weather/frezfree.html
Degree Days
http://web.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/seem/magarey/Vinesite/daydeg.htm
Frost Free Days
http://web.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/seem/magarey/Vinesite/frost.htm
Depth to Bed Rock
http://web.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/seem/magarey/Vinesite/bedrock.htm
New York pH
http://web.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/seem/magarey/Vinesite/ph.htm
Elevation
http://web.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/seem/magarey/Vinesite/Elevation.htm
General Information Sites at Cornell
Main Cornell Site
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/
Home Gardening Site (flowers, vegetables, lawn)
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/index.html
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/sceneee9e.html
NYS Horticulture Study Guide For Youth
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/4hplants/flowers.html
How to submit soil samples
How to submit insect samples
http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/cals/entomology/extension/idl/index.cfm
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (How to submit plant samples) http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/sample_submission_2.htm
Educational Media - (Note: The following out of state sites may have information that is not necessarily applicable to New York State.)
Ohio State University Plant Facts - Horticulture & Crop Science in Virtual Perspective
http://plantfacts.osu.edu/
Rutgers University - If Plants Could Talk Videos
http://ifplantscouldtalk.rutgers.edu/video/
Rutgers University - If Plants Could Talk Slideshows
http://www.ifplantscouldtalk.rutgers.edu/slideshow/
University of Illinois Extension - Hort Corner Video
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/video/index.html
