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Research-based horticulture information to help keep your plants and gardens thriving.
Plum Curculio
Plum curculio is one of the most common and detrimental pests of apple and other fruits in Wisconsin. Learn about the life cycle, damage patterns, and control options to effectively manage plum curculio.
Home Fruit Cultivars of Northern Wisconsin
Find out which fruit cultivars are recommended for your area of Northern Wisconsin. This article includes tree fruits, stone fruits and small fruits, and describes flavor, ripening date, hardiness and more.
Home Fruit Cultivars for Southern Wisconsin
Find out which fruit cultivars are recommended for Southern Wisconsin. This publication describes flavor, ripening date, winter hardiness, and more, and includes tree fruits, stone fruits and small fruits.
Bagging Apples for Insect and Disease Control
Producing apples in home gardens can be challenging due to damage by insects and fungal diseases. One effective organic solution is placing developing fruit in bags. This factsheet describes the process.
European Pine Sawfly, Neodiprion sertifer
If you’ve noticed masses or writhing, dark green “caterpillars” on your pine trees this spring, you likely have an infestation of European pine sawfly. To learn more about this pest, read this article…
Fruit and Frost
Wisconsin always has a risk of spring frosts, which can injure or kill flowers or immature fruit. This factsheet outlines critical temperatures and describes ways to protect against late season frosts.
Angular Leaf Spot of Strawberry
Angular leaf spot is a severe bacterial disease that can adversely affect strawberries wherever they are grown. Learn how to identify and manage this disease in this factsheet.
Common Leaf Spot of Strawberry
Common leaf spot of strawberry is a common fungal leaf disease that affects both wild and cultivated strawberries. Learn about this foliar disease and its potential impact in your strawberry patch.
Strawberry Pest Management for Home Gardeners
Strawberries are one of the asiest fruit crops for gardeners to grow. However, they are susceptible to many disease and insect pests. Learn how to manage them in this 2-page publication.
Cane Blight
This article covers cane blight, a fungal disease that affects the health of raspberries and blackberries wherever they are grown, and can cause significant fruit yield losses if left unmanaged.
Raspberry Anthracnose
Anthracnose is a common disease that causes significant reductions of yield and fruit quality of raspberries. Learn more about managing this disease in this factsheet.
Raspberry Disorder: Fire Blight
While more common in apples and pears, fireblight also affects raspberries. Find out how to spot, prevent and control this disease in your raspberry patch in this publication.