‘Good sample, bad sample?!?’ Episode 2…when sending a sample, more is always better. Arborvitae (left) w/ roots, shoots, foliage, & soil = Good. Maple mini branch segment (right) not helpful for determining branch dieback on tree= Bad Thx for playing! MSU Extension MSU-PSM Department

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Ginseng season ( Alternaría, Cylindrocarpon, Phytophthora, etc ) is kicking off.

Asparagus purple spot is on the horizon!!!

In the 1950s, Virginia Ferris was told by a professor to give up a fellowship at Cornell University so that a man could accept it … but she didn’t listen. She later became the first woman appointed to Purdue Agriculture faculty. Hear more on #ThisIsPurdue! stories.purdue.edu/podcast/purdue…

Having a good day in the office!!!

My peppers are getting ready to meet P. capsici.

Early blight of tomatoes✔️

Mildews time!!!

It was a great honor to be mentored by Dr. Virginia Ferris, her legacy will last forever.

Pretty cool Alternaria lesions on Ginseng.

I am also finding young pensions of P. cactorum on ginseng plants.

October weather is bringing carrots powdery mildew to us!!

Scheduling Fungicide Applications for Cucurbit Downy Mildew Control on Pickling Cucumber in Michigan using Disease Forecasters | Plant Health Progress apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PH…

Editor’s Pick! New research shows differences across #hardsquash cultivars and their susceptibility to #phytophthora fruit and crown rot. Read the latest findings from David Perla and colleagues here: bit.ly/3VzufRY

Basil DM.

Peppers crown rot (P. Capsici).

Finding cucumber Downy Mildew in southwest Michigan!!

Rhizomania plus!!!