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Cedar-Apple Rust (CAR)  (Article courtesy of Fertilome) Apple, Hawthorn and Quince Rust are closely related rust diseases that require two hosts to complete their life cycle. All three rusts can infect most varieties of Eastern Red Cedar as well as many other junipers.  Cedar-apple rust infects mostly apple and crabapple. Cedarhawthorn rust infects those, as well as quince, serviceberry, pear, and hawthorn. Cedar-quince rust infects all of those - plus mountain-ash, cotoneaster, chokeberry, and quince.  Spores start out as galls on cedars, (see images) These galls show up about 7 months after infection. After about 18 months, in the rainy...

HummingBird Favorites   Keep something in bloom continuously during the time hummingbirds are expected in your area. Native plants are a good place to start but don't limit yourself. Much effort has gone into developing flowers that hummers love! Hummingbird favorites usually (but not always) have long, tubular blossoms that are red, orange, yellow, or blue, especially blue Salvia species; the shape limits insect access to the nectar inside. Hummers like blossoms with lots of concentrated nectar, preferring sucrose. Listed below are some of the best plant families for "natural nectar."           ABUTILON, Chinese Bell Flower,...

Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosumare) packed with more cancer-fighting, anti-aging, eyesight-saving, and disease-fighting antioxidants than foods like spinach and salmon. The best way to get more blueberries is to plant a number of varieties so they cross-pollinate. More varieties mean that you'll have an extended ripening period, which is always wonderful.

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