RCE Fact Sheets Index and Notes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. FS 901 TOPSOIL SUITABLE FOR LANDSCAPE USE FS1075 Switchgrass production and Use in New Jersey FS797 Soil Testing for Home Lawns and Gardens FS811 Home Composting FS074 Backyard Leaf Composting FS117 Using Leaf Compost FS805 Vermicomposting FS389 Minimizing Waste Disposal: Grass Clippings FS058 Mulches for Vegetable Gardens FS871 Understanding Fertilizer Labels: Grades & Ratios of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium FS786 Six Ways to Keep Your Newly Planted Tree Alive and Healthy FS376 Transplanting Trees and Shrubs FS031 How to Fertilize Shade Trees FS099 Problems With Over-Mulching Trees and Shrubs FS122 Tree Problems Caused by People in the Suburban Landscape E271 Landscape Plats Rate by Deer Resistance FS191 Pest Resistant Trees and Shrubs FS663 Plant Disease Control – The Impact of De-icing Salt on Roadside Vegetation a. Pruning FS216 Pruning Flowering Shrubs FS102 YOUR LAWN AND ITS CARE FS108 Renovating Your Lawn FS635 Managing Soil pH for Turfgrasses FS740 Thatch Management in Turf GSD633 Fertilizing the Home Lawn FS766 Lawn Fertilizer Spreader Calibration FS555 Best Management Practices for Watering Lawns FS684 Turfgrass Seen Selection for Home Lawns FS385 Broadleaf Weed Control in Cool Season Turfgrasses a. Identification of Broadleaf Lawn Weeds E233 Crabgrass and Goosegrass Control in Cool Season Turfgrass FS119 Weed Control in Home Lawns E272 Weed Management in Ornamental Plantings FS543 Yellow Nutsedge Control in Landscaped Turf FS1019 Poison Ivy and Brush Control Around the Home Grounds FS1008 Hairy Chinch Bug FS210 Japanese Beetle FS1009 White Grubs E037 2006 Pest Control Recommendations for Lawn and Turf Areas a. Insect and Desease Control on Lawn and Turf Areas b. Weed management in Turfgrass FS783 LACEBUGS: LIFE CYCLE, MONITORING, AND PEST MANAGEMENT IN NEW JERSEY (section in twice) FS667 Black Vine Weevil FS004 The Gypsy Moth on Home Grounds Leaflet 187-A Euonymus Scale Leaflet 345-C Cankerworms Leaflet 295-C Mites or Red Spiders on Ornamentals Leaflet 192-C Bagworms RCE Fact Sheets and Notes – Master Gardener Program 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. FS228 Squash Bugs FS225 Cucumber Beetles FS245 Stink Bugs FS224 Colorado Potato Beetle FS240 Whiteflies HG #21 (UMD) Eastern Tent Caterpillar and Forest Tent Caterpillar Borers in Trees and Shrubs NA-PR-06-04NJ Asian Longhorned Beetle FS338 Subterranean Termites FS454 Food-Infesting Insects in the Home FS175 Carpet Beetles FS137 House Ants and Their Control FS212 Wasps and Their Control FS005 About Millipedes E262 2007 Control Recommendations for Household and structural Insect Pests FS006 Black Carpenter Ant and Its Control FS320 Storage of Pesticides and their Containers E261 2007 Be Safe With Pesticides FS757 PLANT DISEASE CONTROL – Proper Sampling o f Soil and Plant Tissue for Detection of Plant Parasitic Nematodes FS660 Plant Disease Control – Root and Crown Rots of Herbaceous Ornamentals in the Landscape – Disease caused by the Fungus Pythium FS659 Plant Disease Control – Root and Crown Rots of Herbaceous Ornamentals in the Landscape – Disease caused by the Fungus Rhizoctonia FS631 Plant Disease Control – Shaeropsis (Diplodia) Shoot Blight and Canker of Pines FS808 Plant Disease Control –An Integrated Approach to the Control of Canker Diseases in Wood Ornamentals I. Cytospora Canker of Spruce FS876 Plant Disease Control – An Integrated Approach to the Control of Canker Diseases in Wood Ornamentals Black Know of Prunus II. Black Knot of Prunus FS877 Plant Disease Control – An Integrated Approach to the Control of Canker Diseases in Wood Ornamentals III. Perennial Nectria Canker FS401 Plant Disease Control – An Integrated Approach to the Control of Canker Diseases in Wood Ornamentals IV. Botryospheaeria Canker FS875 Plant Disease Control – Oak Leaf Scorch a. Drought Stess in Shade Trees b. Sphaerobolus stellatus-The Artillery Fungus FS748 What is IPM? FS079 Sample IPM Landscape Maintenance Agreement a. List of Beneficial Insects FS866 Using Horticultural Oils FS595 Low Water Use Landscaping How to Choose a Pest Control Company E014 Pest Management for Trees, Shrubs and Flowers on Home Grounds a. List of Plants in Alphabetic order with common Insect/Diseases b. Pest Mgmt in Ornamental Grasses Page 1 c. d. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. Pest Management Notes Impact of Environment Conditions on Plant Health e. Helping Indoor Plants Return to Flower f. Safe Use of Pesticides Around the Home g. Common and Trade names of Insecticides and Fungicides Easy Care, Long Blooming, Pest Resistant Herbaceous Perennials Annuals for Difficult Sites Easy Care/Pest Resistent perennials by Season of Bloom Perennials for Difficult Sites Signal Words (National Pesticide Telecommunications) Pesticide Formulations FS320 Storage of Pesticides and Their Containers Tips for Safe Use of Pesticides E261 2007 Be Safe With Pesticides FS112 APPLE PEST CONTROL SCHEDULE FOR NEW JERSEY HOME ORCHARDS FS113 Peach and Nectarine Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards FS114 Pear pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards FS115 Cherry Spray Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards FS116 Plum Spray Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards FS1071 Nectarine Varieties for New Jersey FS1072 Yellow-Fleshed peach Varieties for New Jersey FS1073 White-Fleshed peach Varieties for New Jersey FS21074 lat peach Varieties for New Jersey FS1083 Plum Varieties for New Jersey FS682 Cherry Varieties for New Jersey FS023 GARDENING WITH SENIORS FS692 Horticultural Therapy FS624 Community Gardening FSxxx CONTAINER GARDENING WITH VEGETABLES FS812 Fundamentals of Container Media management, Part I Physical Properties FS847 Using Slow- and Controlled-Release Fertilizers in Container Nursery Crops FS881 Fundamentals of Container Media Management, Part 2 Measuring Physical Properties FS092 ABOUT THE AMERICAN DOG TICK FS007 Brown Dog Tick Control FS443 Prevent Tick Bites: prevent Lyme Disease FS888 PORTABLE ELECTRIC FENCING FOR PREVENTING WILDLIFE DAMAGE FS1024 A goose is a Goose? FS432 Wildlife and Homeowners: New Jersey’s Whiletailed Deer FS400 Woodchucks in the Vegetable Garden FS399 Vole Ecology and Management FS398 Tree Squirrels in the Vegetable Garden FS392 Crows in the Vegetable Garden BFS391 Blackbirds in the Vegetable Garden FS393 Deer in the Vegetable Garden FS394 Deer Mice in the Vegetable Garden FS396 Rabbits in the Vegetable Garden FS540 Wildlife and Homeowner’s What’s the Best for Skunks FS366 Wildlife and Homeowners: What’s Best for Bats FS390 Wildlife and Homeowners: Black Bear in New Jersey Chipmunks FS397 Slugs and Snails in the Vegetable Garden FS887 WHO TO CALL REGARDING WILDLIFE DAMAGE RCE Fact Sheets and Notes – Master Gardener Program 125. FS129 PLANNING A VEGETABLE GARDEN 126. FS675 Nutrient Sources for Growing Plants by the Organic Method 127. FS626 Fertilizing the Home Vegetable Garden 128. FS561 Growing the Cole Crops in the Home Garden 129. FS681 Varieties for New Jersey Vegetable Gardens 130. FS988 Picking Vegetables in the Home Garden 131. FS678 Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden 132. FS358 Important Diseases of Tomatoes Grown in High Tunnels and Greenhouses in New Jersey 133. FS547 Diagnosing and Controlling Fungal Diseases of Tomato in the Home Garden 134. FS011 Blossom End Rot of Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplant 135. FS227 Mexican Bean Beetle 136. FS229 Squash Vine Borers 137. FS228 Squash Bugs 138. FS244 Tarnished Plant Bug 139. FS 513 RAIN GARDENS 140. FS862 Hints for Household Water Conservation 141. FS450 Using Water Wisely in the Garden 142. FS343 Where to Get Your Drinking Water Tested in New Jersey Page 2