Happy Friday to all. A few days ago in our local newspaper was an insert magazine, the American Profile.  Smack on the cover was the chestnut tree with the tagline ” Rebirth of the Chestnut tree”. (here is the link to the article online: http://bit.ly/ttgJxC ) I thought this is great as folks will read a little bit about how the disease commonly known as Chestnus blight, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, came to America and cause much damage in the early 1900s. This article concentrated on current progress… Read More →

This is the time of the year when sample load for the clinic start to trail off.  At the same time, personnel at the Plant Clinic are responding to request to do educational programs such as Master Gardener trainings,talks to professional and homeowner groups and continuing education programs  for Pesticide License Applicators.   This is also a crazy time for us to get as much as we can in the Plant Clinic to prepare for the coming Christmas Holidays (closing follow the Texas A&M University on-campus holiday schedule:… Read More →