Picture of the Week

2023

• Cicada Killers (14 Aug 2023) - Tim Gibb

• The Many Faces of Rudbeckia (Aug 7 2023) - Rosie Lerner

• Looking For Sign in the Field (Jul 31 2023) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Dead Man's Fingers (24 Jul 2023) - Gail Ruhl

• Streaking Across the Lawn??? (17 Jul 2023) - Glenn Hardebeck

• Hophornbeam Copperleaf (10 Jul 2023) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Garden Phlox (26 Jun 2023) - Tom Creswell

• Hydrangea Flowers - Red, White or Blue? (19 Jun 2023) - Rosie Lerner

• White Clover (12 Jun 2023) - Glenn Hardebeck

• What's Growing on my Mulch? (5 Jun 2023) - Tom Creswell

• Annual Ryegrass is appearing in many new lawns this Spring (29 May 2023) - Glenn Hardebeck

• Sour Mulch Can Burn Tender Plants (22 May 2023) - Rosie Lerner

• Residual Roundup Damage (15 May 2023) - Janna Beckerman

• Iris Leaf Spot (08 May 2023) - Gail Ruhl

• Pine Sawfly (01 May 2023) - Cliff Sadof

• Dandelion (24 Apr 2023) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Yellowjackets on Steroids (17 Apr 2023) - Tim Gibb

• Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) is in bloom and setting seeds (10 Apr 2023) - Glenn Hardebeck

• How do I get rid of moles in my lawn? (3 Apr 2023) - PPDL

• Daylily Leaf Streak (27 Mar 2023) - Gail Ruhl

• Pea Sticks (20 Mar 2023) - Rosie Lerner

• Purple, Yellow, and White (13 Mar 2023) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Sleep Tight, Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite! (6 Mar 2023) - Tim Gibb

• Late Winter or Very Early Spring Overseeding to Reduce Summer Weed Problems (27 Feb 2023) - Glenn Hardebeck

• Myrothecium diseases in the greenhouse (20 Feb 2023) - Tom Creswell

• Japanese Hops (Humulus japonicus) An Invasive Weed of Indiana (13 Feb 2023) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Gray Squirrels Damage Tree Limbs in Winter (6 Feb 2023) - Cliff Sadof

• Magnolia Trees (30 Jan 2023) - Rosie Lerner

• ALS Resistant Common Ragweed (23 Jan 2023) - Bill Johnson and Marcelo Zimmer

• German cockroach, Photos are Rare! (16 Jan 2023) - Tim Gibb

• Ice Damaged Turfgrass (9 Jan 2023) - Glenn Hardebeck

2022

• Fertilizer Eggs?! (12 Dec 2022) - Rosie Lerner

• Alternaria leaf blight of carrot (5 Dec 2022) - Dan Egel

• Overwintering Strawberries (28 Nov 2022) - Bruce Bordelon

• Fall Fertilization of Home Lawns: Is it too late? (15 Nov 2022) - John Orick

• Normal Needle Drop: Even Healthy Evergreens are not Evergreen (7 Nov 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Blackheart of Celery (31 Oct 2022) - Wenjing Guan

• Jack-O-Lantern Fungus (24 Oct 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Hackberry Psyllids (17 Oct 2022) - Tim Gibb

• Plants and Fall Color Factors (10 Oct 2022) - Rosie Lerner

• The Ironweeds (03 Oct 2022) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Anthracnose of Pepper (26 Sep 2022) - Dan Egel

• Fall: A Great Time for Lawn Aerification (19 Sep 2022) - John Orick

• Leaf Scorch and Sunburn on Hosta (12 Sep 2022) - Rosie Lerner

• New Turf Pathologist (6 Sep 2022) - PPDL

• Chinese-style Solar Greenhouses (29 Aug 2022) - Wenjing Guan

• Charcoal Rot (22 Aug 2022) - Dan Egel

• I Think I Found a Kissing Bug! (15 Aug 2022) - Alicia Kelley

• Mushrooms in Lawns (8 Aug 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Good Luck or Bad Luck? (1 Aug 2022) - Tim Gibb

• Tar Spot on Maple (25 Jul 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Dutchman's Breeches Bulblets (18 Jul 2022) - John Orick

• Planting Depth Affects the Long-term Servivability of Trees (11 Jul 2022) - Kyle Daniel

• Arborvitae - Black Flags (27 Jun 2022) - Tom Creswell

• Tulip Leaf Drop - No Cause For Alarm (20 Jun 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Chinese Elm (13 Jun 2022) - Rosie Lerner

• Powdery Mildews - NOT ALL THE SAME (6 Jun 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Fertilizer Application, Don't Get Burned! (30 May 2022) - John Orick

• Lettuce Drop (23 May 2022) - Dan Egel

• Anthracnose of Shade Trees or Wind Injury (16 May 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) (9 May 2022) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Fusarium crown and root rot of tomato (2 May 2022) - Dan Egel

• Jade Plant Can Sunburn (25 Apr 2022) - Rosie Lerner

• Spring Has Sprung and Mowing Has Begun! (18 Apr 2022) - John Orick

• Protect Early Planted Warm-Season Vegetables From Low Temperatures (11 Apr 2022) - Wenjing Guan

• Seeing swarms of Honey Bees is a Good Thing (4 Apr 2022) - Tim Gibb

• Proactive protection of fruit (28 Mar 2022) - Janna Beckerman

• Tomato spotted wilt virus (21 Mar 2022) - Dan Egel

• Taphrina Leaf Curl on Flowering Peaches and Nectarines (14 Mar 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Fungal Pressure (7 Mar 2022) - Dan Egel

• Plan Now for Garden and Flower Bed Sanitation (28 Feb 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Foxtails (21 Feb 2022) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Sub-lethal Glyphosate Injury in Ornamentals (14 Feb 2022) - Kyle Daniel

• Rhododendron Dessication (7 Feb 2022) - Rosie Lerner

• Spring Seeding Lawns: Is it Really the Best Option? (31 Jan 2022) - John Orick

• The Perfect Valentine's Day Gift (24 Jan 2022) - Rosie Lerner

• Powdery Mildew on Houseplants (17 Jan 2022) - Gail Ruhl

• Daikon Radish (10 Jan 2022) - Wenjing Guan

• Distinguishing Hemlock from Yew (3 Jan 2022) - Rosie Lerner 

2021

• Dealing with Perennial Grassy Weeds in Home Lawns (27 Dec 2021) - John Orick

• The Other Mistletoe (20 Dec 2021) - Janna Beckerman

• Henbit and purple deadnettle: common winter annual weeds in Indiana (13 Dec 2021) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Mowing and Leaf Removal (6 Dec 2021) - John Orick

• Bare Spots in the Lawn Left Behind by Summer Annuals (29 Nov 2021) - Glenn Hardebeck

• Poinsettia Plant - Is it poisonous to Pets? (22 Nov 2021) - Rosie Lerner

• Winter Lawn Care Tips (15 Nov 2021) - John Orick

• The Wire Basket Conundrum (8 Nov 2021) - Kyle Daniel

• Anthracnose of tomato (1 Nov 2021) - Dan Egel

• Cover Crops & Integrated Weed Management (25 Oct 2021) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Fine Fescue: The Future of Low Input Grass? (18 Oct 2021) - John Orick and Ross Braun

• Chestnut weevils (11 Oct 2021) - Bruce Bordelon

• Curved Cucumbers (14 Oct 2021) - Wenjing Guan

• Flower With a View (27 Sep 2021) - Dan Egel

• Fountain Grass, a Tough Weed in Turf (20 Sep 2021) - John Orick

• Hallowheart of Watermelons (13 Sep 2021) - Wenjing Guan

• Mosquitos and Disease (1 Sep 2021) - Tim Gibb

• Why Accurate Specimen Diagnosis is the first Step in Managing Pest (17 Aug 2021) - Tim Gibb

• Grassy weeds becoming obvious in dormant turf issues. (9 Aug 2021) - Glenn Hardebeck

• Hummingbird - no wait - it's a moth! (26 Jul 2021) - Tim Gibb

• Symptoms Associated With Low Soil pH in Corn (19 Jul 2021) - Bob Nielsen

• Lettuce Bolting (12 Jul 2021) - Rosie Lerner

• Volutella Leaf Blight on Pachysandra (14 Jun 2021) - Gail Ruhl

• Carpenter bees: What's that buzzing around your porch? (7 June 2021) - Elizabeth Barnes

• Clover Mites in the Home (24 May 2021) - Tim Gibb

• Controlling Ground Ivy (Creeping Charlie)??? (17 May 2021) - Glenn Hardebeck

• It's May, So its Mayapple Season (10 May 2021) - Glenn Nice

• Diagnosing Herbicide Injury on Field Crops (3 May 2021) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Pigweed Identification (19 Apr 2021) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Rhubarb (12 Apr 2021) - Rosie Lerner

• Reduce Defoliation From Rose Black Spot (4 Apr 2021) - Gail Ruhl

• Do you have Wild Onion in your lawn? Or possibly the Star-of-Bethlehem?? (29 Mar 2021) - Glenn Hardebeck

• Chlorosis of pine trees (22 Mar 2021) - Tom Creswell

• Fruit bud survival this winter. (15 Mar 2021) - Bruce Bordelon

• Southwest Injury of Trees (8 Mar 2021) - Kyle Daniel

• Holes in Trees Are Not Always the Work of Insects (1 Mar 2021) - Tim Gibb

• Fall Emerging Marestail: The lurking pest in your no-till soybean field (22 Feb 2021) - Marcelo Zimmer

• Mouse, vole and rabbit damage to fruit plants. (15 Feb 2021) - Bruce Bordelon

• Mushroom Gardening (8 Feb 2021) - Janna Beckerman

• Purdue Extension Master Gardeners Help Others Grow! (21 Jan 2021) - John Orick

• The Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab - Ready to Serve You  (12 Jan 2021) - Tom Creswell