Gail K. has seen a spotted lantern fly fly into her yard. This was the only one she saw and took care of it. But that means it’s in the Temperance, Mi area. Here are a few photos she took.
The county has been listed as an infested area
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Spotted Lantern Fly Sighting
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2025| 1 Comment »
Top 5
Posted in Uncategorized on September 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Since most of us did not get to tour these places this summer, perhaps we should post this link?
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Jennie S
Four Star / Proven Winners
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2025| 1 Comment »
Last Thursday I attended with a few other of our members an open house event in the demo gardens. Here are a few pictures from the day.
Warning to mushrooms lovers………
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, mushrooms, nature, plants, trees on August 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Gail sent this in for posting
| Popular golden oyster mushrooms now invading Michigan forests08/05/2025Share or view as webpage | Update preferencesNews ReleaseAug. 5, 2025 Contact: Joanne Foreman, 517-284-5814Popular golden oyster mushrooms now invading Michigan forests New study shows impacts to native mushroom species What started as a fun and tasty culinary trend – growing exotic mushrooms at home from a simple storebought or online kit – has become another threat to Michigan’s natural resources. A recent article published in The Conversation describes U.S. Forest Service researchers’ findings regarding the impact of golden oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) on Wisconsin forests. Native to Asian and Russian hardwood forests, these imported mushrooms are now growing in the wild in areas of the Midwest, including Michigan’s southern Lower Peninsula.Golden oyster mushrooms, known for their bright yellow caps and nutty flavor, are featured on restaurant menus and in cooking videos. The mushrooms became popular among DIY enthusiasts with the introduction of grow kits in the early 2000s. By 2010, they began appearing in U.S. forests.According to Aishwarya Veerabahu, a graduate student in the Department of Botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, “No one knows exactly how golden oyster mushrooms escaped into the wild, whether from a grow kit, a commercial mushroom farm or outdoor logs inoculated with golden oysters – a home-cultivation technique.”To assist with research efforts, Michiganders are encouraged to report any sightings of golden oyster mushrooms in the wild. Observations can be recorded at iNaturalist.org.Why be concerned? Veerabahu and colleagues sampled fungal communities in forests around Madison, Wisconsin, and determined that in logs colonized by golden oyster mushrooms, only half the expected diversity of native fungal species was present. “Fungi are sources of revolutionary medicines, including antibiotics like penicillin, cholesterol medication and organ transplant stabilizers,” said Veerabahu. “The value of undiscovered, potentially useful chemicals can be lost when invasive species push others out. “What can be done? Veerabahu recommends that people consider refraining from using golden oyster mushroom grow kits to prevent any new introductions. “For people who make a living selling these mushrooms, consider adding a note that this species is invasive and should be cultivated indoors and not composted,” she said. “If you enjoy growing mushrooms at home, try cultivating safe, native species that you have [lawfully] collected in your region. “New species are often introduced by people long before the species’ invasive qualities are known. To avoid introducing or spreading species that may be invasive, never release pets, aquarium plants or other species into the wild, choose native species for gardening, and keep exotic plants – and fungi – indoors. For more information on golden oyster mushrooms, read Veerabahu’s full article.Note to editors: Accompanying photos are available below for download. Caption information follows. Golden oyster: Fungal ecologist Aishwarya Veerabahu stands beside a patch of golden oyster mushrooms growing on a stump in a Wisconsin forest. Photo courtesy of Aishwarya Veerabahu. |
The Stewartship Network
Posted in Uncategorized on August 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Buzz-worthy: Spartan research saves the bees
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Weeds and Their Seeds
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2025| 1 Comment »
Jennie shared an article from BYGL that should motivate us to prevent common weeds from going to seed right now in corners of our yards and gardens.
Thanks Jennie, I know I’ve had a few (or more) of these in my yard. Somedays are just not conducive to pulling or digging them out, but we can at least cut off the seed heads. Linda
Garden View
Posted in Uncategorized on June 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »
MSUE Publication
Posted in Uncategorized on June 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »
sent by Jennie
MSUE, written by Barbara Gregerson and Chris Galbraith, our closest MSUE people. It replaces a very good but very old publication which has been out of print for a long time and cost a dollar when you could get it. This one you can download free just in time for tomato growing season. In fact, I have already seen Septoria symptoms on greenhouse plants before they were transplanted into my garden. Here’s the link and attached the pdf. Tomato Diseases in the Home Garden
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Jennie
Peony Damaged at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Posted in Uncategorized on June 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Monroe County Master Gardener Association 