Home Horticulture Publications

Flower Information

General

Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Wastes (HO-75)

Annuals
Annual Flowers (HO-65)
Geraniums for Kentucky Gardens (HO-26)
Guide for Control of Annual and Perennial Flower and Ground Cover Diseases in the Landscape (ID-87)
Low Maintenance Annual Flowers for Kentucky Gardens (HO-47)
Slime Mold, Lichens, and Sooty Mold Problems on Plants (PPFS-MISC-3)

Bulbs
Spring, Summer, and Fall Bulbs (HO-80)
Tulips and their Care (HO-35)

Herbs
Culinary Herbs (HO-74)

Organic Gardening
Organic Gardening and
Pest Control (HO-72)

Perennials
Black Spot of Rose (PPFS-OR-W-10)
Guide for Control of Annual and Perennial Flower and Ground Cover Diseases in the Landscape (ID-87)
Iris Diseases (PPFS-OR-H-7)
Perennials for Shady Locations (HO-77)
Perennials for Sunny Locations (HO-76)
Phlox Powdery Mildew (PPFS-OR-H-8)

Propagation
Propagating Plants in and Around the Home (HO-67)
Starting Plants from Seed at Home (HO-56)

Fruit Information 

General
Disease and Insect Control Programs for Home Grown Fruit in
Kentucky Including Organic Alternatives (ID-21)
Fruit Insects Calendar for Kentucky
Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Wastes (HO-75)
Home Fruit Variety Recommendations - 2000

Nuts
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Nut Tree Growing in
Kentucky (ID-77)
Nut Weevils (ENTFACT-206)
Pecan Insects (ENTFACT-210)

Small Fruit
Anthracnose of Bramble Fruits (PPA-32)
Black Rot of Grapes (PPA-27)
Grape Insects (ENTFACT-208)
Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in
Kentucky       (HO-15)
Growing Grapes in
Kentucky (ID-126)
Growing Highbush Blueberries in
Kentucky (HO-60)
Rednecked and Raspberry Cane Borers (ENTFACT-     209)
Strawberry Pests (ENTFACT-207)

Tree Fruit
Apple Scab (PPA-24)
Bagging Apples: Alternative Pest Management for Hobbyists (ENTFACT-218)
Cherry Fruit Flies (ENTFACT-217)
Codling Moth (ENTFACT-203)
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Fire Blight (PPA-34)
Green Fruit Worms (ENTFACT-214)
Growing Peaches in Kentucky (HO-57)
Leafrollers (ENTFACT-216)
Lesser Peachtree Borer (ENTFACT-213)
Oriental Fruit Moth (ENTFACT-212)
Peach Cultivar Performance (HO-6)
Peachtree Borer (ENTFACT-200)
Plum Curculio (ENTFACT-202)
Rust Diseases of Apple (PPA-23)
San Jose Scale (ENTFACT-204)

Houseplant Insect Control 

Flowering Plants
Diseases and Cultural Problems of Houseplants (PPFS-OR-H-4)
Flowering Plants for Homes and Offices (HO-51)

Large Plants
Diseases and Cultural Problems of Houseplants (PPFS-OR-H-4)
Large Plants for Homes and Offices (HO-52)

Propagation
Propagating Plants in and Around the Home (HO-67)
Starting Plants from Seed at Home (HO-56)  

Houseplant insects

Landscapes

General
Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Wastes (HO-75)
Home Landscape IPM
Improving Yard and Garden Care (ID-62)
Landscape Insects Calendar for
Kentucky

Design
Landscape Design With Plants (HO-62)

Fertilization
Principles of Home Landscape Fertilization (ID-72

Irrigation
Home Lawn Irrigation (ID-79)

Vegetable Information

General

   Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Wastes (HO-75)
Home Vegetable Gardening in
Kentucky (ID-128

Cover Crops
Winter Cover Crops for Kentucky Gardens and Fields (ID-113)

Cultivars
Vegetable Cultivars for Kentucky Gardens (ID-133)

Diseases
Bacterial Spot of Pepper and Tomato (PPA-15)
Bean Diseases (PPA-13)
Cucurbit Diseases (ID-91)
Tomato Wilt Problems (PPA-19)

Organic Gardening
Organic Gardening and Pest Control (HO-72)

Propagation
Starting Plants from Seeds at Home (HO-56)

Woody Plant Information

Hedges
Guidelines for Choosing Hedges for
Kentucky Yards (HO-55)

Trees and Shrubs
Anthracnose Diseases of Shade Trees (PPA-17)
The Flowering Crabapple (ID-68)
The Flowering Dogwood (ID-67)
Environmental Stresses Affecting Woody Ornamentals (ID-51)
Fire Blight (PPA-34)
How Dry Seasons Affect Landscape Plants (ID-89)
Iron Deficiency of Landscape Plants (ID-84)
Needle Cast Diseases of Conifers (ID-85)
Pruning Landscape Trees (HO-45)
Shade Tree Decline and Related Problems (ID-50)
Topping is Hazardous to Your Tree's Health (ID-55)
Transplanting Trees and Shrubs (ID-80)
Trees, Shrubs, Ground Covers and Vines Suitable for Kentucky Landscapes (HO-61)
Twig Blights of Juniper (PPFS-OR-W-11)
Twig, Branch and Stem Diseases of Pine (PPA-16)
Verticillium Wilt of Woody Ornamentals (PPA-18)
What's Wrong with my Taxus? (ID-52)
Woody Plant Disease Control Guide for
Kentucky (ID-88)
Woody Plants Under Stress (HO-71)

Turfgrass and Lawn Information

General Turf  

    Earthworms: Thatch-busters

    Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations (AGR-1)

    Weeds of Kentucky Turf  (AGR-12) 

    Lawn Establishment in Kentucky (AGR-50)

    Renovating Kentucky Bluegrass and Fescue Lawns (AGR-51)

    Selecting the Right Grass for your Kentucky Lawn (AGR-52)

    Lawn Fertilization in Kentucky (AGR-53)

    Mowing, Dethatching and Watering Kentucky Lawns (AGR-54)

    Turf Care Calendar (AGR-55)

    Weed Control Recommendations for Bluegrass and Tall Fescue (AGR-78)

    Lawn Irrigation (AGR-115) 

    Principles of Home Landscape Fertilizing (ID-72)

    Home Lawn Irrigation (ID-79)

    Managing Mole Problems in Kentucky (FOR-42)

    Bermudagrass Control/Suppression in Cool-Season Turf

Insects and Disease  

    Japanese beetle

    SPRINGTAILS

    SLUGS

    PLANT BUGS AND LACEBUGS

    APHIDS

    Insecticides for control of white grubs in Kentucky turfgrass

    Yard wasps

    Controlling White Grubs in Turfgrass (ENT-10)

    Earthworms: Thatch Busters (EntFa-402)

    Japanese Beetles (EntFa-409)

    Japanese Beetles in the Urban Landscape (ENT-5)

    Insecticides for the Control of White Grubs in Kentucky Bluegrass Turf (EntFa-441)

    Chemical Control of Turfgrass Diseases (PPA-1)

    Disease Management in the Home Lawn (ID-105)

    Slime Mold, Lichens, & Sooty Mold Problems on Plants (PPFS-MISC-3)

    Insect borers of trees and shrubs

    Japanese beetles

    Periodical cicadas in Kentucky

    Southern pine beetle

    Bagworms on landscape plants

    Spider mites on landscape plants

    Borers that attack landscape pines

    Pine sawflies

    Common sapfeeding pine insects

    Elm leaf beetles

    Cankerworms

    Plant bugs and lace bugs

    Maple petiole borer

    Yellow poplar weevil

    Box Elder twig borer

    Eastern tent caterpillar

Tent caterpillars

European gypsy moth

Taxus mealybug

Boxelder bugs

    Millipedes

    Clover mites

    Hackberry psyllids

Greenhouse Information

    Greenhouse Insect Management    (ENT 60)

     ShadeTrees 

    Shade tree insect calendar

    Some common shade tree galls

Common oak galls

    Common maple galls

    Cottony maple scale

    Euonymus scale

    Juniper scale

    Lecanium scale

    Magnolia scale

Obscure scale

    Oystershell scale

    Tuliptree scale

    Walnut scale