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Lavender Crop Update – April 28, 2025

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Sean Westerveld

Crop Update Lavender is beginning to green up in Southern Ontario. Since temperatures in the winter of 2024/25 were more normal compared to the last several mild winters, expect more winterkill this year. Older plants, especially lavandins, tend to have … Continue reading →

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Lavender Crop Update – Dying Lavender July 15, 2021

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Sean Westerveld

There are have been multiple reports of lavender suddenly dying over the past few weeks. Symptoms match those of Phytophthora root rot, with portions of plants wilting and dying with other portions still appearing healthy. However, samples of these plants … Continue reading →

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June 3, 2021 Ontario Hazelnut Crop Update

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Melanie Filotas

Welcome to the first instalment of the 2021 Ontario Hazelnut Crop Report from your OMAFRA tree nut team: Jenny Liu, Maple, Tree Nut and Agroforestry Specialist and Melanie Filotas, Horticulture IPM Specialist! We aim to post every few weeks during … Continue reading →

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Quinoa Crop Update – August 16, 2018

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Evan Elford

Evan Elford, OMAFRA New Crop Development Specialist Melanie Filotas, OMAFRA Horticulture Integrated Pest Management Specialist At this point in the growing season we typically receive calls from quinoa growers about goosefoot groundling moth (Scrobipalpa artiplicella), tarnished plant bug (TPB) (Lygus … Continue reading →

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Ginseng Crop Update – April 20, 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Sean Westerveld

As of Friday, April 17 all ages of ginseng were still below the soil (Figure 1). Seeds had small developing roots but were probably at least a couple of weeks from emergence (Figure 2). Older gardens will likely begin to … Continue reading →

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