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Phone:
651-704-2080
651-704-2081 FAX

Email:
rcmg@umn.edu

Location:
UM Extension Service Ramsey County
2020 White Bear Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55109-3713

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Diagnostic Clinic


2010 DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC SCHEDULE     Print Flier!

 

         May 1-September 29, 2010

         Hours:     Wednesdays: 11am-1pm
                         Saturdays: 11am-1pm

* Please Note: The Clinic is CLOSED May 29, July 3, & September 4 for holiday weekends.

LOCATION

2020 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood MN 55109   Directions

 

SERVICES

FREE. Ramsey County Master Gardeners can:

    • Identify lawn or garden plants and weeds
    • Diagnose common insect, disease, or other plant problems
    • Explain how to control pests and weeds with limited, or no, chemical use
    • Discuss your lawn, tree, flower, vegetable, & pest problems with you
HOW TO BRING A SAMPLE

Please collect your sample on the day you bring it in, so it is fresh:

Fleshy plant parts (bulbs, fruits, and roots): Wrap specimens in  paper towels to absorb all leaks.

Flowers and vegetables: Bring the entire plant, with the roots and surrounding soil if possible. Enclose the roots in a plastic bag and keep the soil from touching the leaves. Bring enough plants to show all stages of the symptoms--several whole plants if possible. Bring notes on the pattern of symptoms over the garden area.

Foliar disease: Bring enough of the plant(s) to show all stages of the disease--from healthy to very sick. Note the overall pattern on the plant. For example, are all the leaves affected or just the lower branches?

Grass samples: Grass samples are discouraged, as little can be diagnosed from a small sample. Minimum sample size is a 6"x6" section of grass with the roots. Include sick grass, grass on the edge of the sick area, and healthy grass.

Woody trees and shrubs: Collect branch samples that are showing the range of symptoms but are not dead.

Insect samples: If possible, bring several specimens. Include plant sample showing insect damage. Preserve soft-bodied specimens in rubbing alcohol.