2010 DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC HOURS:
Spring-Fall dates TBA. Hours:
Wednesdays: 11am-1pm
Saturdays: 11am-1pm
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.
