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Black and Yellow Argiope:  Pronunciation: Ar-GUY-oh-pee

There seem to be many more of these around this year than I have noticed before. The large black and yellow spiders in the webs are females.

Female body length is

To prevent late blight, you can do preventive spraying with a product that contains chlorothalonil. I buy mine at a local feed store that has a convenient drive through. Other feed stores and garden supply stores should have it also.

I get the 32 ounce concentrate and mix it in a 2 gallon sprayer. I am still using up a bottle from last year. It needs to be sprayed every 7 to 10 days. Follow label instructions.

Wow! There HAS been a change in times!

Thursday:  May 31

A free plant for GoDuBoisians' order? So cool!  

It is an Amaryllis. The flowers could be one of many colors: reds, oranges, salmons, mahogany, magenta, deep rose, Victorian pinks, white, creamy yellow, lemon-lime.

Time to put out the hummingbird feeders!   These feeders need to come in at night if you have bear problems.

You can view the hummingbird migration map on the link below to see where they are. You can also enter the date when you first saw a hummingbird.

http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html#faq

I think I would classify that video in with kids who pull the legs or wings off of bugs just to see what they will do.  Those kids need some adult supervision.

I'll drink to that!

I am so impatient.....and then they all seem to turn at once.  Tomato season is way too short.  Can't stand tomatoes from the store.  Don't even compare to a fresh, warm from the sun, juicy......

Sorry, drooled on my keyboard.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I have HUGE tomato plants and tons of green tomatos.  They are a great size and shape.....just won't turn red.  Any ideas why??

It just takes time...I know, it is hard waiting for that first BLT!  

I just found this great article about Late Blight: http://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2427e/

I agree with Petee about getting a soil test kit and doing it. I have done it and it is really cool! They tell you what your soil is deficient in and how much of what to put on it to make it right for whatever you want to grow there.

Here are pics of early and late blight: http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/arm/environment/insects/late-blight/pdf/LateBlight.pdf

Here is a great article on Late Blight: http://blog.gardeners.com/2010/01/late-blight.html

It may be early blight. Check it out here: http://pmo.umext.maine.edu/factsht/earlytom.htm

I think that Lavender thought you meant black on the end of the tomato. That would be blossom end rot.

Now bottom has yellowed and is turning black.  

Do you mean the leaves or the tomatoes?

Here is a great link with tons of info:

http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/Facilities/lihrec/vegpath/lbfaq.pdf

Just heard from a friend that she had to destroy all of her tomatoes for the second year in a row due to the blight. She took all of the proper steps last year so it must be in the area again. My tomatoes are beautiful and I hope they stay that way. Didn't have it last year because I raise my own plants and live way off the road. Hope my luck holds.

Last year, my tomato plants were also home raised and I live a few miles outside of DuBois with no close neighbors. But, Late Blight hit me also.

The wind can carry the spores for miles! You were lucky, Lavendar!

I was told that the blight is most often spread by wind/air.

 

The best thing anyone can do, should the blight hit their plants, is to bag the plant and dirt and let the trash man take it away.

Kip is totally right:

Late blight is most often spread by wind.

Pull the plants and have them taken away! This will decrease Late Blight from continuing to spread.

I was told that some people in DuBois already have it. Their tomato plants are totally dead. Yet, they have not removed them yet.  

The last chick hatched overnight! That brings the total to a whopping 5 chicks! More than average for Peregrine Falcons!

There is great info and still pics here:  http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/

You can see video hotspots of hatching and feeding: http://www.wildearth.tv/web/nav-per-campus

The hotspots are located below the chat.

This is a great thing for children and schools to watch too! There are many all over the country tuning in.

At least 3 chicks have hatched in the last 13 hours. 2 more to go at any time.

You can view the hotpots below the chat to see the first feeding and hatchings.

http://www.wildearth.tv/web/nav-per-campus?streamId=nav-per-campus

There is a chat where you can keep up with the latest news and find out more info.

There are also hotspots listed under the chat, where you can quickly view previous video highlights.

Here is more info about these Peregrines: http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/category/peregrines/

For some reason, the 2 falcon cams in Pittsburgh are not working at the moment. Maybe they are doing maintenance on them.

There is a falcon cam in Harrisburg that is working now. You can view it here:

http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/falcon/

Last night was big for Pittsburgh's falcons for egg laying!

Dorothy laid here 3rd egg overnight at the COL.

Tasha laid her first egg at 04:48, less than an hour ago, at the Gulf Tower!

Dorothy has laid a second egg at the COL.   http://www.aviary.org/cons/falconcam_cl.php