Horticulture
Horticulture Questions
Looking for an expert to answer your garden questions? Please fill out the “Ask a Gardener Form” and attach relevant photographs concerning your garden issues. Your inquiry will be responded to by an Extension staff member or a Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener in your area. You can also book an appointment and speak to a real person at the Horticulture Help Desk.
Ask Your Gardening Question: LIVE
Extension Horticulture is excited to share a new program called Ask Your Gardening Question: LIVE. These hour-long, online Q&A sessions are free and open to the public.
UW Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab
Free Online Gardening Programs
Join Wisconsin Horticulture Extension for free online gardening programs — and watch from any device! Our topics are suitable for gardeners of any skill level. When you register for a program, you can attend the live presentation or wait to watch the recorded version at your convenience.
Insect Information
- The Honey Bee’s Needs: Nectar and Pollen
- Garden Pests and Beneficial Natural Enemies
- Squash Vine Borer
- Japanese Beetle
- Spotted Lanternfly
- Wisconsin Public Radio program on Spotted Lanternfly
- Western Conifer Seed Bug and Adult Male Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Identification
- Michigan State University: Grub Control
- Rhizosphaera Needlecast
- Jumping Worms
- European Chafer – Door County
- Controlling European Chafer in Summer Months
- European Chafer
- Emerald Ash Borer
Articles and Publications
LINKS OF INTEREST
- Wisconsin Master Gardener Program
- UW – Department of Entomology Insect Diagnostic Lab
- UW – Fruit Website
- UW – Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
- UW – Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic Facebook Page
- UW – Extension Horticultural Publications
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- USDA Plants Database
- Weed Science Society of America
- Fruit Crop Pest Reports (from the Peninsula Ag. Research Station)
- Garden Fertilizer Calculator Spreadsheet (Excel)
If you have any questions regarding Horticulture in Door County, please contact:
UW-Madison Division of Extension Door County
County Government Center
421 Nebraska Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone: 920-746-2260