From the Garden: Pest Prevention

The Spooner Agriculture Research Station Teaching & Display Garden holds a host of great gardening tips.  Plan a visit now to gather these tips and see the garden at its peak.  What's going on with this netting?  Answer: Physical pest prevention as an alternative to using chemicals.  

Physical Pest Prevention:  ​Some insect pests can be controlled by putting up physical barriers that prevents the adults from reaching the plants to lay their eggs.  This floating row cover protects these cabbages from imported cabbage worms and cabbage loopers, two highlight destructive caterpillars.  Another example of this is burying squash and pumpkin vines to prevent Squash Vine Borer. 
 
The Teaching & Display Garden is open to the public for self-guided tours during day light hours seven days a week mid-May through mid-September.   

The Station’s Teaching and Display Garden is located at 780 Orchard Lane off Highway 70 just east of Spooner. Due to construction on Highway 70,  Orchard Lane and Hwy 70 is closed at the Yellow River bridge so the only access to the Garden is via Orchard Lane to the north from Ramsdell or Ojibwa Rd.