How to use fruit bagging to produce high quality fruit at home. Describes how bagging apples can help prevent common apple pests and diseases.  Once developing fruit are bagged, no other pesticide sprays are needed. (n.d.) - VHS VIDEO (6:00), PRINT MATERIALS.

Presents illustrations of 36 diseases and physiological disorders affecting evergreens in Wisconsin. For use by agents in expanding their own knowledge and ability to identify such diseases, and as source material in conducting educational programs. Other materials should be used to supplement the information provided. (1995) – 36 SLIDES, SCRIPT.

CD-ROM PowerPoint presentation.  Intended primarily for Master Gardener training, also of interest to home gardeners. Describes major diseases of apples, stone fruits, strawberries, raspberries and grapes and gives management tips.  (2000) – CD-ROM (95 frames), HARD COPY OF PRESENTATION.

Discusses and shows examples of diseases and problems. (1980) – 80 SLIDES, SCRIPT.

An introduction to plant diseases and pathogens and their control.  Includes diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasmas and nematodes.  Also discusses nutrient deficiencies and environmental conditions, as well as aspects of disease control. (1999) - 70 SLIDES, TRAINING MANUAL, CD WITH POWERPOINT PRESENTATION OF SLIDE SET.

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests discuss improving soil structure, insect problems in new beds, vegetable planting basics, essential herbs for the garden, and renovating a perennial bed.  (1998) - VHS VIDEO  (27 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests celebrate fall.  She looks at ornamental grasses in the La Crosse area, shares fall recipes using onions, leeks and garlic with Chef Wave Kasprzak, learns about viruses and how they can affect garden plants and visits some colorful autumn garden displays in Baileys Harbor in Door County, WI. (2007) - DVD  (29 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests focus on foliage.  Among the topics they discuss are growing coleus, common fungal diseases among foliage and what to do about them, growing cover crops and unusual evergreens. (2007) - DVD  (29 min.)

In order to eat local, you have to grow local.  Shelley Ryan and her guests look at ways to grow local.  First they visit one of the oldest and largest community gardens in the country – the Eagle Heights Community Gardens where more than 520 plots are   tended by UW-Madison students and their families.  In Appleton, Susan Richardson shares how go grow food in a burlap bag in a parking lot.  Plant Pathologist Brian Hudelson demonstrates how to identify vegetable diseases and what to do to prevent them from happening again next year.  And finally at La Merenda   Restaurant in Milwaukee, owner & chef Peter Sandroni serves up some of his favorite recipes using local foods. (2011) - DVD  (28 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan shares tips on late summer projects including: culling gardens, extending the vegetable harvest, drying cut flowers, seeding a lawn, lawn care, protecting vegetables from insects and garden diseases.  (1993) - VHS VIDEO  (42 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan visits Troy Gardens in Madison to learn about corn smut.  A disease to some, corn smut or huitlachoche, is considered a culinary delicacy to many.  Extension Plant pathologist Brian Hudelson tells of other plant diseases that can turn beneficial such as Rembrandt tulips.  The program also alerts gardeners to a potential new insect problem, emerald ash borer.  Finally, Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm near Lake Geneva shows how to garden with plant communities to maximize success in the garden. (2005) - VHS VIDEO  (29 min.)

Wisconsin’s clay soil is high in fertility, and retains moisture well but not all plants thrive in it.  Host Shelley Ryan checks out a group of prairie plants that love clay on the UW-Green Bay Campus.  Near Delafield at NuGenesis Farm we get an update on the latest organic gardening techniques for the home gardener. Erin Silva shows us how to prevent fungal diseases and even keep the deer away while   eating healthy ourselves. Plant Pathologist Brian Hudelson warns that using free mulch without knowing what’s in it could add diseases to the garden. And finally, we meet a couple who have built an enormous garden while creating a quarry at their home in Seymour, WI. (2011) - DVD  (29 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests cover a wide variety of topics including – Bill Radler’s prize-winning roses, how plants reproduce and how to get help for sick plants.  They also look at creating a willow trellis and “Plant a Row for the Hungry”, a new way to use extra produce. (2001) - VHS VIDEO  (28 min.)

Host Shelley Ryan visits Janesville’s Rotary Gardens to look at Alliums – ornamental onions that sport bold colors and sturdy upright flower stalks.  Then she discusses the symptoms of root rot and how to get plants properly diagnosed with Brian Hudelson.  Bruce Allison demonstrates how to treat root rot in mature trees.  Finally, Entomologist Phil Pellitteri offers tips on protecting plants from Japanese beetles.) (2003) – VHS VIDEO (27:32). (2003) - VHS VIDEO  (28 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests look at growing orchids, getting rid of scale, caring for holiday plants, creeping Charlie and a winter prairie photo essay.   (1998) - VHS VIDEO  (27 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and guests spend an eclectic program looking at a variety of plants and gardens.  Topics covered include: Ornamental Willow Trees, Weeping Trees, Insects & Diseases in Birch Trees, A Garden for the Handicapped and Breeding Daylilies. (2002) - VHS VIDEO  (28 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests focus on coping skills to help gardeners stay sane over the winter.  Featured topics include winter interest, preventative pruning for young trees, evergreen diseases, amazing amaranths and cooking with amaranth. (2002) - VHS VIDEO  (29 min.)

PowerPoint presentation focusing on the most common insect problems seen in Wisconsin vegetables.  Highlights non-chemical and alternative control methods such as planting dates, insect traps and foil mulches.  See A3422 “Commercial Vegetable Production in Wisconsin” for chemical recommendations.  Separate presentations cover – Carrots, celery & salad greens (12 slides); Cole crops (39); Onions (16); Potatoes (25); Snap beans (21); Tomatoes and peppers (21); Vine crops (18).  Replaces individual slide sets – #16584-90.    CD-ROM, SCRIPTS. (2000) - CD-ROM