http://caledonianrecord.com en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 00:18:16 GMT Daily feed of articles http://caledonianrecord.com/Main.asp?SectionID=179&SubSectionID=786&ArticleID=94335 NorthWoods Stewardship Center hosts Forests Pest First Detectors workshop on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. This free training includes seven online modules and one day of field training and will prepare landowners and volunteers to help protect Vermont forests against destructive invasive pests. To register, contact Caitlin Cusack, Forest Pest First Detector coordinator at 802-656-7746 or caitln.cusack@uvm.edu. Education credits will be available. NorthWoods is a non-profit located in East Charleston empowering new generations to appreciate, understand and wisely use the land through science, education and action. FEATURES Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://caledonianrecord.com/Main.asp?SectionID=179&SubSectionID=786&ArticleID=94336 Last fall the University of Vermont Plant Diagnostic Clinic in Burlington identified a new destructive disease infecting impatiens called downy mildew. The fungus-like pathogen (Plasmopora obducens) is very host specific and attacks only common garden impatiens (Impatiens walleriana), causing rapid defoliation during wet, cool weather. The New Guinea impatiens (I. hawkeri) is resistant to the disease as are all other bedding plants. FEATURES Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://caledonianrecord.com/Main.asp?SectionID=179&SubSectionID=786&ArticleID=94337 After a few hot spring days many of us are more than ready to plant vegetables in the garden. It's important, however, not to jump the gun. There are things you can plant now, but others still have to wait -- tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cukes and squashes, among others. My garden will surely see frost again, and the ground is not as warm as many plants need to do their best. FEATURES Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://caledonianrecord.com/Main.asp?SectionID=179&SubSectionID=786&ArticleID=94338 Birds in May FEATURES Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT