2015 Cohort: O'ahu Master Gardener Resources

INTRODUCTION

• ADSC Analytical Service Fees
• Hawaii Backyard Conservation
• Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment
• Honolulu C&C: Pesticides and Fertilizers
  
• Honolulu C&C: Yard Waste
  
• Green Infrastructure for Homeowners (Honolulu C&C)
  
• Nowhere Else on Earth: Indigenous Plants of Hawaii (YouTube Video)
• Plant Pono, Making Good Planting Decisions for our ‘Aina
• Salt and Wind Tolerance of Landscape Plants for Hawaii
  

BASIC BOTANY & PROPAGATION

California Manual, Chpt 2: Introduction to Horticulture

• The Life of Plants (presentation)
• The Life of Plants (handouts)
• AZ Master Gardener Manual: Determine Causes

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• Screening Tool for Invasiveness: Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment
  

SOILS & NUTRITION MANAGEMENT

California Manual, Chpt 3: Soil and Fertilizer Management

• Adequate Nutrient Levels in Soils and Plants in Hawaii (General Guide)
• Fertilizers for Fruit Trees in the Home Garden
• Hawaii Backyard Conservation: Nutrients
• Interpreting Soil Nutrient Analysis Data: Definition of “Low,” “Sufficient,” and “High” Nutrient Levels
• Recommended Plant Tissue Nutrient Levels for Some Vegetable, Fruit, and Ornamental Foliage and Flowering Plants in Hawaii
• Soils of Hawaii
• Soils of Oahu (Deenik presentation)
• Soil Web (UC Davis and USDA NRCS)
  
• Testing Your Soil: Why and How to Take a Soil-Test Sample

VEGETABLES

California Manual, Chpt 14: Home Vegetable Gardening

• Home Garden Beans
• Home Garden Edible-Podded Pea
  
• Home Garden Oriental Leafy Greens
  
• [Home Garden] Summer Squash
  
• Home Garden Tomato
• How to Start a Vegetable Garden
• Tropical Topics: Vegetables

PLANT PATHOLOGY & COMMON PLANT DISEASE

California Manual, Chpt 6: Plant Pathology

• Nematode Management with Organic Approaches
• Management Practices to Prevent and Control Plant Diseases
  
• Mango Powdery Mildew
• Plant-parasitic nematodes and Their Management
• Plumeria Rust
  
• Sooty Mold
• Top Crops and Top Diseases in Hawaii (Nelson/Bushe)
• Using Protector Plants to Guard Crops from Aphid-borne Non-persistent Viruses
• Where can I get beneficial insects for my garden?

IPM & COMMON PEST ID

California Manual, Chpt 10: Controlling Garden Pests Safely

• Infectious vs. Noninfectious Plant Diseases (Presentation)
• IPM for Master Gardeners (Presentation)
• Brooks: IPM Talk (outline)
• Brooks: Key to Infectious vs. Noninfectious Plant Diseases (table)
• Brooks: Diagnosing Infectious and Noninfectious Plant Diseases (flowchart)
• Hawaii Backyard Conservation - IPM
• Integrated Pest Management for Home Gardens: Insect Identification and Control
• Weed Control Options in Landscape Beds and Groundcovers
• Beneficial Insect Flashcards
• Beneficial Insects and Insectary Plants
• Building Better Gardens: Pollinator Friendly Landscaping In Hawaii by Ethel Villalobos (YouTube)
• Ladybeetles of Hawaii
• Not All Lady Beetles are Created Equal: Learn about different Types of Lady Beetles in Hawaii with Special Talent
• Easy as 1-2-3: Fruit Fly Suppression for the Backyard Grower
• Hibiscus Erineum Mite
• Mites on Ornamentals
• UC IPM On-line (University of California)
• Most Unwanted Pests in the United States
• Quarantine Pests Commonly Found in Shipments from Hawaii
• Urban Knowledge Master
• Insects of Hawaii
• An Illustrated Glossary of Tropical Plant Pests

WEED MANAGEMENT

California Manual, Chpt 9: Weed Science

• Dr. Joe DeFrank, URL to sessions of 2015 Master Gardener’s Weed Science Class
• Tropical Topics: Weed Control
• Web Based Resources for Weed Control Information (DeFrank)

PESTICIDE SAFETY & FOOD SAFETY

California Manual, Chpt 10: Controlling Garden Pests Safely

• Avoid Contracting Angiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm Infection): Wash Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Before Eating!
• Before You Buy or Apply an Herbicide…
• Best Food-Safety Practices for Hawai‘i Gardeners
• Best On-Farm Food Safety Practices: Reducing Risks Associated with Rat Lungworm Infection and Human Eosinophilic Meningitis
• Citizen’s Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
• Nagamine Handout: Handling Pesticides Safely Handout
• Nagamine Handout: Specimen Label Handout
• National Pesticide Information Center: Understanding Pesticide Risks
• Minimum Risk Pesticides
• Minimizing Pollution Risk from Pest Management
• Student and Food Safety: Best Practices for Hawai‘i School Gardens
• The Allowed Use of Commercial Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Synthetic Substances on U.S. Farms Under the USDA National Organic Program
• Yard and Garden Pest Management

ARTICLE shared by Joyce Clarin:
Could traditional plants hold the secret to saving crops from pests?

HAWAIIAN NATIVE PLANTS

• LONOMEA, Sapindus Oahuensis (tree seed from propagation activity)
• ALULA, Brighamia insignis, cabbage on a stick plant

Click to enlarge.

• Hawaii Backyard Conservation: Natives
• Hawaiian Botanical History: Adapted from the course: Botany 130: Plants in the Hawaiian Environment (Millen)
• Native Hawaiian and Canoe Plants
• Native Hawaiian Plants for Landscaping, Conservation, and Reforestation
• Native Plants At Leeward Community College Campus (Millen)
• Native Plants Hawaii
• Natural History of Hawaiian Native Plants (Millen)
• Non Hawaiian Plants with Hawaiian Names
• O'ahu Planting Guide (Honolulu BWS)
  

ORNAMENTALS

California Manual, Chpts 13 and 20: Woody Ornamentals and Landscape and Ornamental Design

• American Orchid Society Orchid Culture Sheets
• Anthurium Thrip Damage
• Care of Potted Poinsettias
• Common Gardenia
  
• Hibiscus Erineum Mite
• Honolulu Rose Society, Rose Care
• Identifying Anthurium Flower Injuries
• Non-Invasive Landscape Plants with Fragrant Flowers
• Ornamental Ginger, Red and Pink
• Pikake
• Plant Pono, Making Good Planting Decisions for our ‘Aina
  
• Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC) Website
• OISC Target Pests: Cane Tibouchina, Cape Ivy, Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, Coqui Frog, Devil Weed, Fireweed, Fountain Grass, Glory Bush, Himalayan Blackberry, Little Fire Ant, Miconia, Pampas Grass (updated 8/8/2015, mahalo Laurie Shimabukuro)
  

LAWN AND GROUND COVERS

California Manual, Chpt 12: Lawns

• UH Turf Management Extension Program Website
  
• Adaptation of Turfgrasses in Hawaii
  
• Benefits of Turf to the Environment
• Bermudagrass
• Centipedegrass
• Chemical Weed Control Options for Turfgrasses in Hawaii
• Common Lawn Grasses for Hawaii
  
• Pesticide Free Weed Control (lights-out weed mat, stale seedbed)
• Purple Nutsedge Control in Turf and Ornamentals
• Removing Thatch from Your Lawn
  
• Seashore Paspalum
  
• Soil Food Web: The Foundation of Turfgrass Growth and Health
• St. Augustinegrass
• Turf and Ornamental Pest Control: A Guide for Commercial Pesticide Applicators
  
• Turf Fertilizers for Hawaii’s Landscape
• Turfgrass Integrated Pest Management
  
• Watering Lawns
• Zoysiagrass

ORGANIC GARDENING

• Backyard Composting: Recycling a Natural Product
• Determining Feedstock Volumes for Your Compost Pile
• Hawaii Backyard Conservation: Composting
• Mulching for Healthier Landscape Plants
• Organic 101
  
• Organic Soil Amendments for Sustainable Agriculture: Organic Sources of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium
  
• Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening (UC Santa Cruz)
• Link to dowload "Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening Manual"

Vermicomposting

• Composting Worms for Hawaii
• Small Scale Vermicomposting
• Tea Time in the Tropics: a handbook for compost tea production and use
• Vermicomposting in Hawaii (YouTube Video)
• The Benefits of Vermicomposting (YouTube Video)

FRUITS

California Manual, Chpts 17, 18, 19: Temperate Tree Fruit and Nut Crops, Citrus, and Avocados

• Avocado
• Citrus for Hawaii’s Yards and Gardens
• Fertilizers for Fruit Trees in the Home Garden
  
• Growing Lychee in Hawaii
• Mango
• Non-invasive Fruit Trees for Gardens in Hawai’i
• What Makes a Good Avocado Cultivar Good?
• Why Some Papaya Plants Fail to Fruit
  
• UH Rainbow Papaya: A High Quality Hybrid with Genetically Engineered Disease Resistance

DIAGNOSTICS & COMMUNICATION
& TOUR of MG Helpline Office

• Citrus Tristeza Virus
• Diagnosis of Plant Problems (~14 MB)
• Master Gardener telephone log
• OSU Phytophthora Online Course
  
• Tips for MGs on recommending a pesticide
  

Your Projects

• Echinacea, Cheyenne Spirit
• Geisha Chive Factsheet
• Kewalo Tomato Factsheet
• Basil Dolce Fresca & Pepper Flaming Flare F1
• Red Wave Petunia
• Watermelon, Faerie F1

REV 05/29/2015