Linda Chalker-Scott, Autumn is the time of year to treat stands that have been infected with the oak wilt disease. Lawns by a nature tend to be a monoculture without the benefits of crop rotation so any organic matter that you can add to the soil will benefit it. Oak Wilt in Minnesota. If you witness unusual leaf wilting and drop off on oak trees where you live, please call the NYSDEC Forest Health Information Line toll-free at 1-866-640-0652 to report it. Another note of caution, this is not science and in no way even approaches a controlled study. Some things are true whether you believe it or not. It is easy to get, cant cause any harm, and might just work! In June of 2014, we had treated 5 Oak Wilt symptomatic Live Oaks in San Antonio with Alamo (a propiconizol product) applied at 20 ml/dbh, injected into roots and root collar. It seems odd that the orginal document would be removed from the website. Its a Catch-22: outside money is absolutely required to carry out substantial field research at universities, but when someone donates the money then scientists are often accused of being in the pockets of whomever funded the work. I am probably doing a very poor job of summarizing a members posts named Nandina. Dont take my word for it or anyone elses. From my reading, including an EPA document about compost and its use in bioremediation and control of plant pathogens compost can be tailored in different ways based on the needs. Because the product distributors do not want to take the chance of failure. In my own field, I have manned the reference desk for 23 years. If thats what youre calling the myth, yeah you busted it. View all posts by Linda Chalker-Scott, So I followed the link to the article. It goes like this: Although you can prune at any time of year, the best time to prune oaks is July through January. I have also used cornmeal in the garden with excellent results and I have been gardening for 30 years. There are many who swear by the cornmeal for brown spot- but, depending if the soil had been treated with something else previously (like a commercial fungicide) then it may not work. By the way, you stumbled upon a very good way of controlling the rust by growing your lilies in biologically diverse groups of plants. At the Oak Wilt Qualification course in Fredericksburg TX September 2017, Gene Gehring stated that he often only needs to do a single application of propiconizol and is able to follow up in two years with fertilization to help with the recovery process. Valuable advice, Onn Yu but it applies to *everyone* who has commented here on using cornmeal, not just Nancy. Until you do, that your words are your personal opinion. The fungus disappeared from the soil within 120 days when associated with wheat, oats, barley, or maize replanted every 21 days, but persisted for 170 days or longer in soils planted with potatoes, beans, or peas. Because of that popularity and the concomitant impact on the general public, that show and many others on that channel are not only disgusting, but actually irresponsible. Since 2015, we have used a cornmeal drench with every injection that we do. Leguminous cover crops decompose and release N more rapidly than grass or cereal cover crops at the preheading stage typically incorporated. Much to my surprise the tree has never had bagworms since and that next year grew five feet. Having a Doctoral Degree (as does Dr. Scott) I deeply share her love and enthusiasm for the scientific method. In other counties, known epicenters are more isolated. I very much appreciate that you have taken up this topic. You dont need to add cornmeal its simply an expensive form of organic material. As pesticides become less effective, as they become banned for use, as they kill beneficial organisms and pollinators, we need alternatives. Her latest effort is an update of Art Kruckebergs Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest from UW Press (2019). Do not transport firewood of unknown origin; fresh firewood from infected trees canpose a danger to other trees because it might still contain the live fungus. Prevention is better than cure. I also cant help to notice that there are several claims on this thread that seem to atest to cornmeal having helped reduce or eliminate fungal issues on lawns and bedding plants through experimentation and you have no reply to any of these success stories but when 1 person finds that the cornmeal solution does not work on her lily rust you are real quick to thank her for her useful input conveniently disregarding all of the success stories. @OrganicLawnCare: Im really not trying to pick on you, but are you really so wildly naive as to actually believe that it would be impossible for someone to package and successfully market corn meal specifically for lawn/plants/organic gardening (if it were proven it worked or even if that proof were lacking)? Forgive me if this question has been asked and answered. Paul, if/when there is new published evidence supporting a fungicidal role for cornmeal, you can be sure I will include it on this thread. Does that mean, for example, that prior to the study of physics and the effects of gravity on the earth air bubbles actually sank in water while rocks were buoyant? Not only would this be highly irresponsible, it is also illegal. If symptoms are observed in more than 30 percent of the crown, it is unlikely a fungicide injection will be effective. During the spring, evergreen oak trees will shed their old leaves, while simultaneously growing new leaves. The data appear to be out there, its just a question of finding them. In general, they just look revived and healthy and happy! By the way, heres how Mayo Clinic handles similar situations: Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) That negative evidence, plus the lack of any logical mechanism to test, puts the onus squarely on proponents to provide published, peer-reviewed evidence. Oak wilt foliar symptoms are different from this seasonal transition in that they affect every leaf. I did not spray the control group. Before someone goes bad mouthing it, they should try it for themselves. learned about oak wilt and prevention measures through site visits or attendance at outreach events. Texans can also contact their local Texas A&M Forest Service representative with any questions about this devastating disease.-30-, J.S. The oaks that died this year must be handled specially. Perhaps you should pass your information along to her. Thats all I do in my gardens, using a variety of mulching ingredients I collect from neighborhoods putting out yard waste, which I see as gold. Its just a statement without any support. The disease quickly spreads to nearby oaks. The scientific method might have its flaws, but like it or not, thats what weve got. Actually, the scientific method is based on repeatability. Second, corn gluten meal has herbicidal properties, not fungicidal properties. Most brown patches on lawns in this country seem to appear where dogs have urinated.and probably have an effect on the populations of trichoderma in the soil. Daily operator costs: $750-$1500 (500-1500 linear feet) Fuel and teeth repair: $250-750. There is a clear denial present in the current culture of science (and I would wager in most other professions as well) that I feel reasonably sure is meant to insure that the various scientific disciplines are protected from being seen as nonviable, or being unable to justify their existence. For a portion of these trees, however, a pressing threat looms. Angela: I will be very interested in the results of your trial. I had leaf spot showing up on my irises when they began growing in February this year. So published research has demonstrated that corn meal is not a economical organic source of N. There are better choices. Sound good? There is no evidence in the literature that this protein has any effect on soil-borne plant pathogens. Dr. Nick Christian's stuff at Iowa State University discovered the use of corn gluten meal for use as a natural weed and feed. My goodness Linda how pompous, whether you are right or wrong. Propizol 1-Liter - (040-6300) Propizol Gallon - (040-6302) The procedure is as follows for trees that have not yet been infected (indicated by leaves turning brown or falling off prematurely during summer): Simply comparing your yard to a neighbors doesnt work because there are way too many variables. mixed into the agar base. per 1,000 square feet. There are two major goals of this study; (1) evaluate the effectiveness of girdle-herbicide control of below ground spread of oak wilt disease centers in field applications, and (2) develop operational guidance for the use of girdle herbicide methods of oak wilt control. Ironically, whenever a company or other interest group steps up to do so, many people are suspicious of the results. All trees responded well to the injections and stabilized. Thanks for the laughs Linda! When possible prune trees between December 1 and February 1, or between July 1 and October 1. It was first reported in the United States in Wisconsin in the 1940s. I agree with you though. Because the product distributors do not want to take the chance of failure. NPK of corn meal is 1.6 / 0.65 / 0.4 . Prevention of Oak Wilt is easy. But this is a science-based forum, and Howard Garretts advice is anything but scientific. The article is attributed to one Marie Iannotti. One reason why the disease spreads faster in red oaks than in white oaks is because the root systems of red oaks tend to graft together so the fungus can spread more easily. Because it would be highly unprofessional for professionals to pass out unsupported information in their field of expertise. Sorry, Bob, thats the classic pseudoscience argument (which Ive mentioned before in this blog but will repeat for your benefit). stop the oak wilt spread in Hollywood Park. Not being a microbiologist, I cant tell you if one recipe is better than another. The oak wilt fungus requires live tissue to survive. Texas A&M Forest Service urges Texans to help stop the spread of oak wilt by avoiding pruning or wounding oak trees through June. The disease is a particularly serious problem for species in the red oak group such as northern red, northern pin and black oaks. Im not trying to be argumentative and I have a lot of respect for your other articles that Ive read but like I said I dont believe you busted anything which is a shame because you have the knowledge and equipment to do so in this case. I dont object to your arrogant untested (by you) ranting, but you would have a lot more credibility if you started the rant with, I just completed a test which shows (And believe me this is an easy test to conduct.) If the would is severe, or there are other trees in the area with oak wilt, a preventative treatment of a fungicide may be a good idea. You can say theres no verifiable proof all you want and I wouldnt object but once you say something is not true you have gone from a skeptic to making a claim and now the burden of proof rests on you. At best, an anecdote might suggest a new hypotheses, but it is never used as validating evidence. There is a wide array of organic N sources available, but they vary in cost, N content, and N availability. Here is a link that might be useful: Bone meal on bean and corn seedlings, This post was edited by Strawberryhill on Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 13:50. I hope this will help you in your research interest into using cornmeal to help prevent fungal infection of your plants. White oaks are somewhat resistant and may take years to die. Oak Wilt Disease. Silvicide in trench: $1000 first application minimum / $750 second application minimum. This is why anecdotes arent terribly useful. 2) You have a correlation between plant health and use of cornmeal. Lindas contribution to gardeners was recognized in 2017 by the Association for Garden Communicators as the first recipient of their Cynthia Westcott Scientific Writing Award. BTW Arborists proper are not that common. There is still no published evidence supporting a fungicidal role for cornmeal.. Surrounded by weeds and native grass, none of them ever developed any rust whatsoever. As additional precautions, do not store fresh firewood near your oak trees, and cover the firewood tightly with tarps. I understand that you dont think its your job or that its impossible to prove a negative but then you cant title your article claiming you have disproved it. Small lots of oak firewood (one pickup load or less) for personal use can be allowed entry into California without an Oak Wilt Certificate if it can be determined that it originated in Oregon. 4, p. 431-441. Human nature being what it is, many scientists dont publish negative results (which is a shame because it would help lay to rest so many ineffective practices and products). I understand you cant recommend cornmeal for lawn disease because of EPA regulations but the EPA itself has published a document concerning compost and how it can control plant disease and even insects. THAT is how science is done. If you have an oak tree that died from oak wilt, remove it promptly to prevent the disease from spreading. Basically what you are saying, is since it is not necessary to disprove the theory, no additional empirical data is necessary from your camp the obligation rests with Camp Cornmeal to prove that it works, because Roberts Rules say so. I dont know what distributors you speak off. best advice is try it on a few tomato plants and see for yourself.not going to lose, cause cornmeal is a fertilizeri choose to believe howard garret, the dirtdoctor, his advise is best on internethe will also admit if he is wrong about something, You, of course, can believe what you like. Is there anything I can do for grubs In garden? My post tomorrow will look at what function cornmeal serves in microbial communities.I too had found the abstracts you mention, but the articles themselves are not available because they are so old (and the second is in Afrikaans, which I dont speak). She conducts research in applied plant and soil sciences, publishing the results in scientific articles and university Extension fact sheets. Theres no need for me to use bone meal high in calcium, when my soil is rich in calcium carbonate. Photo credit: Wisconsin DNR. Although anectdotal, Ive had reliable control of brown spot in my yard using the cornmeal for 3 years, while neighboring yards have ongoing disease. I believe you could have avoided much of this comment hoopla (and thus my entertainment this morning) if you had only said There is no published evidence that cornmeal is fungicidal instead of Myth Busted!, Finally, though I admire your academic rigor, all honest scientists admit that new knowledge is ever arising and that proven, published literature is constantly being revised, updated, and thrown out. All oaks are susceptible to oak wilt disease. Your name in Spanish means beautiful, but your rants arent exactly that. The pancreatic cells that produce insulin may also do hundreds of other things we have no understanding of yet, The DEBATE is over for global warming!!! A Deadly Fungus That Can Quickly Kill Oak Trees. We put cornmeal on all the irises in early March, and already we are seeing beautiful, clean, healthy, new growth coming up in the center. Risk Level: Red oaks are most susceptible and often die within a few months after symptoms appear. Tobacco has not been proven harmful scientifically Because it would be an unethical experiment PERIOD, I suggest that NO ONE smoke it might be bad! Multiple stands treated at the same time will bring the price down. In both of the studies, Trichoderma suppressed the disease issues. I sent a photo of the infected leaves to a friend in the U.S. who I feel knows much more about horticulture than do I. Preventative fungicide injection treatments of red oaks within 50-100 feet of the . That means no pruning during those months, and careful maneuvering around oak trees with your lawnmower and other power tools. An oak wilt contamination can be more easily contained when treatment begins early. You can try using 10 large pots instead of a 100-sq-ft plot. Having now conducted a pretty exhaustive search for Stintzi and zeamatin and/or Fusarium in the literature, I feel safe in saying that this research group did not study either zeamatin or Fusarium. Next spring, many of our seedlings were already blooming. If the oak tree is challenged by oak wilt, it can become infected. from the feed store). APPENDIX G 01-09-91 . clip this post email this post what is this? You mean like you not correcting where you said the experiments with cornmeal also involved crop rotation? Dr. Percival mentioned in his 2017 talk that Trichoderma was also producing an antibiotic, so we have applied the drench to trees with Crown Gall. The trees were stable in 2017 and 2018. Oak seedlings, not stump sprouts, are usually free to grow. The treatment needs to be repeated every two years. It had no impact whatsoever on the rust. Always paint pruning cuts on oak trees. "For several decades, oak wilt foresters have used a vibratory plow to contain on a local site or parcel of land, oak wilt. to stop dogs from urinating on your garden put chili pepper down if its a dry day. Lol. Microbes can grow on cornmeal, and in fact cornmeal agar is commonly used in labs as a growth medium for many species of fungi. The irony is this post is based on scientific proof that To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction! Another symptom is vertical cracks in the bark with mat-like fungal spores underneath. The spores can be anywhere in the plugs, in your garden soil, etc. Thats obviously not going to come from companies that are currently marketing fungicides, it wont come from a company hoping to market cornmeal as a treatment for plant disease as there are few ways to make that profitable and no offence but I doubt it would come from many university researchers who probably dont want to disrupt funding for their other projects from companies that would have their profitability threatened. Should I cover large pruning woulds with a tree wound dressing? Because youre right science is always evolving. (That is the entire extent of what Dr. Chalker-Scott wrote in the original post.) Thoroughly mixed in the cornmeal and work the soil in the control lot without cornmeal (make sure the control lot has the same treatment of the other lots without the cornmeal that's all); give it a good watering everyday. On the fifth tree, we also did a broadcast under the entire branch spread of the tree using 20#/1000 square feet. I dont have a fancy degree, but I dont need one to know that cornmeal works! One of the Live Oaks was about 50-60% defoliated (we recommended not treating), three had abundant symptomatic leaves (veinal necrosis) with good canopies and the fifth did not have symptoms but was within 50 feet of the symptomatic trees. About.com is just a content mill and they dont have much of a review process from what I understand. I think David is the source for spreading the use of cornmeal to the lawn care community and does a good job of explaining it. Since you have zero experience at actually testing this, Linda, your words are meaningless, without experience, hearsay. Dont know but Gosh, you certainly said it very well indeed! At the 2015 ITC in Orlando Florida the last talk of the conference was by Dr. Glen Percival on Systemically Induced Resistance (SIR). Was tobacco smoking a harmless activity until it was proven to be harmful? Your soils also contain Phytophthora and other pathogenic species. No treatment was necessary or effective, i.e., changing weather patterns solved the disease problem naturally and the insect population went on their merry way after they completed their foliage-eating larval stage. Thus she tags onto the coat tails of Mr. Parsons. It also affects white oak ( Quercus alba) and bur oak ( Quercus . For someone to strongly argue against something they have not tested and disproved is as ridiculous as someone making a claim for something they have not tested and proven. It doesnt take much cornmeal, only about 2 pounds per 100 ft. The second has to do with the lack of appreciation by Linda of the potential worth and significance of anecdotal reports related to this topic. For more information, visit https://extension.msu.edu. That doesnt mean they dont work mean u need to use more than one method. Linda, there are many issues I have with some of your comments within this threadRight off the bat you stated that the cornmeal myth has been busted, since you are the one that made that claim you need to prove it. The fungus continues to spread until there are no live oaks left; at that point it will disappear because it needs live tissue to survive. Feel free to pass on to others. Do an actual test and report back. I have seneral friends that have used corn meal with success and also peat moss. Perhaps someone might want to begin with spreading cornmeal on newly emerging hollyhock foliage in the spring, repeat treating on the soil once a week throughout the growing season to prevent the common rust problem. Cannot be sold in CA or NY. I wondered if I might be mis-identifying the rust so I had the head gardener from one of our major resorts (spent upwards of $400,000 on landscaping plants within last two years). His talk was on the Use of Biologicals and Their Potential for Soil Borne Disease Management. Damage to oaks from residential activity should be avoided during this time period, especially pruning. All have some sort of cellulosic component, whether its corn, wheat, potato, etc. If youve followed the link to column in question, youll see that the original research is attributed to one of Texas A&Ms research stations in Stephenville, TX. Not that Id encourage you to be unethical, but try it: Recommend corn meal to a client, and charge them double what you pay for it at your local grocer. Oak wilt is a vascular wilt disease caused by a fungus that infects the water-conducting tissues of oak trees and causes them to wilt and die. HOWEVER, arrogant disregard for the formulation of hypotheses by those with direct experience with an issue reported with dirt under their fingernails rather than monitor eye fatigue, is not in the best interest of any of us. Furthermore it is a nitrogen source (which can increase plant quality scores in any experiment compared to an unfertilized control). One treated tree was an historic veteran. Id say it is definitely worth giving a try. Avoiding physical damage to oaks between mid-April to mid-August is wise. ALSA (Propiconazole) 14.3 EC Microinjection Fungicide (Alamo) is a broad-spectrum systemic fungicide for control of selected diseases in annual and ornamental plants and use as a flare root injection for prevention and treatment of Oak Wilt, Dutch elm disease, Sycamore Anthracnose, leaf diseases of Crabapple and other tree diseases. The nitty gritty on how water moves in plants, part 1, Home Greenhouses III: Basic Structure Types, Chill out! It seems that the dogmatic, sarcastic tone of her original article demeans the anecdotal reports which stimulated her rant?. It seems to me there are two themes to this thread. The bark swells and eventually ruptures from the pressure created by the growing fungus. Janice, Sclerotinia is exacerbated under wet, heavy soil conditions. My fix for cutwormswasps. Product Description. Very interesting! When yellow corn meal is applied to fields in the presence of moist surface soil, Trichoderma builds up very rapidly over 5 to 10 days. I dont think youd find any scientist who would suggest otherwise. Tonight, Im going to start soaking some corn meal, and tomorrow Ill hand-apply it to one particularly rusty daylily, as well as working some corn meal into the soil around this plant. Eastern Region. However, at least some of the oak forest resource can be managed to remain in the landscape. She did not write in fact, she was very careful about not writing that corn meal not being a fungicide does not mean that it is without benefit. The biggest drawback of horse manure is the salt-content, plus the de-worming medications given to horse. For more information on treating stands, see "Oak Wilt in Michigan's Forest Resource.". A methodology that consists of I put corn meal on my lawn and it killed the fungal disease would not qualify as an acceptable methodology. sized heaps of cornmeal in the pots or on the ground. I wish it had been. Oak wilt spreads quickly, and infected trees can die within several months or less. Bricault, Bob. The treatment cost of oak wilt might be around three dollars per foot. Its been my observation that they love plants with small flowers, not sure why, but I allow certain types of weeds to grow and they feed off of them and then go and kill many of the pests. Finally, if I knew who did the orginal study, you can be sure I would contact them directly. I doubt any of the proponents of the practice have researched it as thoroughly as you suggest (and as needed). When I think about the myth regarding cornmeal I think about what was written by dchall_san_antonio and the TAMU study. I think Howard Garret may have an excellent point about not fertilizing with high-nitrogen fertilizers. I have no skin in this game; I just ran across your rant when I was doing agricultural research. My comments stand. You might want to try some more reliable organic remedies, such as milk sprays or baking soda. Photo credit: Bill Cook. Measures can be taken to break root connections between live oaks or dense groups of red oaks to reduce or stop root transmission of the oak wilt fungus. More than 266,000 oak trees were infected by oak wilt fungus between 2007 and 2016 in Minnesota, making it the second greatest invasive . Whether or not it follows appropriate protocol, it would be more informative for amateur gardeners to hear that test plots were tried with cornmeal, a volume of organic material concocted using a replicable recipe , fallow, treated soil, or the susceptible crop planted again, with the results provided.. Ive proved it! In the case of the second variable, Mrs. Scott is missing a major tenet of the scientific model. This morning, I ordered 150 pounds of agricultural cornmeal, which I will apply to my brown St. Augustine grass every few weeks. Again, the claims that cornmeal is a fungicide are uninformed 3rd hand accounts by people that dont understand whats happening. Suddenly, I have a hankering for cornbread. About 90% of the diploids developed no rust. Tree diameters and a reference chart determine the perimeter, which is marked in several ways, in preparation for the treatment. Ive seen cornmeal work on my lawn and heard of others using it successfully too. Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. New Oak Wilt Locations Found in Glenville . . If other tree species are mixed-in, then the visual impact will be significantly less. Sorry, BLouis, thats not accurate. Science doesnt exist to disprove beliefs (although sometimes it does). They would have been better off making corn bread and using their garlic for cooking purposes!, Dr. Parsons continues: Let me explain how these University tests and recommendations have been misrepresented in a desperate attempt to find an organic fungicide. I am planning on doing an update on this topic tomorrow, if for no other reason than to stop adding to this thread! Anecdotal information can direct further research, but it doesnt replace research. The fungus cannot survive in dry firewood, and burning it cannot transmit the disease. Thanks for giving us a chuckle. It is important to note that cornmeal gluten is only effective against seeds, not plants that are mature, and is most effective with corn gluten having at least 60% proteins in it. Oak wilt is a lethal fungal disease that affects virtually all species of oaks. According to this source, The TLPs known to have anti fungal activity include osmotin and PR-S from tobacco, AP-24 from tomato, zeamatin from corn, trimatin from wheat and protein R and S from barley. Any thoughts on that? Thats another problem with not publishing in the scientific literature. Mielke, Manfred. Skip to content P.O. I have been reading these thresds with interest. Good science uses clear and precise methodologies and these old wives tales dont meet that standard, however that does not mean the practice does not work; merely that we do not know why or why not it MAYor may not work. The resulting high Trichoderma population can destroy vast amounts of Sclerotinia, Sclerotium and Rhizoctonia. The disease is currently spreading in all directions at about 75 feet per year. Im sure youd know how to conduct a proper test but for completeness this is one way to bust the myth. 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