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July 11, 2021
Issue No. 28
Brockport mayor appointed to NYCOM Executive Committee Mayor Margaret B. Blackman of the Village of Brockport has been appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM). Mayor Richard David of the City of Binghamton, President of NYCOM, made the selection. In announcing the appointment, Mayor David stated, “Mayor Blackman is a proven municipal leader, with a wide range of experience and success. Her collaborative approach to leadership and active advocacy on behalf of local governments will be a tremendous asset to NYCOM as we represent our city and village members.” “NYCOM plays a very important role as the legislative advocate for cities and villages, and also guides elected and appointed officials in our efforts to be effective and innovative,” said Mayor Blackman. “The organization works diligently on our behalf and conscientiously seeks input from its members about the most pressing issues we face. I am honored to be appointed to this position of leadership within NYCOM.” Mayor Blackman has served on the Brockport Village Board of Trustees since 2011. First elected as a trustee, she was
then elected mayor in 2013 and has just begun her third four-year term in that office. As mayor, she prides herself on leading in a collaborative, non-partisan fashion. During her tenure as mayor, she Margaret Blackman guided the establishment of the village court, the town/ gown committee (which she co-chairs), municipal solar for the village, village streetlight buyback from National Grid, and the hiring of a police chief, code enforcement officer, and village manager. Mayor Blackman began her public service as the inaugural Chair of the village’s Tree Board. She was a member of the Anthropology Department faculty at SUNY Brockport for 30 years, and is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio and The Ohio State University. She is an active member of the Monroe County Association of Mayors, of which she has served as president. Provided information
Ogden Historical Society hosts Open House hours on Sundays in July Ogden Historical Society’s Colby Pulver House and Barn, located at 568 Colby Street, will be open Sundays in July from 2 to 4 p.m. All are invited to come and hear a story from Ogden’s past, learn about Ogden’s sacrifice during the Civil War, see the toys your ancestors would have played with, review the tools of the men and women that helped build Spencerport, and visit the peaceful gardens. Provided information. Photo by Karen Fien.
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Get out & grow! by Kristina Gabalski
Diagnosing vegetable garden problems by Kristina Gabalski
Gardeners need expert observation skills. As the growing season progresses, gardeners should watch their plants closely every day. Disease and insect issues constantly arise, and being able to diagnose common problems yourself as soon as possible can help fight the spread of disease and insect damage and ensure a bountiful harvest. According to Cornell Cooperative Extension, the first important step in plant diagnostics is to know what is normal for Keep a close eye on your vegetable garden and know the threats to the plants you grow. Be your crops so that you can maintain the health of plants and effectively familiar with the typical fight disease and insect problems. Photo by Kristina Gabalski. appearance of the plant as well as the potential insects and diseas- you may be able to see fungal spores causes that can affect it. Symptoms of disease ing the disease on your plants or the actual and insect damage are defined as changes insects or mite webbing that are causing in plant growth or appearance in response plant damage. Once a plant problem is diagnosed, you are ready to begin recomto one or more damaging factors. Symptoms include such things as mended treatments. There are many ways to help manage stunting, malformation of leaves, failure of fruits and flowers to develop, shoot or disease in your vegetable garden. Crop roleaf blights, leaf spots, wilts, dieback of tation helps to fight pathogen buildup and the entire plant, and mosaic patterns of insect infestation that can happen when light and dark green on leaves, or altered the same crop is continuously planted in the same location. The same type of vegecoloration in leaves and flowers. If symptoms are occurring in 100 per- table or close relative should only be grown cent of your plants, you may have poor soil in the same soil once every three to five conditions or adverse climatic factors such years. Look for disease-resistant varieties as cold or drought. If you notice a damage when purchasing seeds or transplants. pattern that is uniform on an individual Seed catalogs typically list the resistant plant or over an affected area, it is usually traits of vegetable varieties. Water properly to keep your plants due to abiotic or non-living factors like the improper use of herbicides. Other abiotic healthy. Constantly wet soils and water environmental factors include things like on foliage contribute to foliar diseases. Encourage a healthy root system by waterrain, hail, and prevailing winds. If you see symptoms that start in one ing deeply less frequently. A layer of mulch area of the plant and then spread slowly will help to maintain uniform soil moisture to other areas of the plant, and the sever- and reduce problems like blossom end rot ity of the symptoms changes over time, in tomatoes and peppers. Mulch also helps the problem is likely caused by biotic prevent soil from splashing on plants and (living factors) such as disease, insects, crops and can prevent diseases such as early blight in tomatoes. Even weeds can or mammals. Symptoms are considered to be either be a source of disease and insect damage. primary or secondary. As an example, Cor- Weeds compete with vegetables for nunell Cooperative Extension explains that trients and sun. Some weeds can harbor decayed roots on a tree may be a primary insect-transmitted viruses, which can symptom, while a secondary symptom infect homegrown vegetables. Removing weeds also aids in air circulation, which may be the tree toppling over. Distinct from symptoms, signs are evi- helps to ward off disease. dence of the damaging factor. For example,