Horticulture Help Desk
Horticulture Help Desk
Extension Brown County Horticulture Staff can help you with questions concerning lawn care, insect and disease diagnosis, gardening, trees, shrubs, and plant and insect identification.
Please use one of the following ways to submit a question:
For accurate identification, please submit 1-2 photos with your question to horticulturehelp@browncountywi.gov. Our horticulture staff will be in touch soon after.
Phone
Call 920-391-4615 and leave a voicemail. The horticulture staff will return your call within 1-2 business days.
Physical Sample
Stop by the Brown County STEM Innovation Center (Room #113) to drop off your plant sample. We’re open Monday–Thursday 7:30 am–5:00 pm and Friday 7:30 am–11:30 am. Just leave your sample, question, and contact information with the front desk, and our horticulture staff will follow up with you via phone or email.
Ask a Gardening Question Form
Similar to our Horticulture Help Desk service, the Ask a Gardening Question Form allows you to attach photos and describe your gardening concern. A Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener or Extension staff will respond to your inquiry within 2-3 business days.
Common Horticulture Issues
Japanese Beetles
The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, is a significant pest of landscape trees and shrubs, vegetable and fruit crops, and turfgrass in the eastern United States.
Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildews are diseases that occur on the above-ground parts (especially the leaves) of many deciduous trees and shrubs, as well as herbaceous ornamental plants, indoor houseplants, and many agricultural crops.
Blossom End Rot
Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder of tomato in which the tissue of the blossom end of the fruit (the portion of the fruit opposite the stem) breaks down and rots, thus reducing yield.