Got a smart phone?
Need info about plants, pollinators, trees, pests and whatever?
Below, a short list of apps for horticultural/gardening/environmental info.
If you use one of these, please review for all our benefit.
And if you have a fav not mentioned, please share with us all!
(From www.golfcourseindustry.com/gci0413sunlight-ultradwarf-bermudagrasses.aspx)
SunSeeker
An app developed for the real estate industry has found a niche in shade management. available on iTunes for a nominal fee for owners of an iPhone or an iPad2. With the app running and the device in camera mode and facing the object(s) potentially causing shade, the user will see several lines across the screen. A blue line traces the path of the sun on the winter solstice, December 21. A red line traces the path of the sun on the summer solstice. A third line traces the path of the sun on the day of the user’s choice, with the
During the summer months, this app is quite helpful in identifying trees that block sunlight and determining the duration of time that they block sunlight.
IPMPro –
— From seven Southern universities
—Major pest and cultural practices
—Automatic text-like alerts for time-sensitive pest issues and cultural practices -alert date adjusted specifically for your location!
—Viewable as a calendar or chronological list of action items for easy reference!
—Contains images, pest lifecycle, and management options for major pests of woody plants!
—Provides pesticide recommendations for major diseases and insects!
—Built-in pesticide recordkeeping to make outdoor, and on-the-go recordkeeping easy!
—BONUS Weed content!
More info here
Bee Smart
With the Bee Smart™ Pollinator Gardener’s easy user interface, browse through a database of nearly 1,000 native plants. Filter your plants by what pollinators you want to attract, light and soil requirements, bloom color, and plant type.
This is an excellent plant reference to attract bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, beetles, bats, and other pollinators to the garden, farm, school and every landscape.
Features include:
• Nearly 1,000 pollinator friendly plants native to the United States.
• Customizable plant lists based on your preferences including pollinator type, flower color, soil type, sunlight and plant type.
• Regionally specific plant lists based on the geographical and ecological attributes of your location (your ecoregion) just by entering your zip code!
• A wide variety of perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, and vines to browse.
• An easy to use search option for querying on common or botanical plant names.
• Colorful plant images.
• Once you’ve created and edited your customized plant list, simply bring it to a nursery or garden center – never forget what to buy or plant again!
More info here
3.) Leafsnap from the Smithsonian.
Snap a tree leaf photo
and get the tree ID.
It’s free – it’s here!
4.) Wanna know about turfgrass?
UGA has an app for that!
More info here
5.) SOIL WEB
USDA-NRCS soil survey data for the ground beneath your feet. Free. Available in App Store for iPhone, iPad. Android .
Get it here
6.) Invasive PLants in Southern Forests
based on the U.S. Forest Service Publication “A Field Guide for the identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests”. iPad and iPhone. Contains photos for id, distribution maps, and GPS interactivity for reporting.
Get it here
7.) Outsmart Invasive Species
free app is an ongoing invasive species monitoring effort between the University of Massachusetts and UGA Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. iPad and iPhone. Contains photos for id, distribution maps, and GPS interactivity for reporting
Get it here
(Thanks to WIllie O. Chance, UGA Urban Ag Center newsletter, for the last three.)
From the EPA:
8.) AirNow -Real time air quality info – get it here
9.) My Repellent Finder – Ticks? Mosquitoes? Chiggers? Find a safe repellent here
10.) UV Index – UV forecast – get it here