Qualifications
Ed.D. (Career & Technology Education/Plant Pathology), 2004, Clemson
University, Clemson, SC
M.S. (Plant Pathology) 1984, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
B.S. (Plant and Soil Science), Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville,
TN
Clemson Extension Home
& Garden Information Center: The Clemson Extension Home & Garden
Information Center delivers information to the residents of South Carolina
via a toll-free phone call through an interactive voice response (IVR)
system. The system contains nearly 600 recorded messages, available 24
hours a day, and 600 fact sheets on landscaping, gardening, plant health,
food safety and preservation, household pests, and other information
involving the home, yard, and garden.
Selected Publications
- Blake, J. H. and Dalhouse, D., editors. 2007. 2008 Lawn & Garden Calendar. PSA 5. Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
- Blake, J. H. 2004. Defining Priorities for Improving the Quality and Quantity of Educational Services Provided by the Clemson Extension Home & Garden Information Center. Doctoral Dissertation, Clemson University. 141 pp.
- Blake, J. H., Polomski, R. F., Gorsuch, C. S., and Hoyle, E. H. 2002.
The Clemson Extension Home & Garden Information Center: An Information
Delivery System for South Carolina Residents. Proceedings of the Urban
Agriculture Symposium: Emerging Opportunities in Science, Education,
and Policy. pg. 173.
- Zehnder, Geoff, Hope, Hill, Hoyle, Libby, and Blake,
J. H. 2002.
An Assessment of Consumer Preferences for IPM- and Organically-Grown
Produce. Journal of Extension Vol. 41, No. 2.
- Williamson, Margaret R. and Blake, James H. 2001. Mountain Laurel
Diseases. Pages 242-246 in: Diseases of Woody Ornamentals and Trees
in Nurseries. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.
- Williamson, Margaret R., Blake, James H. and Simone, Gary W. 2001.
Wax Myrtle (Bayberry) Diseases. Pages 369-372 in: Diseases of Woody
Ornamentals and Trees in Nurseries. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.
- Jeffers, S. N., Blake, J. H., Culin, J. and Gorsuch, C. S. 2001.
Diseases and Insect & Mite Pests of Ornamental Crops, Chapter 8
in South Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association (SCNLA) Certification
Manual. 12 pp.
- Polomski, R. F., Blake, J. H., Gorsuch, C. S. and Hoyle, E. H. 2001.
The Clemson Extension Home & Garden Information Center: A “24/7" Approach
to Delivering Information to South Carolina Residents. HortScience
36(3):478.
- Williamson, M. R., Blake, J. H., Jeffers, S. N., and Lewis, S. A.
2000. First reports of Aphelenchoides fragariae on royal fern
and on hosta and other hosts in South Carolina. Plant Disease 84:593.
- Dickerson, O. J., Blake, J. H., and Lewis, S. A. 2000. Nematode Guidelines
for South Carolina. EC 703. Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson
University, Clemson, SC. 36 pp.
- Kluepfel, M., Scott, J. M., Blake, J. H., and Gorsuch, C.S. 2000.
Boxwood Problems. HGIC 2052. Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson
University, Clemson, SC. 4 pp.
- Williamson, M. R. and Blake, J. H. 1999. First report of the teleomorph
of an Oidium sp. causing powdery mildew on flowering dogwood
in South Carolina. Plant Dis. 83:200.
- Blake, J. H., Mueller, J. D., and Lewis, S. A. 1994. Diseases of
kenaf in South Carolina. Plant Dis. 78:102.
- Martin, S. B., Blake, J. H., and Goss, G. B. 1994. Suppression of
fairy rings in turf with flutolanil. (Abstr.). Phytopathology 84:1065.
- Blake, J. H. 1993. Distribution of Xylella fastidiosa in
oak, maple, and sycamore in South Carolina. Plant Dis. 77:1262.
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