Beginning Farmer Success Interview Series
… for speaking with the Beginning Farmer Success Program. When did you start farming and how long has Liberty Delight … where we raise the majority of our animal feed. Q: What do you feed your animals? A: The pigs and chickens have a … to have sufficient space to stockpile it. When the ground is ready for crops in March, we start dispersing the …
Black huckleberry
… a small, bluish-black blueberry. Wildlife: Blooms support bees (honeybees, bumble bees , mason bees, and others), butterflies, and syrphid flies . The …
Preventing Senescent Scald: Key Strategies for Apple Growers
… Other factors including cultivar susceptibility and fruit maturity at harvest also contribute to their … characterized in apples by sharply defined brown patches on the fruit skin that become sunken-in and rough the longer the apple has been …
Rosemallow
… beds. Wildlife: Blossoms are pollinated by larger bees, especially our native Hibiscus Bees. They are also visited by hummingbirds and orioles. Rose … Pollinator Gardens Additional resource Mellow Mallow Bees | University of Maryland "Bug of the Week" by Dr. …
Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards
Mushrooms
… to integrate these products into forest stewardship plans. Native Americans traditionally used plants and plant products for food and medicine and shared …
Growing Strawberries in a Home Garden
… flowers are formed in late September as days shorten. Bees pollinate strawberry flowers. The structure of … remove the row cover just before flowering begins to give bees access. Strawberry bed mulched with straw. Photo: Jon …
All About Apple Rootstocks (FS-2022-0638)
Follow the Progress
… and replaced it with new, as well we replaced some of the bamboo posts that were there. Month of April 2025 April 1st …
Early Season Insect Management: Climbing Cutworms