Gardener Gallery
… working to tame the areas directly around her house by removing invasives and adding native perennials and ground … to confirm that her Apprentice Garden project at Kinder Farm Park is following and teaching bay friendly practices. … her favorites. Rosemary started planting natives last fall and is looking forward to expanding her plant palette in …
Black-Eyed Susan
… including flies, beetles, moths, small butterflies, bees, wasps, and sawflies. The Silvery Checkerspot butterfly …
Maryland Milk Moos-December 2021
… winter calf management, management of high fertilizer prices, and updates on the dairy extension team’s recent … Beef This past spring, we initiated a study at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center Clarksville Dairy farm … Solutions for Business Program offers incentives to their Maryland commercial and industrial customers for installing …
Manganese Toxicity in Cantaloupes
… been heavy rains. The worse symptoms appear shortly before harvest and in lower areas of the field. The best way to … can be done to correct for manganese toxicity during the season. However, using fertilizers with a nitrogen source of … probably too late to see a yield response in the current season if the symptoms have already been observed. Fig. 1 …
Food Preferences and Purchasing Trends─Getting Out Ahead of the Curve
The Beach Plum
… March 1, 2021 By Joseph Fiola, Ph.D. Background The beach plum ( Prunus maritima Marsh.) is a wild, native plum that grows in abundance along the beaches, among the … and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. The fruit can be consumed fresh but is commonly used for the …
Celery Leaf Curl Found in Several Fields in the Mid-Atlantic
Annual Seed Swap
… and Grow Better by Jason Johns GARDENING FOR BIRDS & BEES: 100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive by … Insects by The Xerces Society National Geographic Birds, Bees, and Butterflies: Bringing Nature Into Your Yard and …
Superficial Scald in Apples: Strategies and Solutions
… and Solutions What is superficial scald in apple fruits and what causes it? Physiological disorders correspond … below the optimum range. During apple cold storage fruits can accumulate a-farnesene, a volatile compound present in the fruits’ wax layer. This compound can cause superficial scald …
Pollinators and Native Plants
… wild plant populations. SUPPORT BIRDS AND POLLINATORS Many bees provision their nests with pollen from native plants, … deter mosquitoes.) PROVIDE SHELTER and nesting sites for bees, caterpillars and others by leaving fallen leaves where …