Growing Apple and Pear Trees in a Home Garden
… flesh. Apples and pears can be grown with a minimal amount of pesticide sprays if disease-resistant cultivars are … is also important that trees are given close attention and the right growing conditions. Cultivar selection Strains: … the trunk. If tree support is necessary due to slope, high wind, or type of dwarfing rootstock, be sure to use a soft …
Broad Mites on High Tunnel Tomatoes
… leaf bronzing leaving the main veins green against the brown leaf tissue that eventually turns black, shrivels and …
15 Ways to Address Nature-Deficit Disorder Anywhere, Anytime (EBR-2023-0664)
… slathering them with peanut butter, or shortening if nut allergies are a concern. Sprinkle with a bit of bird … from a branch or just set it outside a window. Plant a tree or some flowers together. You can do a large project in …
Important Apple Cultivars in the Mid-Atlantic Region (EB-2023-0684)
… by a sprightly sweet-tart taste with a hint of brown sugar, and it is juicy with a light, crisp texture. It … If harvested too early, it may develop soft scald (brown soft sunken discoloration patches in the skin tissue) …
Chinch Bug - Lawn
… system. The grass does not recover once it has turned brown. Chinch bugs prefer to feed on the following grasses in …
Corn Gluten for Crabgrass Control
… can increase turf susceptibility to lawn diseases like brown patch. The amount of the product needed to suppress weeds …
Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: Great Horned Owl
… Maryland Biodiversity Project Appearance: Mottled gray-brown, with reddish brown faces and a white patch on the throat. Heavily barred chest. Distinctive ear …
Nimblewill
… to 1 1/2 ft tall; slow to green up in the spring; it turns brown early in the fall and forms circular, straw-like dead …
Downy Mildew on Flowers
… the plant are usually infected first and wither and turn brown as the disease proceeds up the stem. Some species can …
Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: American Mink
… tail that can take up to 50% of the animal’s length. Dark brown fur with distinctive white patch under the chin. Size: Males: length up to 28 inches …