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  • 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 …