Search

… Aronia fruit is loaded with antioxidents; far more than a blueberry. This makes Aronia highly marketable, but as of … there are many options. At Wye REC, we used 3 foot-wide nursery fabric and planted down the center. Holes were made … and humidity are high. Infected leaves will drop off and near complete defoliation can occur. This is detrimental for …

… Updated: August 20, 2025 It’s time to rethink our lawns and landscapes A lush green lawn is often expected as part of … taking the following approaches.   Lawn won’t grow under a tree?  Plant groundcovers instead, or put a 2” layer of …   Dealing with flooded or eroded areas?  Conservation landscaping and rain gardens are some options to consider for …

… Updated: August 5, 2021 By Maria Cramer , and Dr. Kelly Hamby How bad is bad? Soybean defoliation and … overestimating the leaf area lost, not taking the full plant canopy into consideration, and not sampling the field … clip pods (Fig. 1a).   Japanese beetle is an introduced pest that aggregates in large groups and skeletonizes leaves …

… essential habitat for a variety of wildlife species. Below are some of the most common questions we receive about … species have different requirements so you must know what you wish to manage for. The greatest diversity of … growth? To stimulate the growth of more understory plants, you need more light. To accomplish this, a thinning …

… Starting a Home Fruit Garden Fruit Plant Care Small fruits Blueberries Blueberries Grapes Grapes Raspberries and … Nectarines, Apricots Plums Plums Less common fruits Elderberries Elderberries Pawpaws Pawpaws Serviceberries Serviceberries …

… of this group  use piercing-sucking mouthparts to suck out plant sap. They excrete honeydew , a shiny, sticky waste … go through three stages in their life cycle: egg, nymph, and adult. Adults of most leafhoppers are one-eighth to … severe leaf damage and premature plant death are common on potato, whereas leaf discoloration and curling are …

… Updated: September 29, 2022 By Stanton Gill , and Charles F. Schuster Introduction Tulips are a refreshing … higher the heating cost. Field Production It is easier to plant tulips by digging a trench than it is to plant the … is caused by the fungus Botrytis tulipae and is the most common disease of tulips during production and in the …

… Updated: October 31, 2024 By Deborah Smith-Fiola , and Stanton Gill INTRODUCTION Marestail ( Conyza canadensis … ), also known as horseweed or Canada fleabane, is a common winter or summer annual broadleaf weed found in … biotypes begin bolting in midsummer. One mature marestail plant is able to produce up to 200,000 seeds that are wind …

… removable husk.  There is a market in local grocery stores and farm markets for this high value specialty fruit and … and Physalis grisea. P. peruviana is a very large upright plant with a vigorous growth habit. The fruit tastes of … inside by an unidentified moth (Figure 3). This was a common occurrence in both 2016 and 2017.   Disease By August …

… of Health, and the EPA to study the use of PFAS in pesticides. PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoro-alkyl … of the health and environmental impacts of PFAS in pesticides in Maryland. An identification of testing methods capable of testing PFAS in pesticides. An examination of characteristics that …