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  • Lilac: Identify and Manage Problems

    … 8’ - 12’ tall by 6’-8’ wide. Space them at least 6’ apart. Plant them where they can be enjoyed during the brief … lose their lower branches with age.  If you cut the entire plant to the ground, you will not have blooms for a couple of … growing on the outside edges instead of the center of the plant. Make sure stems are not crossing each other where bark …

  • Aquatic Plant Identification and Control

    … Updated: November 28, 2022 By Jacqueline Takacs Aquatic Plant Identification and Control Aquatic plants are an important … methods used to control them.  Download Document … Aquatic Plant Identification and Control …

  • Trees and Shrubs for the Home Garden

    … to select the right trees and shrubs for your landscape, plant and care for them, and identify and manage the most … Diagnose problems  How to Identify, Prevent, and Manage Plant Problems Common tree problems Blue Spruce: Identify & …

  • Key to Common Problems of Squash

    … is a very common disease of summer and winter squashes. Plant disease-resistant varieties . More about powdery mildew … Downy mildew spreads rapidly under humid conditions.  Plant disease-resistant varieties . There are no curative … may eventually appear tattered, yellow, or scorched; plant growth and yield can be reduced significantly. This …

  • Marestail: Identification and Management in Nursery and Landscape Settings

    … and diuron (Karmex), and cloransulam-methyl.(11) IDENTIFICATION  Seedlings initially grow as a ground hugging … biotypes begin bolting in midsummer. One mature marestail plant is able to produce up to 200,000 seeds that are wind …  marestail is not very shade-tolerant.(7) •   One mature plant produces an average of 200,000 wind-blown seeds that …

  • Managing City and Suburban Yards and Gardens to Sustain Insect Communities (FS-2022-0633)

    … and recycling nutrients Increasing air and water flow to plant roots and decreasing soil compaction. But aren’t … check. This may be due to an overabundance of high-quality plant resources or a lack of natural predators in the yard to … of Maryland Extension, n.d.) in your area. Basic identification skills can help you decide when action is …

  • Pond Pest Management

    … bottom sediments. There are four methods of aquatic plant control: Mechanical Biological Chemical Preventative … - Herbicides Algae Control with Barley Straw Aquatic Plant Identification and Control   Link to Identifying plants …

  • Master Gardener

    … Seed Swap where vegetable, herb, annual flower and native plant seeds will be available for exchange. 2024 Garden … have Master Gardener representatives from Bay-Wise, and Plant Sale. There will be an information table for any … for plants and animals and you can submit photos for identification.  www.marylandbiodiversity.com Soil Testing …

  • General Recommendations for Managing Nematodes in Field Crops (FS-1082)

    … cycling of nutrients. A small subset of nematodes are plant-parasitic nematodes, which can cause serious problems in production agriculture. Table 1 lists plant-parasitic nematodes and their hosts that are common in Maryland. Table 1. List of common plant-parasitic nematode species found in Maryland and their …

  • Chapter 1: Urban production systems

    … UMD Extension.   Landscaping companies, arborists, and plant nurseries located in cities are also considered a kind … (hydroton). Historically, rural farmers grew in soil and plant nurseries grew in pots of soilless growing media. But, … or Weeds of the South by Bryson and DeFelice. Plant identification smartphone apps are also available, as well as …