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  • Good News Among the Challenges

    … Additionally, native woodlands better resist pests, diseases, and extreme weather. These are the woodlands that … Department of Natural Resources surpassed its seasonal tree planting goals in Howard County.  Program participants … Howard County’s specific objective of reaching 50% tree canopy cover by 2030.  Meanwhile, Montgomery County …

  • Evergreen Foliage Yellowing

    … needle yellowing occurs towards the interior of the tree. It may occur all at once and it could be quite … very dramatic Fall color and needle drop of bald cypress tree Related information What Causes Trees and Shrubs to Die? …

  • Sudden Oak Death/Ramorum blight

  • Beginning Fruit Producer Resources

    … monitoring, phenology, production timeline, and more.  Tree Fruits: Organic Production Overview - ATTRA National … List  - includes many guides for the organic production of tree and small fruit (There is a cost for some publications): … nutrition, spraying, pesticides, storage, weeds, insects, diseases and more. Ben Beale, University of Maryland …

  • Vegetable and Fruit News-September 2022

    … trial work and abiotic stress tolerance in sweet corn, diseases of concern in sweet corn and update on sweet corn …

  • Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden

    … feed their nestlings insects. Updated: February 22, 2023 Your backyard can become a miniature wildlife refuge, … for ground-dwelling birds and small mammals. Pile prunings from your yard near the edge of a wooded area. Leave a dead … species. Evergreens planted in groups offer protection from the wind during the winter. The diverse plant layers …

  • April Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … from  local sellers  if you can.   Don't be too quick to do spring "clean-up" in the garden . Fallen leaves provide … species like azalea, forsythia, and lilac until after they finish flowering.   Symptoms of winter injury, … growing well that were fertilized in the fall should not need additional fertilizer in the spring. The best time to …

  • Plants for Mixed Privacy Screens

    … Screens with a variety of plants are more resilient to diseases, pests, and climate change. Prioritize native plants … more so than on older plants. Protect new plants with tree tubes or fencing if deer pressure is high. Some good … than 2-3” deep and avoid placing mulch directly against tree trunks. Provide adequate spacing for your plants. Plants …

  • Periodical Cicadas: Brood X

    … ground to burrow into the root-zones of plants to feed on tree roots for the next 17 years. We thought we were safe … eggs in a single branch before moving to another branch or tree. Female egg-laying activity is controlled by … into the soil to feed on grass roots and, eventually, tree roots for the next 17 years. Are They a Threat? Cicadas …

  • How to Evaluate the Transition Cow Program

    … period. Table 1. Benchmarks for incidence of various diseases during the transition period. Disease/Condition … feed intake after calving and are more prone to metabolic diseases, such as ketosis3.  Therefore, it is critical that … transition management facility using survival and decision tree analysis. J. Dairy Sci. 101: 9419–9429. 3Roche, J. R., …