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  • January Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … .   Cut invasive English ivy vines that are growing up on tree trunks. These vines are easier to spot during the winter … spread it to healthy boxwoods in the landscape.   Problem tree branches (hanging very low or storm-damaged), may be …

  • Oriental Bittersweet

    … family as Euonymus , a trait seen in the similar-looking fruits (berries). It blooms in late spring, and fruits ripen … stems can easily reach 60 or more feet if scaling a tall tree Blooms: inconspicuous small clusters of 5-petaled … on trunks can severely disfigure or strangle and kill the tree. Photo: David Clement, University of Maryland Extension …

  • June Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … are good heat heat-tolerant greens for Maryland.   Flea beetles are a serious pest of eggplant and also feed on … oil can be used on heavy aphid infestations.    Japanese beetle  adults are active. Brush adults into a … water held underneath foliage or branches. The use of Japanese beetle traps near your plants is not recommended. …

  • Greasiness in apples: Why it happens and how to prevent it

    … 1. : Three apple cultivars: Jonagold (top), Red Delicious (middle), Cripps Pink (bottom). Apples on the left are without … greasiness” (Fig. 1). Apple greasiness develops at any time from apple harvest and during postharvest storage and it … greasiness development. Finally, maintaining a balanced orchard in terms of nutrition, crop load and vigor will allow …

  • Stink Bugs on Vegetables

    …  overwinter as adults on weeds, garden debris and under tree bark. BMSB uses sheltered cracks of buildings, rocks, … okra, pea, soybean, squash, plus most other vegetables and fruits. Signs/symptoms Stink bug feeding causes “cloudy spot” on tomato and pepper fruits Piercing and sucking create superficial spots (white …

  • Branching Out Fall 2024 News and Notes

    … Select from our stories below... Order Now for Spring Tree Planting Projects Traditionally, fall is the time when state tree nurseries begin taking orders of bareroot seedlings to … State Park in Centreville. The trail is designed to have fruits and nuts available for the public during various times …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: Sawtooth Oak

    … current as of date of publication.   Bring up invasive tree species in Maryland among landowners and other … be mentioned: Callery pear, that line sections of I-70; tree-of-heaven and its connection to spotted lanternfly, or princess tree and its showy springtime flowers. Perhaps the discussion …

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  • The 4 Pillars of Managing Deer Damage (EB-2024-0740)

    … Wildlife Management Extension Specialist White-tailed fawn and doe feeding in a soybean field during summer. Photo by … Plantskydd) should not be applied to edible parts of fruit and vegetables, or soybeans and corn once they have … protected 1.2-hectare pastures with cattle (2008) and vegetable fields up to 3.7 hectare in size (2005) using dogs. …