Identifying Common Household Insect Pests
… in-ground or in a gray papery sphere attached to house, tree, or shrub. Yellowjackets : tend to be a problem … long legs, narrow waist, nests in a gray, papery sphere in tree or shrub. Baldfaced Hornets : actually aerial nesting …
Growing Peppers in a Home Garden
… starter fertilizer for transplants; side-dress after first fruits set. Refer to Fertilizing Vegetables for details. … the growth habit may be compact, erect or prostrate. All fruits are green in color at first and ripen to a variety of … Weeding - Mulch with straw, dry grass clippings, or raked tree leaves from the fall (you can lay down sections of …
Invasives in Your Woodland: Norway Maple
… The Norway maple is a fast-growing deciduous tree that commonly grows to 40-50 feet in height, but may … are very similar to native sugar and red maples. The fruits are also similar in appearance; the paired “samaras” … that spin and flutter in the wind when falling from the tree. Norway maple leaves have deeper sinuses between the …
Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: Red-Bellied Woodpecker
… insects and spiders as well as acorns, seeds, nuts and fruits; some nuts or seeds they find in the fall may be stored in tree bark crevices for consumption during the winter. They will climb along tree trunks in search of food, picking at the surface of the …
Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: Southern Flying Squirrel
… a varied diet. It includes nuts and acorns, seeds berries, fruits, leaf buds, fungi, and bark. (One sure sign that your … by their dispersal of certain fungi that are beneficial to tree root systems. Fall is also the end of the southern … groups of 15-20 squirrels will often nest communally in a tree cavity, an abandoned woodpecker hole, or a vacant nest …
Roots in Research WMREC Headquarters - Keedysville Facility - Yield Year 2023
… make use of a relatively broad range of crop and non-crop fruits to feed upon and reproduce and populations can build … Rootstock effect on ‘Buckeye Gala’ Tree Performance, Maturity and Fruit Quality Macarena Farcuh … as specified in the protocol. To date, we have almost 100% tree survival in this planting (except for one Gala tree …
Warm Weather and Deacclimation
… like we have been experiencing. When a deciduous vine or tree experiences weather warm enough to start the …
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - Frequently Asked Questions
… Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs Stink Bugs on Vegetables and Fruits Row Cover Additional resources Brown Marmorated Stink …
Chapter 1: Urban production systems
… in Maryland found that the majority grew vegetables, fruits, and cut flowers in land-based production systems … vegetable production, but some urban farms grow perennial fruits, and a subset of urban farms specialize in cut flower … on food safety risk management. For most vegetables and fruits, especially leafy greens and herbs, harvesting first …
Tips for Submitting Photos to Ask Extension
… to something nearby, or a sidewalk was added near a tree in question. How long has the issue been going on? Did a … We need to see reproductive parts of the plant (flowers, fruits, seedheads), leaf arrangement (alternate or opposite …