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  • How We Came to Have the 'Monocacy' Hop

    … Agricultural Research Center-West, Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, Bldg. 010A, 10300 Baltimore … fingerprint. It did not group with hop cultivars. This tree contains the North American genotypes and some of the …

  • Soil Testing and Soil Testing Labs

    … Updated: July 3, 2024 Why is soil testing important? Soil's importance for plant growth can be summed up in the … Soil test results give you baseline information on soil pH, nutrient levels, and organic matter content and …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland - Mile-a-minute

    … native vegetation attempting to regenerate. It climbs into tree canopies and restricts light to plants growing below. … is used, it is important to remove the plants before the fruits begin to ripen in mid-July to prevent further spread. …

  • Spider Mites on Vegetables

    … sweet potato, as well as strawberry, blackberry, and other fruits. (European red mites feed on tree fruits and ornamentals.) Signs/symptoms Spider mites' …

  • Resources

    … Master Gardening Resources The Compost Newsletter THE COMPOST  is published quarterly and distributed to our membership. It contains timely … support local wildlife and pollinators. Unique Fruit for Home Landscapes - Fruit trees and bushes can add ornamental …

  • Hillside Blueberry

    Native hillside blueberry. Photo: Lawrence S. Gilliam, hosted … turtles, and black bears. Flowers are pollinated by bumble bees and hummingbird moths. Lowbush blueberry is a host plant … taken along the C&O Canal. Related information Recommended Native Plants for Maryland Pollinator Gardens Additional …

  • Raccoons

    … daylight. They feed on almost anything available including fruits, berries, grains, nuts, cat and dog food, fish, frogs, …

  • Ask a Master Gardener Plant Clinics and Demonstration Gardens

    … herbaceous annuals and perennials, shrubs and trees to fruits and vegetables. Some focus on themes such as container …

  • Branching Out - Fall 2017

  • Phytotoxicity: Chemical Damage to Garden Plants

    … or a change in color to yellow or near-black scarring on fruits , such as russeting (patches of rough, reddish-brown discoloration) on the skin of tree fruit s Examples of phytotoxicity injury Damage from … over-use Russeting on the skin of ‘Golden Delicious’ apple fruits due to over-use of bordeaux mix fungicide. Off-gassing …