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 …