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  • Apple Scab Disease

    … may then turn brown and drop and defoliation is possible. Fruits develop brown, scab-like lesions, are often deformed, …

  • Eastern Cottontail Rabbits in Gardens and Home Landscapes (FS-2024-0703)

    … FS-2024-0703  |  April 2025 Eastern Cottontail Rabbits in Gardens and Home Landscapes By Mariah Dean Figure 1: Side … Network, Bugwood.org. Eastern cottontail rabbits can cause significant damage to ornamental and vegetable … they will excrete cecotropes which resemble dark brown blackberries. They will then eat the cecotropes in an effort …

  • Common Soil Problems

    … into smaller pieces (aggregates) it is dry enough to work. Tree experts use an air-spade to alleviate compaction around … Jon Traunfeld, HGIC Director and Extension Specialist, Fruits, and Vegetables. 2020 Related information Problems …

  • Mowing: A Casually Thought of Integrated Weed Management Tool

    … grassed waterways, field margins, turf, orchards, tree plantations, vineyards, golf greens and lawns as well as … When crops are planted in rows such as orchards and fruit tree systems, weeds and other vegetation between crop rows …

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  • Women In Agriculture Webinar Series on Risk Management: Production

    … Hayden Schug, UMD Extension Description:  An overview of different IPM techniques and the best practices for … : Mikaela Boley , Extension Educator, University of Maryland Extension-Talbot County Description: A quick look at … both Nationally and in Maryland. This session will discuss state and national resources that may interest beginning …

  • Invasive Shrub Control

    … olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) This large shrub or small tree was planted extensively for wildlife habitat, windbreak, … Rubus phoenicolasius berries With tasty raspberry-like fruits, the Asian wineberry is still used as breeding stock …

  • Rose: Identify and Manage Problems

    … that receives full sun, good air circulation, and good soil drainage. They require regular maintenance (pruning, … to reduce competition for water, nutrients, and sunlight. Plant roses away from fruit trees to minimize shared disease … cankers Rose rosette Rose Rust Rose mosaic disease Gray mold (Botrytis blight) Black spot   Black spot symptoms …

  • Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: Fisher

    … wolverines and others. Fisher Basics A fisher starts up a tree along the C&O Canal in Maryland. Trail cam photo … born until 51 weeks later. The female will den in a hollow tree well above the ground and will give birth to 2-4 young …

  • Mapleleaf Viburnum

    … plant for the Spring Azure butterfly. Mapleleaf viburnum fruits. Photo: Miri Talabac, UME Mapleleaf viburnum autumn … Recommended Native Plants for Maryland Planting a Tree or Shrub Sustainable Landscape Designs: Foundation …