2011
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Easy Source of Organic Matter
October 10, 2011
- Good healthy soil should have at least an 3% organic matter (OM).
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Tuber Versus Bulb
October 10, 2011
- The tuberous root differs from other root structures by the nutrient reserves being stored in an actual root instead of an enlarged stem.
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Thousand Cankers Disease Threatens Black Walnut
October 10, 2011
- Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, is an important tree species in the eastern United States. In July of this year, Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) was detected in Pennsylvania for the first time.
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Spotted Wing Drosophila
October 10, 2011
- Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a small vinegar fly that is damaging tree fruit and berry crops in the eastern United States.
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Dahlia Care: To Dig or Not to Dig
October 10, 2011
- Dahlias are considered tender perennials and as such they need to be protected from the winter cold.
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Storing Potatoes
October 10, 2011
- Potatoes grown for winter use should be harvested after the vines have died and the crop is mature.
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Gourds, Gourds, Everywhere There Are Gourds!
October 10, 2011
- If you have gone to a farm to pick out a pumpkin for your fall decorations you have probably seen gourds as well.
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Have You Seen This?
October 10, 2011
- Mid-way through the summer many gardeners and farmers were seeing their celery curl and look misshapen.
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Salt and Trees
October 10, 2011
- Fall is a great time to plant trees as well as other plants. However, choose plants wisely that will be growing near sidewalks, driveways and parking lots.
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Protecting Vegetable Transplants from Flea Beetles
June 2, 2011
- The promise of home grown vegetables can be quickly shattered when you walk out to your garden to find the leaves yellowing and riddled with hundreds of tiny holes.
