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Plant Doctor: Advice for growing blueberries in your yard
Q. I am planning to grow blueberries in my yard and around my house. What is your advice and can I find good plants locally? A. Start this fruit production project by having your soil tested at your local University of Florida Extension office. Take...Tags: Chemical Industry, Bananas, Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Blueberries
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Tom MacCubbin's March gardening calendar
Average temperature High 79 Low 56 Rainfall 3.54 inches Spring arrives: March 20 1. Moon phases Full moon March 8 Last quarter March 14 New moon March 22 First quarter March 30 2. Moon sign planting dates Above ground crops: 2, 3, 4, 7, 25, 26,...Tags: Chemical Industry, Environmental Issues, Tomatoes, Energy Saving, Salvia
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Hollowed out tangerines? Rats!
Q. We woke up this morning to all our tangerines on the ground leaving only empty shells. The tree was small with about 25 fruits. Was this due to squirrels or something else?
A. Something else, like a herd of rats, probably beat you to the tangerines...Tags: Health, Chemicals, Tangerines, Tomatoes, Epidemics and Plagues
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Elm seedlings are annoying but nearly unavoidable
Q. The Drake elm in my yard and those of the neighbors produce thousands of seeds every fall and I spend most of the years pulling the seedlings up. How do you control the problem?
A. Like you, most gardeners spend some time pulling out the Drake elm...Tags: Christmas, Holidays, Chemicals, Lettuce, Religious Festivals
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Using corn to measure a farmer's success
How does one measure success (or failure)? Farmers do it by measuring yield. It’s harvest time and as the corn is being harvested, yield is on everyone’s mind. Corn is a staple of the dairy cow’s diet. It can be fed as corn silage,...Tags: Chemical Industry, Consumers
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Mushrooms annoy but don't hurt lawns
Question. My neighbors and I have a problem with mushrooms in our lawns. Where did they come from and can they be controlled? Answer. Some folklore says this is the spot where the devil churned his butter — but what we all should know is that...Tags: Chemical Industry, Tomatoes, Mushrooms
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Caterpillars love to chew on broccoli
Question. Some chewing pests are working on my young broccoli. I put down snail and slug pellets. Is there anything else to do? Answer. Use a flashlight to look for the snails and slugs at night or try to spot them early in the morning. These pests do...Tags: Chemical Industry, Tomatoes
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Amaryllis for holidays? Plant bulbs in mid-November for bloom at Christmas
Question. We received amaryllis bulbs from a catalog supplier. When do we plant them, and what is the care needed to have them in bloom for Christmas? Answer. Give these bulbs about six weeks to grow a little and then open their first blooms. If they are...Tags: Christmas, Chemical Industry, Holidays, Halloween, Pumpkin
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You can help nature by simply doing nothing
This is my final column. As a volunteer with other work obligations, I intend to turn my attention to developing a forestry outreach program that is less deadline-driven. I have enjoyed having this forum to share forestry facts and some ideas on how...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Conservation, Strawberries, Science and Technology, Agriculture
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Florida gears up to fight new federal rules on water pollution
Ladies and gentleman, we have clean water in Florida. Don't let any environmentalist tell you otherwise. It is clean; it smells good; it looks good. — Barney Bishop, president of Associated Industries of Florida
Barney needs to get out of his...Tags: Justice System, Al-Qaeda, Lake Apopka, Rivers, Water Pollution
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