So Don't Guess, Soil Test!
Authors: Joseph R. Hunnings, Extension Specialist; and Stephen J. Donohue, Extension Specialist; Virginia Tech A soil test can provide information on the proper amount of lime and fertilizer to apply to your lawn, garden and other areas of your ... [... more]
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Keeping Small Fruits Virus-free
Virus diseases are one of the most serious disorders affecting small fruit crops. Although viral disorders in these plants have existed for many years, our knowledge in this area did not come about until relatively recently. We now know plant ... [... more]
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Berries
Many gardeners are no longer satisfied with a vegetable patch and a flower border. They are turning to small fruits and orchards to landscape their homes and to diversify their garden produce. These research findings will help make your berry ... [... more]
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Low-Cost Slant Fence Excludes Deer from Plantings
Apparently the 3-dimensional effect of the slanting tier of wires confuses depth of field vision of deer so they will not jump by night or by day over the relatively short, 5' fence height. Normally a 5' fence height would offer absolutely no ... [... more]
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Disease Resistant Crabapples
Crabapples are popular landscape trees because of their spectacular flower show in spring, but crabapples can become very unpopular, unsightly trees later in the summer if they lose all their leaves due to a fungal disease called scab. ... [... more]
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Alternatives
The growing public concern over the use and misuse of pesticides has led increasing numbers of home gardeners to seek means of "natural" pest control. Although some people do not have the time or knowledge to practice all the available ... [... more]
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Lost And Found: Food Crops From The Tropics
When the early colonists settled in America, they brought with them many of the fruits and vegetables they had grown in Europe. Few people realize that several of these "European" crops actually originated in the Western Hemisphere. When [... more]
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Selected Costs and Returns Budgets for Horticultural ...
Author: Charlie O'Dell, Extension Horticulturist, Commercial Vegetable Production, Department of Horticulture; Henry Snodgrass, Extension Agent, Farm Management SW District; Charlie Conner, Extension Agent, Commercial Horticulture, SW District; ... [... more]
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Ribes Descriptions: Currants
Currants and gooseberries are two closely related species within the genus All ribes are long-lived perennial shrubs that are cold hardy, some to USDA Zone 2. Species and cultivars vary in plant size and form, but are usually upright to spreading ... [... more]
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Small Fruit in the Home Garden
The small fruits offer advantages over fruit trees for home culture. They require a minimum of space for the amount of fruit produced and bear one or two years after planting. Also, pest control typically is easier than with most tree ... [... more]
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Response Of Erect Blackberries To Improved Water And ...
Charlie O'Dell, Extension Horticulturist Emeritus, Crows Nest Farm, Blacksburg, VA A few years ago we planted an acre of newer varieties of erect blackberries including thornless varieties Apache, Arapaho, Navaho, Chester and Ouachita, and thorny ... [... more]
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Strategy for Maximizing Yield
The use of soil and plant analysis for maximizing crop yield was demonstrated on 14 commercial farms in Southeast Virginia during June and July of 1998. The goals of this program were to: Demonstrate the techniques of analysis to commercial ... [... more]
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