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Trees and Shrubs for Overhead Utility Easements
Authors: Bonnie Appleton, Extension Specialist; Susan French, Research Specialist; and Brenda Johnson-Asnicar, Graduate Student, Hampton Roads AREC; Virginia Tech Editorial Contributors: Diane Relf, Horticulture; Susan Day, Forestry; Richard ... [... more]
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Vegetables Recommended for Virginia
Authors: Charles R. O'Dell, Extension Specialist, Horticulture and Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Virginia Tech Publication Number 426-480, posted July 2000 Jersey Giant F1 (2-3 years) Jersey Gem F1 (2-3 years) Dwarf Horticultral ... [... more]
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Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden
Author: Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Horticulture; Alan McDaniel, Extension Specialist, Horticulture; and Steve Donohue, Extension Specialist, Crop and Soil Environmental Science; Virginia Tech The amount of fertilizer to apply to a garden ... [... more]
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Sprouting Seeds for Food
Author: Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Virginia Tech Seeds themselves are a very nutritious form of food because they contain proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and oils that a beginning plant needs to grow. Many of ... [... more]
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Leafy Green Vegetables
Authors: Retired Diane Relf Extension Specialist, Environmental Horticulture, and Alan McDaniel, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Virginia Tech MOISTURE: Moist, but not waterlogged; frequent, light waterings PLANTING: Seed leaf or butterhead ... [... more]
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Perennials: Culture, Maintenance and Propagation
Author: Diane Relf, Retired Horticulture Extension Specialist and Elizabeth Ball, former Program Support Technician; Virginia Tech Perennials are plants that live year after year. Trees and shrubs are perennial. Most garden flowers are herbaceous ... [... more]
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Flowering Bulbs: Culture and Maintenance
Author: Diane Relf, Retired, Horticulture Extension Specialist and Elizabeth Ball, former Program Support Technician; Virginia Tech Spring bulbs provide early color before most annuals and perennials. One of the most popular spring bulbs is the ... [... more]
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Hydroponics as a Hobby
Contact: Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Envirnonmental Horticulture, with guest co-author Virginia Nathan, former Extension Technician, Horticulture Hydroponics, growing plants without soil, has long been a hobby among gardeners interested in ... [... more]
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How to Grow Seedless Watermelons
Have you wondered how they grow seedless watermelons? Well, wonder no more. This article will tell you exactly how to do it. Diane Relf of the Virginia Cooperative Extension states that watermelon should be grown in warm temperatures. Therefore, ... [... more]
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Calibrating Your Lawn Spreader
Authors: John Hall III, Extension Agronomist, Turf; Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Consumer Horticulture; Patricia Carry, Extension Technician; and Jim May, Extension Technician, Departments of Agronomy and Horticulture, Virginia Tech There ... [... more]
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Environmental Horticulture: Sweet Corn
Authors: Diane Relf and Alan McDaniel, Extension Specialists, Horticulture, Virginia Tech Sweet corn varieties differ significantly in time to maturity and in quality; yellow, white, bi-color, standard, and extra-sweet varieties are available. ... [... more]
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Home Hydroponics
Authors: Ruth Sorenson, Extension Technician, and Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Virginia Tech Hydroponics is often defined as "the cultivation of plants in water." Research has since determined that many different aggregates [... more]
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