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Protecting Pollinators

Created: 08.04.10

Honey bees and other pollinators are essential for the production of many of the foods we grow and eat every day. These include fruits like blueberries, apples, and peaches, as well as many vegetables, including cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, beans, melons, and peppers. When crops are not adequately pollinated the results are misshapen fruits, reduced yields, or no yields....  

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ANLA

Created: 08.30.10

Our Company is a proud member of the American Nursery&Landscape Association (ANLA).  ANLA serves firms who grow, sell or use plants.  ANLA advocates the industry's interest before government and provides its members with unique business knowledge essential to long-term growth and profitability.  Please feel free to check out there web site! ...  

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Root Rots

Created: 08.30.10

This summer many trees have been coming into the Plant Clinic with what is most likely an underlying root rot problem. Typically, trees or shrubs seem to decline and/or die in a very short period of time. Plants are infected with a root rotting organism often the previous summer or in the concurrent spring. The plant looks fine until an environmental problem causes a crisis for the plant an...  

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Large Patch

Created: 08.30.10

If your lawn suffered Large Patch this spring, then the end of this month is time for you to think about treating affected areas.  This disease is easier to prevent than it is to treat. It prefers cool soil temperature, wet conditions and over- fertilized turf.   Keeping your lawn growing at a moderate but healthy rate with moderate watering of about 1” per week is the best defense to La...  

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