Garden tips on quackgrass and slug control for new gardeners
Practical guidance on starting gardens with sod soil, focusing on quackgrass removal root and all, thinning carrots and beans for air and light, and preventing slug damage. Advice includes beer traps skepticism, careful use of insecticides for Colorado potato beetles, and sidedressing with 5 10 5 or manure tea. Backed by notes on when to fertilize, and rhubarb start up through division and manure feeding for strong, long lasting patches.
Care for Young Fruit Trees in Burlington Gardens
Burlington advice from University of Vermont horticulturist C Lyman Calahan stresses water and mulch for new fruit trees. With reduced root systems from nursery digging, young trees need regular deep watering and about six inches of mulch in a three foot circle to conserve moisture and deter weeds. Pest control is minimal in the first two summers, though rose chafers may threaten defoliation in some areas.
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Burlington
C. Lyman Calahan
University of Vermont
Calahan
From dairy to beef a farm transformation in Vermont
Rutland County Vermont hosts a beef producers field day at Rockyknoll Cattle Company in Sudbury on Saturday July 20. Visitors will see a dairy barn converted to calving and handling facilities, crossbred Brown Swiss Hereford calves, Hereford brood cows, Holstein crosses and a 300 head herd plus equipment for a commercial operation. A purebred Hereford herd, noon bar-B-Q wagon tours and a youth judging contest are planned. The event is hosted by Dr. Thayer and Roland Desforges with AVM extension and the Vermont Beef Producers Association.
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Rutland
Vermont
Rockyknoll Cattle Company
Sudbury
Cross
Rockyknoll Farm
Rutland County
Brandon
Dr. Thayer
Roland Desforges
AVM Ex
Whiting
Thayer
Taunton
Mass
Montana
Earl Viscovi
Denver
North Dakota
Canada
How to salvage garden crops with canning and freezing
Rural visitors hear practical guidance from Farmer John Youngs and Nassau County specialist Wanda Mead on preserving strawberries tomatoes squash corn and beets. Tips cover picking maturity signs cooling storage and safe preservation methods to extend harvests for home use.
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West Hempstead
N.Y
UPI
John Youngs
Wanda Mead
Nassau County
Janatdan Bhatt
Brooklyn
India
Angela Schill
Hicksville
John
Trout improvement project to start in Wynantskill
The Rensselaer County Soil and Water Conservation district begins its fourth annual stream improvement program moving to the Moerdnedkill in Schodack due to budget constraints. Clearwater Chapter of Trout Unlimited substitutes for state participation, seeking materials such as logs, dock spikes, planks, and wire mesh. Contact John Nigro at the Soil Conservation Service in Wynantskill for donations or procurement. Also, Bald Mountain 4-H club hosts an open trail ride at Circle H farm in Shaftsbury Hollow on Sunday July 14 starting 10 a.m. Sherry Harriman will judge 4H members. call 442-3895 for info.
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Conservation Alliance
Moerdnedkill
Schodack
N.Y. State Department of Environmental Conservation
Clearwater
Trout Unlimited
John Nigro
Soil Conservation Service
Post Office
Wynantskill
N.Y
Bald Mountain
Harriman
Circle H Farm
Shaftsbury Hollow
Sherry Harriman
Circle H
Sherry
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John C. Page
UVM County Extension Agent
USDA
Colorado
West Mountain
Shaftsbury
Resch
Peter Corey
Evergreen Drive
Bennington
Jeanne Lesem
UPI Food Editor
Jones Beach
Youngs
North Shore
Old Brookfield
Newport, Ore
Oregon Aqua Foods
CN UR SS
Upper New Englands
Mt. Anthony High School
Mildred D.spargo
Greenberg
Power Tools
Black & Decker
Rockwell
Soutneen Vinment” St Homes Run
OIN Vy Conree
I. Greenberg
Mnaammo
Fishman's
Main Street, Bennet
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