Growing Blueberries Burlington
The Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station offers a blueberry bulletin for home gardeners. It covers soil needs plant location varieties mulching pruning pest control and harvesting. Although planting now is late gardeners can prepare for next year by layering sawdust on intended planting areas to mellow soil.
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Burlington
Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station
Agencies Provide Help In Recreation Planning
Vermont agencies and the Soil Conservation Service urge landowners to seek guidance for recreational facility development. Extension Service aids with economics and information, Forest Service assists with woodland management and soils data, and local offices note contact times. A recent Stowe training showcased creekside campsites and a camping area with investments of 85000 and 14000 dollars respectively.
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Christine Coleman
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Philip H. Hoff
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Merrill Perley
Robert Davisson
Extension Service
John Page
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Vermont Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
Vermont Forest Service
Forest Service
All American Plant Corn Becomes Farm Standout
County Agent John C Page discusses corn as a versatile American staple. He notes corn feeds livestock, supports cheap meat, and offers drought tolerance, disease resistance, and flexible harvest options. The piece also covers corn genetics benefits and planting guidance for mid June to offset feed shortages.
Vermont Gardener Rock Garden Flowers DORSET
Long flowering low growing rock garden plants include Aubrieta deltoides purple rockcress up to 4 inches, Eyrei and Leichtlini varieties with violet to rose blooms, Arabis albida white rockcress up to 6 inches with Flore pleno and Spring Charm forms, and Alyssums as dense gray mats. Also Iberis sempervirens evergreen candytuft with Snowflake and Little Gem forms, Gibralter candytuft, and Alyssum saxatile Basket of Gold with Silver Queen variety, all needing good moisture in bloom and light deep soil with porous subsoil.
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