Tilapia Hobby Grows Into Small Maryland Enterprise
Dale Garst erects a yard shed and runs a tilapia project using 210 fingerlings in Needham, Maryland. He hopes to turn the hobby into a profitable venture while AquaMar in Pocomoke City supplies fingerlings and markets tilapia to major East Coast cities, with Maryland seen as a promising production state amid rising aquaculture activity nationwide.
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Weeds emerge as top threat in nature preserves survey
The Nature Conservancy found half of managers rate weeds as their most serious problem across 1400 preserves and one million acres. Garlic mustard Japanese honeysuckle purple loosestrife and Phragmites are dominant threats. Managers favor manual and controlled methods, using herbicides only cautiously.
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Signs of spring vary by gardener in New York region
A writer describes personal spring indicators for vegetable and ornamental gardening amid a snowbound stretch. He cites late snowdrops and crocuses, forced hyacinths, and home greens in a hot frame, then notes longer daylight, early peas around St. Patrick’s Day, rhubarb, clumps of chives, and winter-savvy crops like parsnips and Brussels sprouts as signs pointing toward spring.
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