Weather helps Maryland apple harvest at Thurmont and beyond
In Hagerstown and across Maryland, cool nights and recent rains boost the apple crop after a dry spell. Growers report mixed yields with larger fruit from thinning and favorable conditions, though total pounds may still lag last year. Experts note size improves while overall volume stabilizes across western and northeastern orchards.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Rick Heflebower
University of Maryland Extension Service
Mr. Heflebower
Maryland Agricultural Statistical Office
Richard Dittman
Statistical Office
Martha Oliver
Pryor
Thurmont
Mr. Lewis
Hancock
State Farm Statistical Office
Insects Threaten Hemlocks at Laden Topiary Gardens
A Maryland garden near Baltimore faces removal of two long arches of dying hemlocks to combat the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect from Japan. About 8 percent of Laden’s 22-acre grounds are hemlock, with many trees already dead or dying. replacements include 2-foot yew shrubs and a trellis, at an estimated cost of $40,000. Experts describe the pest as devastating forests from Maine to Virginia.
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Monkton
Lena Caron
Baltimore
Japan
United States
Maine
Carolinas
Catoctin Mountain Park
Camp David
Plant peonies this fall for years of blooms and beauty
Fall planting guides peony roots for long lasting blooms. Prepare soil with pH in mind, enrich with compost, set eyes upward two inches deep, and firm soil. Divide clumps after several years, protect roots first winter, and choose hardy varieties like Festive Makima and Nippon Beauly.
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China
Europe
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