What's in bloom Japanese Anemone by Elaine Specht
The Japanese anemone, a Chinese windflower, blooms from late summer to first frost. It grows 1-1.5 feet as groundcover with 3-6 foot flowering stalks in late summer, prefers part shade, and should be protected from deep shade. It spreads slowly via rhizomes and seedlings, and commonly includes the cultivar Honorine Jobert.
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Wisconsin Horticulture
Honorine Jobert
Hort
Extension
Wisc.edu
Honorine
Agencies Update on Spongy Moth Infestation in Virginia
State agencies including Virginia Department of Forestry and VDACS join forest health professionals to monitor the invasive spongy moth in Virginia. The caterpillar, long established here, favors oaks and many hardwoods and can strip mountainsides in heavy infestations. In 2024 the most severe cases were reported.
Virginia Market News Service Weekly Agriculture Trends
Virginia Market News Service reports weekly trends on September 13 with cattle prices and grain quotes. Steers mostly 5 to 11 lower at state graded feeder sales, heifers up to 15 higher, with various weight ranges and averages listed. Wheat, corn, and soybeans show declines or mixed changes across regions and new crop estimates.
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Virginia Market News Service
Virginia
Eastern Shore
Harrisonburg
Norfolk
Richmond-Petersburg
Wakefield
Vdacs. Virginia.gov
Tick bite mystery linked to allergy after heart attack
Richmond area story details Charles Green, deputy commissioner, who after a lunchtime cheeseburger suffered a mild heart attack. Five months of tests found an allergic reaction to red meat and dairy from Lone Star tick exposure, an Alpha gal syndrome diagnosis. Green farms in King William County and notes summers loom.
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Richmond
Charles Green
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Green
King William County
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LeafGuard Holdings Inc
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Pagenewspaper.com
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