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Bacterial wilt is smashing pumpkins
The cucumber beetle is in the pumpkin patch, and when it is infected with a bacterial pathogen, it can be deadly.
Square foot gardening can be fruitful
A funny, but prompting, story. My parents only live two houses away from me and my Dad puts out the most beautiful vegetable garden every year. The garden is definitely his pride and joy. Well, I was sitting on my pool deck and happened to look over at Dad’s garden (which he just got fully
Nematode squishes grape root borer
Two nematode species, one a native of Ohio, have been found to successfully control grape root borer, an insect pest responsible for major economic losses to the grape industry.
A blank white square
The other day I looked at our family calendar and saw nothing but a blank white square. It scared the heck out of me.
Smashing pumpkin!
Todd Skinner of Barnesville, Ohio, broke the state pumpkin record with his pumpkin weighing in at 1,109 pounds
Hemp making a splash in pilot programs
Hemp isn’t marijuana. But the reputation that accompanies marijuana seems to be stunting the growth of what could be America’s next cash crop. Pennsylvania and Kentucky departments of agriculture focus on hemp research programs.
Squaring Away the Holiday
A summer buffet would not be considered a true hoedown without dancing. Just what is a “hoedown”? Webster dictionary says, “hoedown (ho’doun’) noun 1. a lively, rollicking dance, often a square dance 2. music for this 3. a party at which hoedowns are danced Etymology: prob. of black orig.” * I don’t suppose there will
Aged Mom, square head
You would think that with age would come wisdom. I mean isn’t that the generally accepted trade-off here? I’m going to get all wrinkled up like un-ironed linen, but will have the wisdom not to care a whit about it? Well, something is wrong with the universe because I don’t seem a bit wiser and
Exports expected to smash records
Surging foreign demand, a weak U.S. dollar and unprecedented growth in the global economy are the driving forces behind increasing rates of U.S. agricultural exports, according to Mike Dwyer, chief economist with the Foreign Agricultural Service at the USDA.
What was it like to sail on a square-rigger?
Vanessa Agnew spent six weeks aboard an 18th century ship to learn about travel in the old days.
