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OSU Extension to Hold Sweet Corn Tour
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-hold-sweet-corn-tour
June 12, 2001 VANDALIA, Ohio- Vegetable growers seeking information on various field crop insects, weeds, diseases, animal control and production practices can attend the first annual Ohio State University Extension Sweet Corn Tour. The tour, sponsored by ...
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Marysville Gardens Featured in OSU Extension Event
June 12, 2001 MARYSVILLE, Ohio- Seven Union County gardens will be highlighted on the Ohio State University Extension Union County Master Gardeners fifth annual Union County Tour of Gardens. The event will be held on July 15 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will ...
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Yellow Raspberries, Unique and Easy to Grow, Becoming Popular
June 12, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Looking for a little variety in your red and black raspberry production? Try growing a yellow cultivar. Dick Funt, an Ohio State University horticulturist, said yellow raspberries are slowly becoming hot commodities in Ohio a ...
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Water Gardening, Rediscovering an Ancient Hobby
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/water-gardening-rediscovering-ancient-hobby
June 20, 2001 WOOSTER, Ohio- Ancient Egyptians living along the Nile were lulled by the beauty and tranquility of water gardens, areas of water specifically designed to hold plants. Times may have changed, but the importance of water in the garden remains ...
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Learn Your Bugs: Beneficial Insects Can Help Control Garden Pests
June 27, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Garden lovers looking for a more natural way to control ornamental pests other than using insecticides may have to look no farther than their own backyard. Predacious insects, also referred to as beneficials, can make quite a ...
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Herbicide-Treated Mulches May Provide Good Weed Control
June 27, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Mulches pre-treated with herbicides may provide a new, better way to control weeds in nurseries. Hannah Mathers, an Ohio State University Extension nursery and landscape specialist, along with graduate student Luke Case, is s ...
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Southern Ohio Farmers Harvesting Sweet Corn Early
June 27, 2001 MARIETTA, Ohio- Sweet corn production in southern Ohio is early this year, about 10 days ahead of schedule and two to three weeks earlier than the rest of the state. Eric Barrett, an Ohio State University Extension agent for Washington Count ...
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New Soybean Varieties Show Resistance to Root Rot
July 11, 2001 WOOSTER, Ohio- Ohio State University researchers have identified new soybean varieties that exhibit both partial and complete resistance to Phytophthora sojae, a pathogen responsible for severe production losses. But farmers may have to wait ...
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Black Raspberries Top Growers List in Survey
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/black-raspberries-top-growers-list-survey
July 11, 2001 PIKETON, Ohio- Black raspberry varieties are the number one raspberries being grown in Ohio, according to a pre-season survey by Ohio State University researchers. Fifty-seven percent of the 174 growers sampled in the survey said they grow b ...
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Third Annual Night Insect Walk Scheduled for July 21
July 17, 2001 WOOSTER, Ohio- Children who enjoy creeping, crawling animals and insects that buzz in the night will have the opportunity to get their fill during the 3rd annual Night Insect Walk being held on the grounds of the Ohio Agricultural Research a ...