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  1. Growing Rhubarb in the Home Garden

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1631

    This should be done as early in the spring as possible. Insert a shovel about 6 inches into the ground ... about 3/4 inch long, can, on occasion, cause serious damage to the leafstalks. Curly dock is an ... poisoning. If in doubt about the safety of eating the stalks, don’t. Cut the damaged stalks off and compost ...

  2. Monroe County’s Forest Economy

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-78

    part-time jobs in an industrial sector.  Direct Federal Tax Impact: Taxes collected by the U.S. government. ... Association; John Lusk, Ohio certified tree farmer; and Dave Schott, Monroe County SWCD, for their reviews of ...

  3. Freeze Symptoms and Associated Yield Loss in Soft Red Winter Wheat

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-93

    eastern U.S., mid-winter warm temperatures accelerated wheat development, exposing wheat that transitioned ... soil surface, and this developing spike can be damaged by low temperatures. In our research, 5%, 10%, ... Borrell, 2015). In our research, wheat grain yield was reduced by 5%, 10%, 25%, and 50% at 30.7, 27.6, ...

  4. Cicada Killer Wasp

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-63

    Typically, eggs hatch in about two to three days. Upon hatching, the larvae begin feeding on the paralyzed ... swimming pools and golf course greens, tees and bunkers. Sometimes they may fly erratically near people ... , causing panic. Males may actually defend their territory by dive-bombing people's heads and ...

  5. Nearly 21 Million Children Expected to Receive New Grocery Benefit This Summer

    https://fcs.osu.edu/news/nearly-21-million-children-expected-receive-new-grocery-benefit-summer

    USDA announced that 35 states, all five U.S. territories, and four tribes plan to be the first to ...

  6. Selecting, Storing, and Serving Ohio Peppers

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5528

    Extension: Stuffed Pepper Soup. Ithaca: Cornell University. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research ...

  7. Farm to Health: Maximizing Nutrients and Phytonutrients in Ohio Produce

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5581

    Guidelines recommend that most people consume 2 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables per day. ... minerals and fiber. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2824 U.S. Department ...

  8. Growing Giant Pumpkins in the Home Garden

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1646

    individually and started indoors in 12-inch peat pots about the end of April. A well-balanced potting medium is ... away from the fruit. About 3 feet out from the fruit, curve the vine back in the general direction it ... slide the pumpkin back about 4 to 5 inches—this is usually necessary when the pumpkin is about 300 ...

  9. Farmers and West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1001

    to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The principal transmitter of WNV is the Northern House ... infected with WNV. Once the mosquito is infected, it may transmit the virus to people or other animals when ... from the infection. Horses, too, are prone to severe WNV infection. People cannot get WNV from another ...

  10. Testing Private Water Sources and Resolving Contamination Issues near Shale Oil and Gas Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SOGD-ENV1

    among many Ohioans about potential impacts on groundwater. While the process of shale development is ... concerns about contamination. If a water test reveals potential contamination, a landowner can take steps ... Learn about Your Water Well Prior to testing water, a landowner should gather as much information as ...

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