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  1. Guide to Creating Food Plots for White-Tailed Deer

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-61

    direct sun for at least four to six hours each day to provide adequate sunlight for plant growth. You may ... and nature, and seeing wildlife thrive, you may generally find installing food plots rewarding. If you ... install food plots as a main goal to grow and harvest trophy animals, you may soon become frustrated. Food ...

  2. Guidelines for Applying Liquid Animal Manure to Cropland with Subsurface and Surface Drains

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-21

    concentration, liquid animal manure may be applied at relatively high volumes, but it is generally recommended ... application may all play a role in determining the fate of the manure. Liquid Manure Applied to ... may begin to move through the soil profile (refer to Table 1). Manure application rates may need to be ...

  3. Cicada Killer Wasp

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

    killers rarely sting humans unless someone tries to handle one. However, homeowners may become alarmed ... aggressive territorial behavior, but they are incapable of stinging. Females may sting when handled roughly, ... Typically, the male wasps are smaller than the females. Their coloration may resemble that of yellowjackets ...

  4. Ohio’s Natural Enemies: Crab Spiders

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-70

    insects. The hunting ground of crab spiders varies among species. They may hunt on the soil surface, leaf ... a reproductive female. It’s not fully understood how males find their mate, but they may use airborne pheromones ... thought of as a form of courtship—referred to as a bridal veil. Spiders do not mate directly like insects ...

  5. Cork Spot and Bitter Pit of Apples

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-01

    Fruit placed directly in low-temperature storage may not exhibit symptoms for several days or weeks in ... portion of the fruit flesh as small green dimples or depressions. This disorder may begin developing in ... enlarge to corky, discolored areas 1/4 to 1/2 inch into the flesh of the apple. The corky spots may occur ...

  6. Sudden Oak Death (aka Ramorum blight)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-tree-05

    Although P. ramorum may have the potential to cause widespread oak death in all forests, it is important to ... note that the pathogen may be limited by other factors such as the environment, and therefore may never ... aboveground portions directly or produce motile zoospores that spread in soil and water. Zoospores also infect ...

  7. Scab of Apple

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-23

    leaves may drop prematurely resulting in unsightly trees, with poor fruit production. This early ... defoliation may weaken trees and make them more susceptible to winter injury or other pests. Diseased fruits ... are blemished and often severely deformed and may also drop early. Disease Development and Symptoms ...

  8. Seed Starting for Your Spring Garden

    https://franklin.osu.edu/events/seed-starting-your-spring-garden

    Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 2PM- 3PM WHERE:  Mount Carmel Healthy Living Center,  777 West State Street, ...

  9. Monroe County’s Forest Economy

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

    Responsibly managing these woodlands provides community support by producing economic activity in four forest ... industrial sectors. These businesses directly generate $10.8 million in industrial output and $715,000 in ... net volume. Forest Industry Impact Analysis Terminology [6] Direct Economic Impact: The effect ...

  10. Potassium Uptake and Ohio Crop Response

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0147

    charged ions (cations) and negatively charged ions (anions). Maintaining this balance supports plant ... surfaces. Its primary function is to provide a charge balance that supports plant function. The role of K is ... K concentration. Exchangeable K form then replenishes the soil-solution K. Potassium from fertilizer or manure may ...

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