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What to Look for in a Lawn Care Service
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-4025-88
is preferred. How Much Fertilizer is Applied During the Year? Nitrogen is the key nutrient in turf ... previous use patterns and fertility practices and the need is best determined through soil testing. What ... seeing a response. What About Late-Season Nitrogen Fertilization? University research has shown ...
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Growing Hardy Figs in Ohio
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first time at our research center really liked them. However, growers are encouraged to only plant ... HYG-1439 Agriculture and Natural Resources 05/28/2020 M. Ryan Slaughter, Research Assistant II, ... suggested cultivars since our preliminary experience with them was positive. Brown Turkey Figure 3. ...
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Points to Consider Before Starting a Hops Operation
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Plant selection Plant nutrition and fertilization Pest management Economic Considerations for Hops ... capital, time and management. A business and marketing plan is essential to developing a successful hops ... planted hops. Weed seeds can remain dormant in the soil until conditions are ideal for germination. Weed ...
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Efficient Lawn Care Practices to Help Protect Ohio’s Waterways
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products. Read the label before purchasing lawn fertilizers to ensure they contain the nutrients the soil ... algae and water quality. Fertilizer nutrients are especially harmful. Ohio needs everyone’s help to ... minimized by reducing excessive nutrients in the water. Just as fertilizers aid the growth of grass and ...
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Nurturant Grandfathering: Investment Work
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Research indicates, even after accounting for the amount of contact, there is a moderately strong tie ... his grandchild’s personal development. Benefits to Grandfathers Research on grandfathers who ... fulfilling his role in the family. Research shows that grandfathers who engaged in investment work also ...
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Nutrient Management of Forage Crops Intended for Hay
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hay fertility livestock nutrient management grass legume soil testing Agriculture and Natural ... Nutrient management of grass, legume, or mixed legume grass hay crops begins with soil testing for pH and ... sample year to the next, allowing farmers to track soil fertility changes based on management practices. ...
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Soil Acidification: How to Lower Soil pH
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-507
Fertility and Fertilizers: An Introduction to Nutrient Management. (6th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: ... soil conditions to thrive. Throughout Ohio and many other parts of the Midwest surface soils are ... neutral to slightly alkaline. Elemental sulfur can be applied as a soil amendment to decrease the pH or ...
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Using °Brix as an Indicator of Vegetable Quality: A Summary of the Measurement Method
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crop production including irrigation, fertility, and post-harvest management. These values can also ... soil type, moisture, fertility, etc. Select mature and saleable vegetables and ones of the same age or ... Kleinhenz, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research ...
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Sooty Blotch and Fly Speck of Apple
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circulation, and good soil (water) drainage. Prune trees annually to an open center for maximum air ... recommendations, commercial growers are referred to Bulletin 506, Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide. Backyard ...
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Ohio Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification Requirements: Who Needs to Get Certified and What Steps to Take
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or other plant nutrient. Manure and lime are exempt unless mixed with fertilizer materials or ... training focuses on the 4 Rs of nutrient management: right source of nutrients, right rate, place, and ... according to and in substantial compliance with a voluntary nutrient management plan (VNMP). VNMPs are ...