Plant MD
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How-ToPreventing and Fighting Webworms in the Garden
Fans of the 1998 remake of the movie The Parent Trap with Dennis Quaid and Lindsay Lohan probably remember this signature line: “Meredith, do you want the 411, the information,…
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How-ToBe on the Lookout for Root-Knot Nematodes
If you’re the type of person who likes to learn about plant pests in your free time, odds are you have already heard or read about a group of organisms…
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How-ToHow to Identify and Treat Sudden Oak Death
While folks on the West Coast probably hear quite a bit about sudden oak death, it is an important plant disease that everyone should have on their radar. Sudden oak…
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How-ToCan My Plant Be Saved From Root Rot?
Got a plant with wilting leaves even though it is getting plenty of water? Your plant might have a root-rot disease. A close relative to other diseases like sudden oak…
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How-ToWatch Out for New Garden Pests Heading This Way
Recall for a moment the sense of excitement you feel while strolling through your garden on a summer morning. You take in the colors, the scents, the daily changes as…
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How-ToLearn to Prevent and Control This Common Conifer Tree Disease
If you’ve ever had a beloved plant with a foliage malady, you may know firsthand the sadness of seeing that cherished garden gem slowly decline and die. Among the suspects…
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How-ToEriophyid Mites: What They Are and How to Control Them in the Home Garden
If you’ve ever battled rose rosette disease or encountered odd leaf deformities, you should care about eriophyid mites. I find the juxtaposition of their incredibly small size with the bizarre,…
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How-ToHow to Identify and Remove Invasive Jumping Worms
This garden pest is certainly making a name for itself—even several. Depending on where you are and who you are talking to, you may hear it called “the crazy snake…
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How-To3 Tell-Tale Signs of Boxwood Blight
There are many common but less severe diseases of boxwood shrubs, and all are occasionally mistaken for boxwood blight. Learning the following combination of three key symptoms will help you…
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How-ToHow to Fight Boxwood Blight
It has now been a full ten years since a mysterious disease affecting 10,000 containerized boxwood (Buxus spp. and cvs., Zones 5–9) shrubs in North Carolina and over 100,000 boxwoods…
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