Resources
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Controlling Wasps, Bees and Hornets Around Your Home [fact sheet]
Wasp encounters can be painful, even life-threatening, for a few highly sensitive people. Yet some New Hampshire species are not very aggressive and…
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB)
About the brown marmorated stink bug...
This invasive insect presents two types of problems: it can be a significant household nuisance, and a…
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Insect Identification Services, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Magnifiers & Other Visual Aids for Insect Monitoring [fact sheet]
Hand lenses are small inexpensive optical devices that are easy to carry on a lanyard or folded up in a pocket. Most of them magnify 5 to 20 times.…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Growing Vegetables: Managing Blossom End-Rot [fact sheet]
Blossom-end rot (BER) is a disorder that commonly affects tomato, pepper and squash. Symptoms are caused by the death of a group of cells in the…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden | vegetable crops | Fact Sheet | |
Growing Vegetables: Tomatoes [fact sheet]
Tomatoes are one of the most popular crops among home gardeners, and with good reason: not only are tomatoes delicious and versatile, they are…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden | vegetable crops | Fact Sheet | |
Growing Sweet Corn [fact sheet]
Sweet corn is a popular vegetable and is relatively easy to grow. Among market gardeners throughout New England, about half of the vegetable acreage…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden | vegetable crops | Fact Sheet | |
Growing Vegetables: Asparagus [fact sheet]
Asparagus is a perennial crop that produces spears year after year for 10 to 15 years or longer if the plants are given adequate care. Because it…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden | vegetable crops | ||
Growing Sweetpotatoes in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Sweetpotato* (Ipomoea batatas) is a member of the morning glory (Convolvulaceae) family. The sweetpotato is not related to the Irish potato, which…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden | vegetable crops | ||
Growing Fruit: Grafting Fruit Trees in the Home Orchard [fact sheet]
Grafting as a means of propagating fruit trees dates back several thousand years or more. Grafting is used for two principal reasons: most fruit…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden, Homesteading | tree fruit crops & orchards | Fact Sheet | |
Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs [fact sheet]
Why fertilize?
Fertilizer provides a source of essential nutrients that plants need to grow normally and be healthy. Nutrients are also supplied…
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Rain Gardens - Design and Installation
What is a rain garden? A rain garden is a shallow depression designed to capture stormwater runoff and allow it to slowly infiltrate into the soil.…
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Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
How Do I Build a Rain Garden? [video]
The video below shows the steps involved in installing a small residential rain garden. It was produced by the NH Dept. of Environmental Services…
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Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Hornworms on Tomatoes in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
We have two species of hornworms that feed on tomato foliage (occasionally the fruit) in New Hampshire. The most common by far is the tobacco…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Yard & Garden | vegetable crops | Fact Sheet | |
Growing Garlic in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Garlic is one of the easiest and most satisfying crops for home vegetable gardeners to grow. It yields two useful crops; the garlic bulbs themselves…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden | vegetable crops | Fact Sheet | |
Pollinator Plants for Northern New England Gardens [fact sheet]
Many people want to create pollinator-friendly gardens to support numerous kinds of native bees, as well as honey bees, butterflies, hummingbirds,…
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Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden, Community Gardening, School Gardening | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Growing Fruits: Low-Input Tree Fruits for NH Home Orchards [fact sheet]
Pruning and pest management – these two chores can be discouraging tasks for many home tree fruit growers. Is it possible to grow tree fruits with…
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Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Growing Fruit: Highbush Blueberries [fact sheet]
Highbush blueberries are a popular home garden fruit for both fresh and frozen use. They grow well throughout the southern half of New Hampshire and…
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Producing Your Own Eggs
Sources of Hens
Though it’s sometimes possible to buy five-month old pullets that are ready to start laying eggs, it’s more likely you’ll need to…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Growing Vegetables In Containers [fact sheet]
Growing vegetables in containers is an enjoyable and easy way of producing fresh food in limited space. Containerized plants can be kept indoors in…
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Drought Tolerant Plants for New Hampshire Landscapes [fact sheet]
Rainfall patterns are can be highly variable in New England. Periods of above-normal precipitation may be followed by weeks with little or none.…
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Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Agriculture & Gardens, Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens |