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		<title>Boxelder trees can be a refuge for wildlife</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far this winter has been relatively mild which is good for all kinds of wildlife including birds and small and large mammals. Milder temperatures means fewer calories are needed to stay alive. There is no deep or ice-encrusted snow to keep wildlife from getting to their food sources such as nuts, seeds, fruits, grasses, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Evergreen needles turning yellow</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our 2019 growing season is over. The Detroit/Pontiac National Weather Service office made the official announcement declaring October 18th as the date, so no more frost/freeze advisories until next spring. So now we are into the third week of October and the leaves on the trees are all turning color except for the evergreens. “What? [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting back on track spraying fruit trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The almost daily rain we had this spring really put a damper on fruit tree spraying. Pesticides work best if they are applied at least 24 hours before a rain. When a rain happens before the next spray, the effectiveness is reduced as the material begins to wash off. Even a light rain can wash [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather related disease problem on sycamore trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 15:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The extra rain and cool weather we’ve been getting has been a mixed blessing. It’s June and a lot of gardens, farms and fields haven’t been planted yet because of saturated soil and cool temperatures. On the other hand it has been great for established plants like trees and shrubs. In most cases they’ve made [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ornamental pear trees may become invasive in the future</title>
		<link>http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=3546</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 12:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Invasive plants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ornamental Bradford pear trees are in full flower right now. They must be everyone&#8217;s favorite tree, or you would think so because everywhere there&#8217;s a housing development there&#8217;s at least one Bradford pear tree planted in front of every house. Even municipalities and businesses are planting them. They do have a certain charm and they&#8217;re [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Reproduce forest soil to help trees get off to a good start</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is the best time of year to plant trees. During the winter the dormant buds and roots are in a kind of holding pattern until the right growing conditions happen in the spring. Then they have the entire growing season to establish themselves before next winter. No doubt you&#8217;re aware of the requirements for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>If possible, save dead trees for woodpecker nests</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spend a lot of time outside and one of my favorite sounds this time of year is the drumming of woodpeckers. In our neck of the woods we have mostly hairy woodpeckers and downy woodpeckers. We live in a rural area and there are plenty of trees around to provide nesting sites for woodpeckers. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Making a DIY maple sap stile from an elderberry or sumac branch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 15:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re rapidly approaching the maple syrup season. Actually if it wasn&#8217;t for this cold snap we&#8217;d be gathering sap right now. It all depends on the weather,  cold nights with quickly warming morning stimulates sap flow. Now that I reminded you of it, maybe you want to try making some maple syrup yourself this year. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Forcing spring tree and shrub branches</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Flowers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re getting an early taste of spring at our house by forcing branches into bloom. It&#8217;s something gardeners have done for centuries ever since someone figured out if you cut some branches and bring them into a warm room during the winter, they will bloom. When I was in elementary school, forcing pussy willow branches [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Tree leaves help build soil</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Burning leaves]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m running behind in my fall garden projects including taking care of the fallen leaves all over my lawn. Maybe it just feels like I&#8217;m behind because of the snow we&#8217;ve been having recently. This past weekend while driving back from up north, I spotted several people catching up on their fall tree leaf clean [&#8230;]]]></description>
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