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  1. Pruning Blueberry Bushes in the Home Garden

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1430

    training of blueberries is essential to maintain plant size, shape and productivity. In the first two years, ... several years. Mature bushes normally require more selective cuts to maintain a desired shape, plant ... rejuvenated to improve fruit production and maintain proper shape. This may require that several old canes be ...

  2. Shiitake Mushroom Production: Troubleshooting

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0105

    species used as well as the log size. Larger logs take longer to fully colonize and produce mushrooms. ... recommended rates and holes drilled farther apart than recommended can take longer to colonize. These factors ...

  3. Hearing Protection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-7902

    against excessively loud noises. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are often made of foam, ... silicone, plastic or rubber. Some are formable plugs that must be compressed or shaped prior to insertion. ... power tools. They are also available with built-in radios and audio connections to allow the user to ...

  4. Collecting and Submitting a Turfgrass Sample to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-3087-10

    residential lawns, athletic fields, parks, commercial sites, and sod farms, use a shovel, spade, or knife to ... grass and the infected grass. If you are taking a sample from a golf course, a cup cutter is an ... and rainfall), who is using the turf, symptoms, shape and size of the patches, amount or size of the ...

  5. Strategies for Successful Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SS-125

    shape. Research indicates that people with "apple shape" figures are at greater risk than those ... with "pear shape" figures for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gall bladder disease and ... and Nutrient Intake Data: Taking a Look at the Nutritional Quality of Foods Eaten at Home and Away ...

  6. Northern House Mosquito

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-89

    Cycle and Habits  Biology Figure 3. Female Culex mosquito taking a blood meal from a human host. Photo: ... color (Figure 5). The egg rafts float on the surface of the water and can vary slightly in shape but are ... generally elongate oval or tear-drop shaped with the surface being slightly concave. Figure 4. Female Culex ...

  7. Ohio Commercial Pesticide Applicator Requirements: Who Needs a License and What Steps to Take

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0140

    schools, parks, golf courses, restaurants, food processing plants, medical facilities, and apartment ... commercial pesticide exams. You will need to take the commercial core exam and at least one category exam. ... in Ohio without taking the Ohio exam. Some recertification credits also may be reciprocal. Contact ...

  8. The Biology of Soil Compaction

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-10

    also retain their shape and structure once the traffic has passed. Like a sponge, the organic matter is ... compressed and then springs back to its normal shape. However, excessive traffic will break up organic ... associated with the mineral fraction (Jastrow and Miller, 1997). Glomalin and polysaccharides are consumed by ...

  9. European Elm Flea Weevil

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-38

    2010, Miller 2014). American elm species can support the life cycle of EEFW, but appear to be less ... EEFWs feed on the leaves of its host trees producing irregularly shaped, incomplete holes through the ... leaves causing distorted leaf shapes. The leaf tissues forming the mine will dry, tear and crumble ...

  10. Shock Chlorination of Wells

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-318

    clean water and set aside if needed for cleanup. Connect a clean hose to a faucet in the system. Take ... water pools around the well and is funneled down the outside of the casing into the well.   Take these ... contamination. This process takes about a day to complete, so the home will be without water for 24 hours. The ...

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