Ants On Cherry Trees

If You Look Closely You May See Ants on Your Cherries If you have cherry trees, and you spend some time in Spring looking at them you may see troops of large ants moving up and down the branches. In some cases ants on your plants may be a negative thing, as they can farm pests such as aphids, protecting them from predators and collecting sugary rewards they produce. Ants can also attack sweet developing fruits, and do some damage. On your...

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One Important Change You Can Make For Healthy Blueberry Plants

How to Fix Yellowing Blueberry Leaves Healthy Blueberry I learnt a valuable lesson this year, when despite having blueberries in a low pH soil medium, they refused to grow and were suffering. Wondering why, I delved into the internet, and can now offer this very important, and simple tip. Previously I wrote about the very specific soil needs of blueberries, and said that for blueberries to grow healthily they need a low soil pH, or they will...

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