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Gluten intolerance has gained greater recognition in recent years, as many people have transformed their diets to include fewer foods that contain gluten. Although many avoid gluten as a personal choice, people with Celiac disease must avoid gluten to stay healthy.
According to the Celiac Disease...
Estimates from the Lupus Foundation of America indicate roughly five million people across the globe have a form of lupus. Though that figure suggests a person's chances of developing lupus are slim, it's still worth anyone's time to gain a basic understanding of the disease.
What is lupus?
The...
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As the growing season comes to an end, it is helpful to clean your garden before putting it to bed for the winter. A good fall cleanup provides multiple benefits for gardeners – it reduces weed populations and disease, minimizes plant...
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Tomato might be the spottiest vegetable we grow – there are many diseases that can cause leaf spots, and they can all look very similar. Some of the diseases are caused by bacteria, some are caused by fungi. This means that some of the...
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The last few years have seen an uptick in the occurrence of three bacterial diseases in Minnesota tomatoes: bacterial spot, bacterial speck, and bacterial canker. Control of all of these diseases begins during transplant production. These...
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A young 'Majestic Skies'TM Northern pin oak (Quercus elipsoidalis)
What does it mean when we say “Oak wilt status is SAFE”?
Oak wilt is a debilitating fungal disease that can kill all species of oaks quickly. It spreads by sap...
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Early blight attacks the oldest leaves first
Despite how dry much of the state is, we are still starting to see some common tomato diseases creeping in on Minnesota tomatoes. Seeing yellowing and spots appearing on the older leaves?...
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This long, wet spring has made transplant production a challenge. We got more reports of disease issues from young plants in the greenhouse than usual, and as these plants are getting ready to be planted, let’s think how these issues may...
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After the first couple of warm sunny days in March, we start to get the emails. “Is it still okay to prune my oak trees, or should I be concerned about oak wilt?”
I’m always happy to respond to these emails. It shows that the homeowners...
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The last few years have seen an uptick in the occurrence of three bacterial diseases in Minnesota tomatoes: bacterial spot, bacterial speck, and bacterial canker. Control of all of these diseases begins during transplant production. These...
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