USU Extension Answers

Learn how to care for your lawn in Utah during the fall, including when to fertilize, overseed, aerate, water, and mow. Find tips for preparing your lawn for winter, managing brown spots, and handling fallen leaves.

A high tunnel (or hoop house) is a plastic-covered structure used to protect crops and extend the growing season.

The best time to get rid of squash bugs is to catch them early. Check your plants often.

To adjust for altitude, add more time for boiling-water canning, and for pressure canning, increase the canner pressure.

Learn what to check during a beehive inspection, including brood, food, space, pests, and signs that the queen is laying.

Learn what bee brood is, how to recognize eggs, larvae, and capped brood, and how long worker bees take to develop.

Learn what bees eat, why they need nectar and pollen, whether they eat honey, what baby bees eat, and when managed hives may need extra food.

Learn how often to inspect a beehive, what to check, and when cold weather makes a full hive inspection unsafe.

Learn how eggs, brood patterns, queen cells, and seasonal changes can show whether a honey bee queen is doing her job.

Learn how to identify a queen bee by her long abdomen and smooth back, where to look for her, and what to check when she is hard to find.

Learn how to prepare a beehive for winter with enough food, mite control, ventilation, wind protection, and a reduced entrance.

Sweet corn should be planted on your area's average last spring frost date or shortly after, once the soil has warmed to 60 °F or higher.

Trees that work well near power lines are 25 feet or shorter when fully grown. Many evergreen and deciduous trees fit that limit.

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