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Here is a really good introduction to the use of the on-line Soil Survey from USDA. Maybe it is easier to follow than blogs I have posted in the past. WASHINGTON Soil don't get no respect, Rodney Dangerfield might have said (but didn't).

When avocados are converted from one variety to another or in the case of severe frost or fire damage and there is still a healthy root system, sucker grafting should be considered. This can lead to more rapid production and is one of the easiest, most successful grafting procedures.

Wow, woolly whitefly covered with waxy, curly filaments , Aleurothrixus floccosus.

A trunk "below grade", that is a buried trunk, is a problem for most trees. Willows and other riparian trees along water ways that are inundated regularly can adapt to a change in soil depth around their trunks.

The Latest on Florida's LW Disease Jonathan H. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist1, Daniel Carrillo, Entomologist Tropical Fruits1, Edward A. Evans, Agricultural Economist1, Randy C.