with the soap and water mixture to wipe down baseboards section by section. Make sure to dry each area immediately to avoid water damage on your floors or leave soapy residue, which Kidder warns can work against you.
To protect the roots, apply a 3- to 4-incharound the base of the tree, extending outward to the drip line. This insulates the roots and prevents freezing. Be sure not to pile the mulch directly against the trunk, as this can cause rot.
Growing a peach tree from seed is possible, but the tree will not bear fruit for three to four years. Additionally, the fruit will not be identical to the parent plant. There are two effective methods for cultivating a peach tree from seed. Select the method that best suits you.Start a peach tree indoors by harvesting the seeds located inside the pit.This method is simple but must be done during fall to allow for natural cold stratification.
Cultivating a peach tree brings joy, but it also has some drawbacks. Unfortunately, peach trees are vulnerable to various common pests and diseases. Among the pests that can harm peach trees are the peach tree borer, oriental fruit moth, stink bugs, and Japanese beetles, all of which feed on the tree.Peach leaf curl, brown rot,
, peach scab, and other diseases also commonly afflict the tree. Regular applications of
can significantly reduce persistent pests and diseases. Your local university extension can provide further insight on treating pests specific to your region.The USS Chancellorsville — named for the Civil War battle — was renamed the USS Robert Smalls after a sailor and former enslaved person. And the USNS Maury, an oceanographic survey ship originally named after a Confederate sailor, was renamed the USNS Marie Tharp after a geologist and oceanographic cartographer who created the first scientific maps of the Atlantic Ocean floor.
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SEOUL (Reuters) -Young women in South Korea voted in droves to help new liberal President Lee Jae-myung win Tuesday's election, reflecting the entrenched gender divide over politics in the country where more young men backed conservative candidates.Around 58% of women voters in their 20s and 57% in their 30s voted for Lee of the Democratic Party, a joint exit poll by three broadcasters showed, mirroring the 2022 presidential election, while a majority of their male peers picked Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party and Lee Jun-seok, another conservative candidate.