Garden Notes
Mummified Fruit

It is important to remove mummified fruit from trees and other plants before the winter. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison says the mummified fruit can harbor and protect diseases and insects during the winter. You should remove all mummified fruit and throw it away.

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