Dear Modern Farmer: What In the Name of God Is Happening to My Apples?
Dear Modern Farmer, I’ve started to notice these little spots on the side of my apples, and a crumbling red-brown gooey substance coming out of them. What’s the deal?
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Dear Modern Farmer: What In the Name of God Is Happening to My Apples?
Dear Modern Farmer, I’ve started to notice these little spots on the side of my apples, and a crumbling red-brown gooey substance coming out of them. What’s the deal?
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