Maryland Grows
Category: Food Gardening
Pollination of Vegetable Crops in a Warming Climate
Pollination is the movement of pollen from male to female flower parts of sexually reproducing plants. It is often accomplished by wind and insects and results in the development of some type of fruit containing seeds for the species’ continuation….
Read MoreMix It Up! Perennial Vegetables
Most of us plan our gardens each year with abundant annual vegetables to harvest and enjoy. There are, however, several perennial vegetables you may want to consider adding to the mix, some familiar and others, perhaps, less so. Perennial vegetables…
Read MorePawpaw: America’s Fruit
One of our most frequently asked questions in the developing orchard at the Baltimore County Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden may surprise you (it did us!) — “What do you know about pawpaws?” * The pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a small…
Read MorePlanting in my new raised bed: potatoes, onions, and more
Everything is greening up and it is officially my favorite time of the year! We are planting potatoes, onion sets, spinach seeds, and lettuce seeds in our raised bed this month. There have been a lot of posts on social…
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