Maryland Grows
Category: Food Gardening
Garden Cleanup and Soil Improvement
Food gardens are in transition in October. Cool-season crops hit their stride and cover crops replace tired warm-season crops. Rather than put the entire garden to bed we may decide to coax more food from the ground with row covers,…
Read MoreSemi-novice Gardener – Raised Bed Vegetable Garden Adventure (vol. 4)
Here’s update #4 on my raised bed garden efforts this year. While we are enjoying eating our vegetables, some other creatures are as well. As our summer crops are winding down, we are starting some light fall vegetable crops, and…
Read MoreThink like a plant
You know those pet-shaming websites you can visit when you really need to giggle hysterically? Dogs and cats wearing signs around their necks confessing “I jumped into a stranger’s car and stole a hamburger” or “I pooped in the AC…
Read More‘Costata Romanesco’: A zucchini that will make you smile
If you like zucchini, I think you’ll love ‘Costata Romanesco.’ If you don’t like zucchini, please keep reading. It may change your life. I became acquainted with this extraordinary summer squash many years ago, and it’s the only zucchini I…
Read MoreHelp! Too much food!
Early September in the vegetable garden can be a time of late summer bounty when the cooling breezes of fall energize you into completing the season’s work with a heart full of joy and purpose. Or, perhaps more likely, your…
Read MoreSemi-novice Gardener – Raised Bed Vegetable Garden Adventure (vol. 3)
Hi all! It’s time for check-in #3 on my summer gardening efforts. Overall, things are going well, but there have been big ups and downs. The new raised bed we built is doing well. Krysten planted corn in the center…
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