Maryland Grows
Category: Lawn & Garden
Carve out some time to winterize your garden
Fall is a time, “when every leaf is a flower,” said writer Albert Camus. How true. It’s easy to get caught up in the razzle-dazzle of red, gold, purple, green, and brown, isn’t it? As gardeners though, we need to…
Read MoreThe Garden Thyme Podcast – Pumpkins and Gourds
Hi Listener, In this month’s episode, we talk about all things fall. Including Chrysanthemum, some fun facts about pumpkins (10:45), and some fun varieties of gourds and pumpkins you might try growing in your garden next year (16:55). Native Plant…
Read MoreOctober Tips and Tasks 2020
Drain flies are found primarily in rooms or areas where there are drains such as kitchens, basements near floor drains, etc. Drain flies are small, 1/16 to 1/4 inch long, delicate and fuzzy. Their fuzzy wings make them easy to…
Read MoreAsian Jumping Worms – Featured Video
We all learned as school kids that worms performed important tilling procedures that benefited the soil. But the Asian Jumping Worm is different because it consumes so much of the woodland leaf litter that the soil becomes depleted. These worms…
Read MoreWhat’s the deal with butterfly bushes: Good or bad for pollinators?
The summer is slowly leaving us, with many of us starting to harvest the last wave of vegetables and enjoying the beautiful late summer flowers. At this time of the year, I like to review what happened in the peak…
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