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Basil Bounces Back With Downy Mildew Resistant Cultivars

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Maryland Grows

Basil downy mildew arrived in the U.S. (Florida) in 2007 and has been devastating Italian sweet basil crops in Maryland and other states ever since. The disease (technically a water mold) can only survive on live basil plants so it…

Basil downy mildew is back in Maryland gardens

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Maryland Grows

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Hurry up and enjoy your basil plants while they are healthy. That insidious disease, downy mildew, is infecting basil across the mid-Atlantic region. I first noticed it in a Howard Co. community garden last week and then in my home…

Squash Family Pest Problem Tips

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Maryland Grows

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The squash plant family (Cucurbitaceae) includes many garden favorites- cucumber, summer and winter squash, pumpkin, muskmelon, and watermelon. Unfortunately, it’s a family vulnerable to some of the most consequential insect pest and disease problems. The names squash bug, cucumber beetle,…

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