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Basil downy mildew is back in Maryland gardens
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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…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Jon, Basil, downy mildew, Grow Herbs, Plant problems
Wisdom from the Pizza Garden
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Ashley Bodkins (University of Maryland Faculty Extension Assistant & Master Gardener Coordinator, Garrett County) gave a great presentation yesterday on creating a pizza garden, the latest installment in the series Garrett County Vegetable Gardening Classes and Events. A pizza garden is not…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Joan, Garden Planning, Garlic, Grow Herbs, Onions, Oregano, Parsley, Wheat
Growing herbs in a cold frame
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Well, we woke up to snow yet again this morning in Garrett County. Will spring ever arrive in Mountain Maryland? As we ponder that question, I thought I would share a trick that keeps a bit of green from our…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Joan, Cold Frames, Grow Herbs
Basil downy mildew
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Does your basil look like this? Then I’m sorry to say your plants are likely to have downy mildew, a fungal disease that’s fatal to our favorite pesto ingredient. I found it on some of the Italian basil plants in…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Diseases, Grow Herbs
New to me: growing fenugreek
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I just got done last week telling a bunch of Master Gardeners at our Annual Training Day that they ought to grow “new to you” plants, so here’s one of mine for the year – fenugreek! At the Washington Gardener…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Grow Herbs
Guest post: Fast and furious cooking!
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This is a guest post by Kurt Jacobson, who runs the Fast and Furious Cook blog. We’re very happy that he’s found our blog useful! Please check out all his great recipes.* Like some of you readers out there I…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Kurt, Grow Herbs
Grow it! indoors
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Grow it ! Eat it! is a wonderful trend. I am glad that I am part of it. And the best part of it you can grow vegetables anywhere even if you have limited space. Pictures of some really great…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:EE, Grow Herbs
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