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Skinny tomato seedlings yearn for the sun “Have you put your tomatoes in yet?” The question echoes through all the vegetable gardens in chilly rain-soaked Maryland. And no, mine aren’t in yet, despite having sat on my back porch desperately…
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Every once in a while we gardeners get a clear illustration of the effects of environmental factors in the growth of plants. Here are two that happened at my house recently – I’m sure you can come up with lots…
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It’s going to be pretty chilly tonight, but the forecast for the coming week sounds a lot like the rest of December – unseasonably warm, and not the slightest chance of a white Christmas. We are breaking records both locally…
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Check your forecast! Light frosts are possible in some areas of Maryland this weekend. Probably time to get those last peppers harvested if you haven’t done it yet.
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Via Kitchen Gardeners International, here is an article about frost tolerance of vegetables from Botanical Interests. Check tonight’s temperatures in your region to see if light or heavy frost is expected. If you still have summer vegetables growing in your garden…
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As you probably realized this week, we had many days of temperature around the freezing point. At one time, here in central Maryland, the water in the potholes froze. We surveyed the frost tender plants at some of our local…
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Last year we planted cardoons in the demo garden, and they became impressive plants: although didn’t make it to flowering stage. In the fall, I cut down the stalks and prepared the roots for winter as suggested: mulching well with…
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