Maryland Grows Blog
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We help Maryland residents grow! Learn timely tips to manage your lawn, ornamental plants, and food gardens, with advice from University of Maryland experts and certified horticulturists.
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Eliminating unwanted plants is often one of the most challenging chores that gardeners face. Not introducing invasive plants is the fastest and most economical way to make a positive impact, as once invasive plants are introduced to your garden, it ..read more
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With their large diversity, bees display a huge variety of nesting preferences. Some bees that are relatively commonly encountered in our region are those that nest in stems. In today’s post, I want to tell you about who they are ..read more
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In today’s post, I am going to focus on how to embrace low-till gardening systems, but first a quick refresher on soil. The importance of soil Pros and cons of tilling garden soil In-ground gardening techniques have long been the ..read more
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3w ago
2024 is Grow It Eat It’s Year of Heirloom Tomatoes! We’re going to have lots of resources available soon to help you celebrate these delicious and historic vegetables (botanically fruits), and we hope you’ll participate by planting a few in ..read more
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You can hear them cackling. The winter weeds are laughing because they’re sure you haven’t noticed them. They think you’ll just stroll by and not notice them lurking in your lawn and beds, sneaking and snaking their way across your ..read more
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As we mentioned in previous posts, when we think about pollinators, we tend to think of butterflies and bees, but rarely about the super important hoverflies or other groups of organisms. In today’s post, I want to tell you about ..read more
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Q: There’s a crapemyrtle in our new yard that has a plastic cable tying it to a stake that has become stuck in the wood. Should I cut it out so the trunk can heal? A: No, that will cause ..read more
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It’s February, so really time to think about starting plants from seed, if not necessarily time to actually start them. (If you are itching to get going, I wrote a post a while back about which seeds to sow in ..read more
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2M ago
“Anyone who thinks that gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year. For gardening begins in January with the dream.” – Josephine Nuese January is the month of garden dreams. The ..read more
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Winter is a good season to plan for spring. In today’s post, we want to tell you a bit about a type of planting that one can consider. This planting will boost the stability of our green spaces, turning them ..read more