Growing Flowering Dogwood Trees
… dogwood (Cornus florida) is a small Maryland native tree with white or pink bracts (specialized leaves resembling … it in a suitable location and take proper care of your tree to minimize stress (e.g., water during drought, avoid … macrophylla) . Selecting a disease-resistant dogwood tree Selecting a disease-resistant dogwood is the first step …
Lawn Alternatives
… Even organic lawn care requires time and expense. Removing grass and reducing the size of your lawn may be desirable if … don't require frequent mowing. Some options include Wood's sedge (Carex woodii) , Eastern star sedge ( Carex radiata ) … bottlebrush grass (Elymus hystrix ) or the grass-like Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) . You can create …
Starting Seeds Indoors
… available in retail stores gives you better control of germination and plant stand -- fewer skips, no thinning … cool, wet weather keeping you from planting or encouraging seed rotting diseases. When to plant vegetable seeds indoors … kale, mustard, broccoli raab, arugula, Asian greens, onion, leek, bean, and sweet corn! Don’t forget about your …
Nurturing Natives and the Next Generation of Environmental Scientists
… members, accompanied by lessons on the importance of bees and other pollinators, and a honey tasting. “We had …
Managing Slugs in Field Crops Using IPM Principles (FS-2022-0629)
… management helps reduce yield losses and maximize profits. Identification Figure 1. A) Gray garden slug, B) Marsh slug, … yield losses in corn and soybean depending on weather, plant growth stage, and degree of defoliation, but this topic … reduce damage. Using row cleaners on the planter to remove plant residue from a 10-12” wide zone on the surface of the …
Public Boil Water Advisory
University of Maryland Extension Learning Garden Provides Education and Produce to Local Food Bank
… the bustle of the state fair has demonstrated a variety of native plants and the pollinators that frequent them, attended by … wildlife protection, and a changing variety of local and native plants, creating an ever-evolving garden that …
Women In Agriculture Webinar Series on Risk Management: Marketing
Invasives in Your Woodland: Japanese Honeysuckle (Updated 2025)
Fungal and Bacterial Diseases of Vegetables