Growing Lettuce in a Home Garden
… can be worked in the spring, or in late summer. Crisphead and cos (Romain) types may be transplanted in early spring … also grows very successfully in a wide-bed arrangement when seedlings are thinned to 4- to 8-inches on all sides. … in the crisper drawer. Related information Salad Greens How to Start a Vegetable Garden Still have a question? …
Growing Cucumbers in a Home Garden
… directly in the garden after danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed, or use plants grown indoors 3 weeks prior to planting time. Plant a second crop around July 1. Handle transplants gently … beetles, bacterial wilt, and powdery mildew. Our Key to Common Problems of Cucumbers lists these problems and how to …
Fungal and Bacterial Diseases of Vegetables
… yellow, or black spots, are common on many vegetable plants. Experience and regular monitoring will alert gardeners as to the seriousness of the problem. Foliar diseases are … and add organic matter to your garden each year. Keep bare ground covered with an organic mulch. Newspaper …
Leafminers on Vegetables
… during their juvenile (larval) stage of life. Spinach and beet leafminer ( Pegomya hyoscyami and P. beta) , … (onion) leafminer ( Phytomyza gymnostoma) has become more common in home gardens since it was first detected in … and insert eggs into them, producing small wounds in the plant. The flies typically feed and lay eggs around mid-day. …
Vines for Maryland Gardens
Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus): A Perennial Biomass Crop (FS-2024-0734)
… Updated: April 3, 2025 By Haley Sater , Sarah Hirsh , and Jonathan Moyle FS-2024-0734 | March 2025 Giant … country where it was being grown for biofuels (USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program, 2001). Giant miscanthus rhizomes … Requirements of Miscanthus (Kalmbach et al., 2020). Pest control While giant miscanthus will outcompete weeds …
Organic Certification
… Updated: October 22, 2024 By Willie Lantz Chapter 1 Organic Certification The Origins of “Organic” Agriculture … being implemented, which may include: Terraces Contour Farming Strip Cropping Winter Cover Crops … and Pasture Organic Application http://www.mda.state.md.us/pdf/crop_pasture_app.pdf Maryland Department of Agriculture - …
Vinegar: An Alternative to Glyphosate?
… Stanton Gill INTRODUCTION Glyphosate is the chemical name of world's most widely used and best-selling herbicide. It is … for handling convenience, for easier mixing with other pesticides, and/or for aiding movement of the active … and has set a deadline of 2015 for determining future use limits. VIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO GLYPHOSATE? Due to …
Slug Damage to Soybeans—Do Cover Crops Help or Hurt?
… Sydney Garbitzer , and Ray Weil Slug Damage to Soybeans—Do Cover Crops Help or Hurt? Reports of slug damage to emerging soybean seedlings ( Glycine max ) have increased in recent years, though their activity is highly variable …
Root Knot Nematodes on Vegetables
… small (0.5 to 0.75 mm), colorless roundworms. The most common root infecting nematodes of vegetable crops are two root-knot nematode species, Meloidogyne hapla and Meloidogyne incognita . Life cycle/habits They dwell in … the egg, emerges as the infective larval stage, and enters plant roots. The female nematode remains inside the root for …