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Grow It Eat It
Free expert gardening advice!
We answer plant and pest questions.
Call us - Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. (ET)
800-342-2507 (Outside MD, 1-410-531-1757)
No confusing menus - just a real person to answer your questions!
NOW is the time to look for spotted wing drosophila (SWD), a new pest of fruit plants in Maryland. Jerry Brust, Ph.D., Extension Vegetable Specialist gives you the details and photos in his fact sheet. Two popular backyard fruit crops, blackberry and raspberry, are favorite host plants for SWD.
Make your own simple trap to monitor for this destructive fruit fly by following these instructions from Oregon State. The trap consists of a clear plastic drink cup and apple cider vinegar. The yellow sticky cards make it easier to attract and identify SWD. There are many online suppliers of yellow sticky cards. You can also use the trap without the cards.
Since this is a new pest we are tracking its appearance around the state. If you are a home gardener and suspect you have SWD in a fruit crop, please contact us by phone (800-342-2507, Mon-Fri.) or via the “Send a Question” section of our Home and Garden Information Center website.
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Grow It Eat It goes National!
Exclusive inside scoop - 2012 Easter Egg Roll at the White House! Read more...
It's official! 2012 is the Year of Leafy Greens.
Leafy greens- nutritious, easy to grow, and versatile. We love 'em, so University of Maryland Extension's Grow It Eat It Action Team has designated 2012 as The Year of Leafy Greens. Read more...
Food gardening classes are offered by Master Gardeners to educate the public on growing fruits and vegetables in their own back yard or in containers. You don't have to be an experienced gardener. Even a complete novice can benefit from these how-to and hands-on classes on growing healthy, delicious, and fresh produce.
New in 2012! Grow It, Eat It, Preserve It workshops are scheduled in Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Washington Counties. Grandma didn’t know everything! In fact, some old-fashioned food preservation practices are unsafe. Recipes, processing times and methods, and storage recommendations have all changed. Learn the most up-to-date, evidence-based, nutritious, safe and cost-effective methods for preserving your harvest. Sign up for a class today! (pdf version)
- GE 001, How to Start a Vegetable Garden
- GE 002, Basic Steps Summary
- FS 551, Growing Vegetable Transplants
- GE 007, Vegetable Planting Calendar
- HG 16, Planting Dates for Vegetable Crops in Maryland
- HG 601, Salad Tables and Salad Boxes
- GE 134, Year One: Garden Plan
- Additional food gardening publications
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Grow It, Eat It, Read It!
New! February 2012 Book Reviews posted! - In Celebration of Salad
- The Greens that First Graders Grew
The Home and Garden Information Center staff can answer your questions Monday-Friday, 8AM - 1PM (800-342-2507 in MD; 410-531-1757 outside MD) or send us an e-mail anytime!
The Grow It Eat It campaign is the University of Maryland Extension’s response to the huge demand for information and assistance with starting and maintaining successful food gardens. Master Gardeners teach classes, demonstrate sustainable gardening techniques, and promote food gardening throughout the state.
Call us - Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. (ET)
800-342-2507 (Outside MD, 1-410-531-1757)
No confusing menus -
just a real person to answer your questions!
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Last updated: 05/18/2012
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Your garden counts! Click here to join the network and put your garden on the map! |
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| Click on the map to see how many gardeners are in each Maryland county and Baltimore City. |
| Current Count of Maryland Food Gardeners
As of May 16, 2012: 9,682 (4,587 of those are in community gardens) |
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| Our vision is 1 million Maryland food gardeners producing their own affordable, healthy food. |
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