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Lawn, Garden & Home Publications

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If you need a listed publication title that is not yet available, please contact your Local MCE office and request a copy- be sure to specify the publication number. Non-residents of Maryland can request publications by printing and mailing our order form.

Additional information about each publication can be viewed by clicking the [+] symbol next to each title.

Domestic Animals

[+] EB-223 Beekeeping in Maryland

[+] MEP-300 Raising Your Home Chicken Flock

Flower Gardening

[+] EB-164 A Rose for Every Garden

[+] FS-556 Preserving Flowers and Leaves

[+] FS-561 Maintaining a Succession of Cut Flowers

[+] FS-568 Growing Hanging Plants

[+] FS-806 Commercial Cut Flower Production

[+] FS-837 Production of Tulips as Cut Flowers

[+] FS-850 Aster Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-851 Astilbe Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-852 Balloon Flower Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-853 Blue Spirea Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-854 Butterfly Bush Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-855 Carnation Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-856 Clematis Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-857 Columbine Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-858 Coreopsis Production And Consumer Care

[+] FS-859 CORNFLOWER PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER CARE

[+] FS-860 DELPHINIUM PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER CARE

[+] FS-861 BELLFLOWER PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER CARE

[+] FS-863 Extending Postproduction Quality

Greenhouses

[+] FS-633 Hotbeds and Cold Frames for Starting Annual Plants

[+] FS-645 Planning a Home Greenhouse

[+] FS-690 Greenhouse Float Systems For Transplant Production

[+] FS-865 Managing The Greenhouse Environment

[+] FS-866 Managing pH In The Greenhouse Environment

[+] FS-867 Methods Of Watering Greenhouse Crops

Lawn & Landscaping

[+] EB-150 Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs

[+] EB-183 Trees in the Landscape

[+] FS-572 A Hydrangea for Every Landscape

[+] FS-637 Effective Lawn Care With Reduced Pesticide and Fertilizer Use

[+] FS-637R Lawn Care Ruler

[+] FS-701 Landscapes That Help the Chesapeake Bay

[+] FS-702 Lawns and the Chesapeake Bay

[+] FS-756 Getting To The Root of Tree Problems

Pest Control

[+] EB-241 Controlling Spiders in Maryland

[+] EB-245 Termites: Prevention, Detection, Control

[+] EB-248 Controlling Wasps

[+] EB-350-C Landscape IPM Guidelines for Integrated Pest Management of Insects and Mite Pests on Landscape Trees and Shrubs

Out of stock

[+] EB-358 Integrated Pest Management In Schools IPM Training Manual for Grounds Maintenance

Out of stock

[+] FS-242 The Gypsy Moth and the Homeowner

[+] FS-476 Controlling Gypsy Moth Caterpillars With Barrier Bands

[+] FS-555 Cultural and Chemical Control of Weeds in Home Vegetable Gardens

[+] FS-652 Pesticides and Your Food

[+] FS-689 Wood Boring Beetles: Old House Borer and Powderpost Beetles

[+] FS-772 Homeowner's Guide to Termite Baits

[+] FS-791 Got Bugs ? Get Bats !

[+] FS-811 Protecting Yourself from Mosquito Bites

[+] FS-822 Managing Slugs in the Garden and Beyond

[+] FS-835 Emerald Ash Borer-Is It Time to Diversify

[+] FS-836 Emerald Ash Borer: A Serious Threat to Your Ash Trees

[+] MIS-1-B Biological Control of Insect and Mite Pests of Woody Landscape Plants

[+] MIS-2 Slide Set Biological Control of Insects+Mite Pests of Woody Landscape Plants

Out of stock

Produce Gardening

[+] EB-125-D Home Fruit Production Guide

[+] EB-347 Growing Herbs in the Home Garden

[+] FS-453 Enterprise Guide for Southern Maryland: Marketing Fresh Vegetables

[+] FS-550 Vegetable Gardening in Containers

[+] FS-551 Growing Vegetable Transplants

[+] FS-552 Hardening Vegetable Transplants

[+] FS-553 Mulches for the Home Garden

[+] FS-715 Cleaning and Sanitizing Fresh Produce and Fresh Produce Handling Equipment, Utensils and Sales Areas

[+] FS-755 Blueberries

[+] FS-760 Extending the Production Season for Vegetables and Small Fruit

[+] FS-776 Site Slection and Preparation for Vegetable Production

Soil Fertility & Irrigation

[+] EB-312 Soil Moisture Sensors for Irrigation Management

Out of stock

[+] FS-447 Estimating Irrigation Water Requirements

[+] FS-638 Fertilizing Ornamental Trees and Shrubs

[+] FS-640 Basic Principles of Soil Fertility II: Soil Properties

[+] FS-704 Saving Your Soil and the Chesapeake Bay

[+] FS-782 Basics of Soil and Plant Fertility

[+] FS-783 Soil Organic Matter

[+] FS-789 Fertilizer Recommendations for Landscape Trees & Shrubs

[+] FS-862 Understanding The Fertilizer Bag

[+] FS-864 Fertilizer Programs

[+] FS-870 Slow Release Fertilizers

[+] FS-871 Soil-Based And Soilless Substrate

[+] HG-65 Help The Chesapeake Bay

Waste Reduction

[+] FS-501 Using Composted Sewage Sludge in the Production and Maintenance of Ornamental Plants

[+] HW-1 Alternatives for Household Products - Helpful Hazardous Waste Reduction Hints

[+] HW-2 Hazardous Household Disposal

[+] NR-43 Composting To Reduce the Waste Stream: A Guide to Small Scale Food and Yard Waste Composting

Out of stock

[+] WR-21 Residential Hazardous Products: Household Wastes

Water Quality

[+] FS-703 Pet Waste and Water Quality

[+] FS-707 Melting Ice Safely

[+] FS-766 Integrated Pond Management for Maryland

[+] FS-774 When a Landowner Adopts a Riparian Buffer--Benefits and Costs

[+] HW-3 Water,Water Wells, and Water Contamination

[+] MEP-320 Well Records and Maintenance Guidelines

[+] MEP-321 Septic Records and Maintenance Guidelines

[+] WQ-1 Drinking Water Standards and the Health Effects of Drinking Contaminated Water

[+] WR-15 Testing for Water Quality

[+] WR-20 Protecting Your Water Supply

[+] WR-22 Ground Water Protection: An Introduction

[+] WR-28 Maintaining Your Septic Tank

Wildlife

[+] EB-314 100 Poisonous Plants of Maryland

[+] EB-354-C Managing Deer Damage in Maryland

[+] FS-595 Lyme Disease and the Deer Tick in Maryland

[+] FS-655 Wildlife Damage Management: Resistance of Ornamentals to Deer Damage

[+] FS-758 Density: How It Can Affect the Behavior and Health of Your Birds

[+] FS-759 Wildlife Plantings Food & Cover Plantings Shrub Lespedezas

[+] FS-792 Attracting Purple Martins

[+] FS-799 The Eastern Bluebird More Than Just a Pretty Bird

[+] FS-800 Attracting the Beneficial Tree Sallow

[+] FS-802 The Great Horned Owl - Rodents and Rabbits Beware

[+] FS-810-A Using Commercial Deer Repellents To Manage Deer Browsing in The Landscape

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