Carrots: Plant, Care and Harvest
FINE GARDENING MAGAZINE (for a national audience) Carrot seeds are tiny, and special planting methods can help space them apart. Carrot care involves thinning and guarding against the carrot fly. Harvesting is easy using an old farmer’s trick. Find more good videos at the Fine Gardening Youtube Channel, and still more good information on the Fine …Read more »
How to Harvest Eggplants
FINE GARDENING MAGAZINE (for a national audience) When is an eggplant ready to be picked? Watch and learn! Find more good videos at the Fine Gardening Youtube Channel, and still more good information on the Fine Gardening website.
How to Freeze and Preserve Watermelon
FINE GARDENING MAGAZINE (for a national audience) Who has room for multiple melons in the fridge? Watch Sarah preserve lots of fruit that can fit into any icebox easily. Find more good videos at the Fine Gardening Youtube Channel, and still more good information on the Fine Gardening website.
Tomatoes: Train and Harvest
FINE GARDENING MAGAZINE (for a national audience) Tomato plants grow best when staked. And harvesting at peak flavor is easy once you know the signs of underripe, ripe, and overripe tomatoes. Find more good videos at the Fine Gardening Youtube Channel, and still more good information on the Fine Gardening website.
How to Pick a Ripe Watermelon
FINE GARDENING MAGAZINE (for a national audience) Watermelons don’t continue to ripen after they’re harvested, so if you’re growing them, you’ll need to be able to tell if they’re ripe. Find more good videos at the Fine Gardening Youtube Channel, and still more good information on the Fine Gardening website.
When is Corn Ready to Pick?
FINE GARDENING MAGAZINE (for a national audience) How can you tell when your corn is ripe to harvest? First, look at the top ear on your corn plant. The top ear is always the first to ripen. Find more good videos at the Fine Gardening Youtube Channel, and still more good information on the Fine Gardening …Read more »
When are my Peppers Ready to Pick?
FINE GARDENING MAGAZINE (for a national audience) Many people don’t realize that all peppers start off green. Find more good videos at the Fine Gardening Youtube Channel, and still more good information on the Fine Gardening website.
10 Low-Maintenance Crops
CHICAGO, IL From One Yard Revolution: Imagine how much work gardening would be if all crops were as high maintenance as tomatoes! Fortunately, not all crops are. Growing a number of low maintenance crops allows us to grow more, work less, and spend less! 10 Low Maintenance Crops: 0:46 Blackberries 1:46 Strawberries 2:37 Oregano 3:11 …Read more »
How to Identify Insect Pests in your Veg Garden
U. MARYLAND Mike Raupp, “The Bug Guy” for the University of Maryland Extension, explains how, like a crime scene investigator, you can use clues to find out what types of insects are causing damage in your garden. Look for telltale signs like chewed leaves, discoloration, distortion, dieback, and insect products. This video is brought to …Read more »
Using a Row Cover to Protect your Garden
U. MARYLAND Master Gardener Kent Phillips demonstrates how to use a row cover to protect your garden. We also have a great publication with more in-depth information about floating row covers here: http://extension.umd.edu/sites/defaul…
How to Plant Tomatoes
U. MARYLAND HGIC director Jon Traunfeld demonstrates how to plant two sizes of tomato transplants. For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.
Tomato Cages
U. MARYLAND Baltimore Master Gardener Larry Kloze shows you how to build your own tomato cages using concrete reinforcing wire. They’re a great alternative to staking tomatoes. For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.