Beware Big Better Boys!

This is a Public Service Announcement to all backyard vegetable gardeners: if you have bought or are thinking of buying tomato (o…

White House Easter Egg Roll

This year, for the first time, the Maryland Master Gardeners had a presence on the South Lawn of the White House for the Annual E…

Violet Jelly

Last summer I found a recipe for violet jelly. It was pretty simple: violet blossoms, water, lemon juice, sugar (lots of it!), a…

Grow It Eat It! does NOT include Groundhogs!

If I could misquote the late, great George Orwell, of 'Animal Farm' fame: 'Two legs good, four legs BAD!!!' ( Lo…

August 8: 'National Sneak Zucchini on Your Neighbor's Porch Day'

The other day I was talking to my neighbor, telling him about this interesting holiday , conceived by Pennsylvanian Tom Roy. At …

Vegetable Philanthropy!

What in the world is 'vegetable philanthropy'? First, it's a term that my husband and I coined for the idea of donat…

Why I Grow Vegetables

Hello! Welcome to my very first ever blog post! I'm Donna, and I'm a Maryland Master Gardener. I thought I'd start…