Cucumber

This publication provides instruction for planting, cultivation, harvesting, and storage of both slicing and pickling types of cucumbers

Growing Giant Pumpkins in Maryland Home Gardens

This publication provides instruction specific instruction for growing large pumpkins, a summer-growing annual of the genus Curcurbita and the family Curcurbitaceae. Topics covered include planting, cultivation, and harvesting, with a note regarding pests and diseases

Sweet Corn

Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa is a variety of maize with a high sugar content. This publication describes the varieties and three flavor types of hybrid sweet corn, and provides general instruction for planting, cultivation, harvesting, and storage

Recommended Vegetable Cultivars for Maryland Home Gardens

This publication lists cultivars of vegetable crops recommended by a survey of Maryland Master Gardeners. It includes a list of seed vendors as well

Assessing Master Gardener Volunteers’ Involvement in and Knowledge of Food Preservation

Accessing science-based practices for safe-home food preservation (FP) can prevent unnecessary foodborne illness. An Extension program called Grow It, Eat It, Preserve It allows trained Extension agents to teach and advise on FP topics. Meanwhile, the Home & Garden Information Center delivers science-based gardening education, supporting the Master Gardener Volunteer Program (MG), increasing community outreach. MGs conduct the Grow It, Eat It, Preserve It partner program, Grow It Eat It, which teaches residents to grow edible gardens. MGs are not legally trained in FP, and a knowledge gap exists regarding how often MGs are asked FP questions during community events and what resources they provide to clients. An online survey was administered to 1,810 active MGs in Maryland, providing insight on MGs’ current knowledge and community interactions pertaining to FP. A total of 586 MGs responded to the survey. Results indicated that MGs were asked FP questions during community events (65.5%) and often went beyond the scope of their training to provide non-Extension resources for FP. Most MGs were unsure whether FP workshops took place in their county Extension office (65.8%). The survey results can improve cross-programming communication and inform future MG training, marketing, and programming

Cauliflower

This publication provides instruction for planting, harvesting, cultural practices, blanching, and storage of cauliflower

20 Recommended Vegetable Crops for School Container Gardens: Classification and Characteristics

This chart lists plants that can be harvested in spring or fall by name, providing information about edible parts, container depth, time to plant/harvest, difficulty to grow, flavor, and nutrition

Lettuce

This publication describes types of lettuce and provides instruction for their planting, cultivation, harvesting, storage, and use

Asparagus

This publication describes the edible plant Asparagus officinalis with instructions for planting, cultivation, harvesting, storage, and use

Eggplant

This publication describes the warm weather potato family (Solanaceae) eggplant varieties, providing instruction for planting, cultivation, harvesting, storage, and use