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Gardeners reduce contamination of the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland gardening guidance from Charlies A. McClurg of the University of Maryland outlines sediment and pesticide reduction steps. Use level sites and grassed buffers, remove old plant material, keep weed-free zones, plant early varieties, choose pest-tolerant crops, install physical barriers, hand-pick pests, and consider traps and biological controls while citing the 1990 91 Vegetable Cultivars leaflet.
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