Cut Flower Course and Tour Hosted by University of Maryland
The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service offers a cut flower course on August 18 at Howard Community College in Columbia from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a bus tour of five cut flower operations on August 19 starting at 7 a.m. from Clarksville. The programs cover growing, disease and pest control, post harvest handling, and irrigation, with a $25 registration including lunch.
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University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Howard Community College
Columbia
Central Maryland Research and Education Center
Clarksville
Germantown
Surreybrooke Herb and Everlasting Farm
Surreybrooke
Sun Swept Farm
Baltimore County
Surreybrooke Farm
Frederick County
Length of daylight guides garden planting and crops
The piece explains how day length affects plant growth, with short day and long day examples, and gives regional planting guidance for onions in subtropical Arizona. It notes that daylight duration varies by latitude and season, cites Hohokam irrigation and Casa Grande, and advises consulting extension services for local daylight charts and variety recommendations.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Bermuda
Granada
Arizona Desert
Casa Grande National Monument
Phoenix Metropolitan Area
Stonehenge
England
Casa Grande
Robert Johnson Jr
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Albion
Maine
Mr. Johnson
North Pole
Buffalo
Houston
United States
Johnson
Servce
Composting at home boosts soil health and environmental care
Extension expert Dr. David Clement explains that compost returns organic matter to soil, improves clay and sandy soils, enriches gardens, and helps pots and window boxes. It guides using yard wastes as mulch, and outlines methods from simple piles to turning units in a new Home Composting leaflet available free to Maryland residents with a phone contact.
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David Clement
Home and Garden Information Center
Cooperative Extension Service
Clement
Maryland
Extension
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Bryan Butler
Cut Flower Course
Tour
University of Maryland
Ats
Paks
Andy Av
Fear de Sails
Cap Stine Road
Mt Zion Rd
Frederick
TORO
Tory Red
Tora
Baker’s Service & Sales Total Rental Center, Inc
W. Patrick St
Kubota Gaithersburg Ford
Kubota Tractor Co
Diamond Ave
Gaithersburg
Crape Myrtle
Premim
Sears
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