Heritage Hills Farm

Ten Tips:

*Join the Grow It Eat It network of  Maryland area gardeners. Go to

www.growit.umd.edu to put your garden on the map!

*Visit web sites about gardening they have loads of great information for new gardeners

*Weeds will start to grow rapidly, so be sure to spread a mulch around your plants or slice through weeds with a hoe.

*Don't have a fence up yet? It's time to protect your crops from hungry rabbits, groundhogs, and deer.

*Don't have a lot of space? Build a Salad Table: View the video from the Martha Stewart Show.

*Maryland Master Gardeners answer plant and pest questions throughout the growing season at plant clinics. You can visit them at the Farmers Market at the Ag Center in Westminster on Sat mornings.

*Harvest beans, cucumbers, squash, and peppers regularly to stimulate more flowering and fruiting.

*Support your tomato plants with a cage or stake to keep them from flopping over and breaking during thunderstorms.

* Fall is a great time to plant a second crop of Lettuce, Spinach, Radish, Beets, Fava Beans and other crops that like the cooler temps.