Allegany County Master Gardeners

09/03/2026

If you missed our seed saving webinar yesterday, you can find the recording here: https://youtu.be/CsJEqVIat98?si=_svfha5V59EaM7hN
Also, we have a survey for anyone who participates or watched the webinar and you can win a seed saving kit! (5 packs of heirloom seeds, seed saving envelopes, tags for marking plants and blossom bags!) So, watch the video and take the survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVURtzbQozd0RPDQGqNkFdJBNUsss3j1nF7wRyaWeMxeR5Wg/viewform?usp=header

09/02/2026

Today is the day to increase your knowledge on saving seeds! The session starts at 10am and you can pre-register here: https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/owYKlRi2RZSN2gzgUfkg_A
It will be recorded as well! We hope to see you online soon!
Garrett County Master Gardeners of University of Maryland Extension Allegany County Library System

09/01/2026

Do you want to play bingo, learn about planting the right plants in the right place and win Maryland native plants?! Sign ups for the George’s Creek pollinator/native plant bingo starts today at 9am! Spots are very limited! It takes place Saturday, 9/19 at 11 at the George’s Creek Library.
We hope to have a full room, so please make sure that you can make it before you sign up! Sign up here: https://allegany.librarymarket.com/index.php/event/native-plant-bingo-georges-creek-library-35965

08/31/2026

Seed saving to produce true to type seeds!
If you want to grow the same plants from your saved seeds that you collected this year, some plants are easier to do that with. Tomatoes and beans are a couple of the easiest types to save. They typically give you a fruit that looks and grows like the fruit that you collected the seeds from. Corn, squashes, cucumbers and peppers can be tricker though. However, that doesn't mean that it can't be done!
Sign up for our seed saving class here: https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/owYKlRi2RZSN2gzgUfkg_A
Wednesday, September 2nd at 10am! It will be recorded, so sign up if you can't make it to get the recording as well!

08/29/2026

Native plant class next Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church! 11am!
-receive a quick lesson on native plants and how to choose varieties for your location.
-take home a couple packs of demo-garden saved seeds with you!
Christ Lutheran is located at 1222 Vocke Rd. Cumberland!

08/28/2026

Coming this weekend or next week, Master Gardeners are going to be adding 30 last packs of seeds to each seed library! (That’s 180 seed packs total!) Mostly lettuces and spinaches that can still be grown! Allegany County Library System

Enjoy and don’t forget to sign up for the seed saving class, so that you can learn to save seeds to return to the seed library too! https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/owYKlRi2RZSN2gzgUfkg_A

08/27/2026

Tomorrow is the tomato festival in Garrett County that is open to Allegany County residents too! And, they will be doing a free raffle at their booth at Deep Creek Farmers Market for this awesome EarthBox Vertical Growing System--- free of charge, but be sure to stop by and enter. Drawing will be at 5:45pm on Aug. 28th. Must be picked up and will not be shipped to winner!

08/26/2026

Natives at Noon webinar on Saving Ash for Future Forests with Todd Bitner, the Director of Natural Areas for Cornell Botanic Garden. Takes place September 2nd at noon!
To register: go.umd.edu/NANWebinarSeries

Sign up for the September Natives at Noon free webinar "Saving Ash for Future Forests" with Todd Bitner from Cornell Botanic Gardens.

Please note that the webinar will be live only and not recorded. Speakers typically share some resources afterwards.

To register: go.umd.edu/NANWebinarSeries

08/25/2026

What happens when you know that you a couple of squashes that were the same species last year and allowed the seeds to germinate from the compost?! Meet the Dickinson pumpkin-butternut squash combo! If you want to learn more about seed saving, make sure to sign up for our online zoom class next Wednesday, September 2nd at 10 am! Register here: https://go.umd.edu/ACSeedSaving2026Registration

08/24/2026

This Master Gardener Minute is about our least favorite insect... Ticks! We have been seeing so many of these tiny seed ticks all over because it is that time of the year. Understanding where you can avoid them, what types that we have here in Maryland and what to do in case you find a tick embedded in your skin is great information to have. The CDC has a lot of information about this topic: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/?metricsPageName=About%20Ticks