Hey Listener, 

In this month's episode, we are revisiting a favorite topic of ours: STARTING SEEDS! Starting seeds inside can be a fun way to enjoy gardening before you can put plants in the ground.   With the right light and simple equipment, growing transplants is easy.  In this episode, we discuss the equipment you need to start your transplants and give you some tips to get going. 

To find your frost-free date check out the National Gardening Association website:  https://garden.org/apps/frost-dates/ 

We also have the Native Plant of the Month ( Smooth Alder), Bug of the Month (Mourning Cloak Butterfly), and Monthly garden tips. 

We don't discuss starting native seeds in this episode, but you can learn more about them by visiting the UME HGIC website.  

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The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Principal Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture; Rachel Rhodes- Senior Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne's County); and Emily Zobel- Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).

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