May means its time for Back to the Garden on Midday.

Farmer Chippy, Founder of Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm and Carrie Engel, Greenhouse Manager at Valley View Farms, share their best tips on how to cultivate a vibrant and healthy garden this year.

They answer your questions about tree sap, natural deer repellants and more!

Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-8th) represents the majority of Montgomery County and a little of Prince George’s County. He is currently the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee.

Raskin joins Midday to discuss how Democrats should approach campaigning and the next generation of Democratic leadership.

A pair of local authors join Midday to discuss self-doubt, resiliency and creativity.

Amy Bernstein is an author and playwright, with a new book called Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration. 

Sharon J. Burton is a visual artist, a poet and the founder of Spark Your Creative Coaching, where she works with people at mid-life who need help unblocking their creative potential. Her book is called Creative Sparks: 21 Affirmations and Inspiration for Creativity at Midlife.

They will be appearing along with fellow authors Erica Ginsberg and Frankie Rollins tonight at the Ivy Bookshop for a panel discussion about emotional resilience and creative practice.

Internationally-acclaimed writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins Midday to discuss her latest novel, Dream Count. The book is her first work of fiction since Americanah, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award 12 years ago.

Dream Count is a rumination on friendship and feminism, a study of what makes relationships work and why they fail. The story is about people making assumptions, and how those assumptions can advance injustice. It is also about “contagious dignity,” and a reflection on finding fulfillment and why it is so elusive.

Adichie was raised in Nigeria and splits her time between Nigeria and Maryland.

The Baltimore Peace Movement is a community-based non-profit group that works to end violence in Baltimore. The organization's co-organizer Darnyle Wharton joins Midday to discuss May's Peace Promise Weekend.

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to review "Some Like It Hot" which runs at The Hippodrome Theatre through May 11.

Kimi Yoshino, the Banner's editor-in-chief, joins Midday to discuss the work behind their award-winning coverage.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says anti-violence initiatives like Safe Street helped Baltimore reach historic lows in the number of homicides committed in our city over the last 3 years. Midday hears from Alex Long, Site Supervisor for Safe Streets in McElderry Park and Sean Wees, Site Director for Safe Streets in Brooklyn.