Hey Listener,

 In this month's episode, Dr. Shauna Henley (a Senior Family and Consumer Sciences Educator with the University of Maryland Extension) returns to the podcast to discuss canning those summer fruits and vegetables. She will tell us a bit about the history of canning, what supplies you need (~5:20), the difference between canning with a hot water bath and pressure canning (~9:53) , common mistakes (~16:00),  and give us some resources on where to find recipes (~18:34). 

• National Center for Home Food Preservation
• USDA's Complete Guide to Home Canning

We also have our: 

•  Native Plant of the Month - Ghost pipes (Monotropa uniflora) (~32:05)
• Bug of the Month – Bluet Damselfly (~34:50)
• Garden Tips of the Month (~40:28)

 If you have any garden-related questions, please email us at [email protected] or look us up on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GardenThymePodcas.

For more information about University of Maryland Extension and these topics, please check out the UME Home and Garden Information Center and Maryland Grows Blog at https://marylandgrows.umd.edu/. 

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

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