Not surprisingly, I couldn't find much info on this topic: What would be the impact of a huge pile of unused, unraveled toilet paper in a compost bin or garden pot or raised bed? My neighbor was recently TP'd. We pulled down the toilet paper from trees and fences, but I don't think it can be recycled with paper. Any thoughts?
You can put unused toilet paper in a compost bin or mixed thinly into the soil in a raised bed. Don't add too much to planting pots.
I have planted Porcelain Heirloom garlic for a few years and am not satisfied with the bulb size or strength of flavor. What is a good-sized garlic with strong flavor that is recommended for Maryland?
If you ask five people for their garlic recommendations, you're liable to get five different answers. Personal recommendations from HGIC would be the following hardneck varieties: German, Leningrad and Music. Our primary suggestion is to buy seed garlic from a supplier that guarantees a disease-free garlic. Supplier descriptions can be helpful. Order soon! Many of the better varieties sell out quickly. Search garlic on our website and look at the vegetable profile for growing tips.
University of Maryland Extension's Home and Garden Information Center offers free gardening and pest information at extension.umd.edu/hgic. Click "Ask Maryland's Gardening Experts" to send questions and photos.
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Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Be afraid, Chesapeake Bay. Be very afraid. "Purple Plague" is a perennial that can reach up to 10 feet in ideal conditions and whose 30 to 50 flower stalks can produce 2 million to 3 million seeds a year. Its long flowering period from June to September adds to its aggression. This Eurasian plant invades tidal or nontidal wetlands of bays, ponds, rivers, or ditches. Useless to wildlife for food or habitat, forcing out native plants critical for wildlife, purple loosestrife has single-handedly destroyed millions of natural acres in the U.S. 'Sterile' versions are not sterile. Search "Weeds Gone Wild" fact sheets online for control options and timing. Report sightings on the MAEDN (Mid-Atlantic Early Detection Network) phone app. — Ellen Nibali