The Oyster Gardening Program is a cooperative effort among the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the Oyster Recovery Partnership. The program brings together scientists and citizens to help enhance the Chesapeake Bay system's stressed oyster populations. This oyster gardening guide provides you with basic information on setting up and maintaining your oysters in the best manner given the environmental conditions for your location. Follow these links to find out what you need to know to start growing oysters.

Oyster Gardening Guide

Getting Started

Oyster Seed

eploying Oyster Seed

Placement & Security

Oyster Care

Oyster Ecology

Calendar

For More Information

Oyster Gardening Guide (pdf)

This page was last modified October 17, 2012

The Oyster Gardening Program is a cooperative effort of the Oyster Alliance
Chesapeake Bay Foundation ~ Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ~ Oyster Recovery Partnership

This page is part of Maryland Sea Grant's Oyster web site.

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