The Piedmont Master Gardeners and Virginia Cooperative Extension will host a free information meeting on how to take part in the 2024 training class for Extension Master Gardeners serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County. For more details, contact Nick Saylor, master gardener program coordinator, at 434-872-4581 or nickjs23@vt.edu. Click here to learn more about the training… Read More »How to Become an Extension Master Gardener
You can grow fresh produce all winter in Central Virginia with the use of season extender techniques. Participants will learn • How to use crop choice, garden layout, and row covers to extend the growing season • Where to go for supplies • How to position and secure row covers in a garden through a… Read More »Garden Basics: Season Extenders in the Edible Garden
You can grow fresh produce all winter in Central Virginia with the use of season extender techniques. Participants will learn • How to use crop choice, garden layout, and row covers to extend the growing season • Where to go for supplies • How to position and secure row covers in a garden through a… Read More »Garden Basics: Season Extenders in the Edible Garden
Most gardeners view the presence of earthworms in their soil as a huge positive, but Dr. Linda K. Blum, a soil scientist in the University of Virginia’s Environmental Sciences Department and a Piedmont Master Gardener, will explain that earthworm activity isn’t all beneficial. For example, earthworms can increase greenhouse gas emissions from soils, disrupt nutrient… Read More »Earthworms: Friend and Foe
Most gardeners view the presence of earthworms in their soil as a huge positive, but Dr. Linda K. Blum, a soil scientist in the University of Virginia’s Environmental Sciences Department and a Piedmont Master Gardener, will explain that earthworm activity isn’t all beneficial. For example, earthworms can increase greenhouse gas emissions from soils, disrupt nutrient… Read More »Earthworms: Friend and Foe
Hedgerows—living fences made of trees and shrubs—support biodiverse populations of birds, mammals, and insects. Popularized in the United Kingdom, this technique for growing a living boundary can be put into practice in Central Virginia. In PMG’s next Speakers Bureau presentation at The Center, Claire Denton-Spalding of the Piedmont Master Gardeners will cover the history of… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: How and Why to Grow Hedgerows (Sold Out)
Hedgerows—living fences made of trees and shrubs—support biodiverse populations of birds, mammals, and insects. Popularized in the United Kingdom, this technique for growing a living boundary can be put into practice in Central Virginia. In PMG’s next Speakers Bureau presentation at The Center, Claire Denton-Spalding of the Piedmont Master Gardeners will cover the history of… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: How and Why to Grow Hedgerows (Sold Out)
Starting flowers and vegetables indoors from seed is easy, inexpensive, and satisfying. But if you’re not familiar with seed-starting essentials, a lot can go wrong. Improve your success rate by learning basic seed-starting techniques. This workshop will include time for you to plant a few seeds to take home and grow. You will learn How seeds work Mistakes to avoid when starting seeds Tests and tricks… Read More »Garden Basics: Starting Garden Plants from Seed
Starting flowers and vegetables indoors from seed is easy, inexpensive, and satisfying. But if you’re not familiar with seed-starting essentials, a lot can go wrong. Improve your success rate by learning basic seed-starting techniques. This workshop will include time for you to plant a few seeds to take home and grow. You will learn How seeds work Mistakes to avoid when starting seeds Tests and tricks… Read More »Garden Basics: Starting Garden Plants from Seed
Growing a veggie garden can be enchanting, fulfilling, and, at times, a bit frustrating. This year-long journey through the life of a veggie garden and gardener—from selecting seeds through reaping the rewards of your efforts—will help you avoid getting overwhelmed along the way. We will explore: seed starting and planting; thinning, weeding, and harvesting; and… Read More »Garden Basics: A Year in the Life of a Vegetable Garden–A Gardener’s Path