Urban Agriculture: Come Grow With Us!

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2019 Winter-Spring Classes

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Urban Agriculture: Come Grow With Us! 2019 Winter-Spring Classes Arlington Sessions: 1/14, 2/25 (6:30-8:30 pm) 1/29, 3/25, 4/9, 5/21 (7-8:30 pm) Westover Branch Library 1644 N. McKinley Rd. 4/30 (7:00-8:30 pm) Shirlington Branch Library 4200 Campbell Ave. Alexandria Sessions: 1/19, 2/23 (10:30 am-12:30 pm) 1/26, 3/23, 4/6, 5/11 (10:30 am-12:00 pm) Burke Branch Library 4701 Seminary Rd. 4/27 (10:30 am-12:00 pm) Barrett Branch Library 717 Queen St. Seeds: Selection and Starting Jumpstart your vegetable garden! Get the scoop on seed selection – hybrid vs. heirloom, which seeds to start indoors and what’s required to get them growing. Learn to make your own starter pots and how to create simple lighting systems. Germination is complex, but seed starting is reassuringly simple! January 14 (Monday), 6:30-8:30 pm, Westover Library January 19 (Saturday), 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Burke Library How To Build Inexpensive and Effective Grow Lights Give your plants a healthy start with grow lights that ensure your seedlings get great light indoors, even when it’s freezing outside. Grow unusual and hard-to-find varieties of vegetables not offered at local garden centers, or farm nutritious microgreens indoors. Learn the pros and cons of light systems and options for creating your own. Instructions and material lists provided to help you jumpstart your garden. January 26 (Saturday), 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Burke Library January 29 (Tuesday), 7:00-8:30 pm, Westover Library Grow What You Eat: Starting Your Own Vegetable Garden Learn easy-to-implement practices for selecting a site, evaluating and improving your soil. Find out which plants grow best locally, which are best planted directly via seeds and which are typically transplanted as seedlings. Discover how to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects. Learn to identify and manage pests, weeds and diseases. Get free seeds and a vegetable garden calendar customized for our region. February 23 (Saturday), 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Burke Library February 25 (Monday), 6:30-8:30 pm, Westover Library Planning your Perfect Small Space Garden Grow more fresh produce in less space and save time with less watering, weeding and tilling. Learn simple principles and techniques of intensive gardening, including Mel Bartholomew’s square-foot system, that will bring you high yields with easy maintenance. March 23 (Saturday), 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Burke Library March 25 (Monday), 7:00-8:30 pm, Westover Library Tomato Love Americans love tomatoes—whether that first bite of a BLT, a bowl of cool gazpacho or cherry tomatoes picked off the plant and popped into your mouth, tomatoes are the 2nd most consumed vegetable in the world! Learn everything you need to know to grow exceptional tomatoes: understand the many varieties; select those that suit your needs; prepare your garden; plant and nurture your plants; and harvest tasty tomatoes of your own this summer. April 6 (Saturday), 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Burke Library April 9 (Tuesday), 7:00-8:30 pm, Westover Library Grow Your Own Herbal Teas Enjoy creating your own herbal tea garden! Bring the flavor, health, beauty and convenience of homegrown herbs to your teatime. Our simple DIY techniques will show you how to plant, care for and harvest herbs that thrive in our area — in a garden or in containers — for flavorful teas with minimal time and effort. April 27 (Saturday), 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Barrett Library April 30 (Tuesday), 7:00-8:30 pm, Shirlington Library Container Gardening for Food, Fun and Beauty Learn how to grow edible and ornamental plants in containers on your porch, deck, balcony or patio. This workshop will cover soil, containers, maintenance and selection of suitable plants. May 11 (Saturday), 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Burke Library May 21 (Tuesday), 7:00-8:30 pm, Westover Library ______________________________________________ Attend one class or the series! Classes are free of charge and open to the public. Advance registration is requested at mgnv.org under Events. Questions: call 703-228-6414 or email mgarlalex@gmail.com Sponsored by: Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia www.mgnv.org and Virginia Cooperative Extension www.ext.vt.edu

 

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