In the Garden: Look at our tomatoes—they are already setting fruit
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), June 2nd: For a second year in a row (yes, there is a pun here) we are growing our tomatoes on trellises. Based on research, tomatoes …
Demonstration Gardens
In the Garden: Ugh! We got Slugs
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), May 30th: The previous week in the organic vegetable garden we have been finding many, many slugs happily feeding on our lettuce, broccoli, strawberries and the …
In the Garden: Clean Out the Pests with Insecticidal Soap
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), May 17th: Flea beetles are going after our eggplant seedlings so we started applying insecticidal soaps in addition to using other methods of protection such as …
Native Vines Blooming in the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden
by Certified Master Gardener, Judy Funderburk Ever since Arlington’s Invasive Plant Coordinator, Jenn Truong, asked us to take out the beautiful scented, evergreen, fall-blooming and often-called native and very invasive …
In the Garden: Strawberries are not for the Birds
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), May 12th: For the past week we have been harvesting beautiful strawberries from our patch in the MGNV Organic Vegetable Garden in Potomac Overlook Park. We …
In the Garden: Keeping Bugs at Bay
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), April 26th: Protect Your Seedlings. In the next couple weeks, most people will be planting seedlings. Protect the tender young plants from cutworms and slugs with …
In the Garden: Give your Seedlings Room to Grow
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), April 21st: As heartbreaking as it can be, you just got to yank out some of those cute little seedlings when they start sprouting in a …
In the Garden: It’s Hard to be a Seedling
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), April 19th: If you have been tenderly nurturing seedlings in your home for the past few weeks, you should begin thinking about “hardening off” your young …
Make the Most of Mulch
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), April 5th: We have been busy in the organic vegetable garden preparing our beds for all the little seedlings that are being nurtured under grow lights. …
In the Garden: The Plantin’ o’ the Greens
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), March 15th: While many people are focused on the wearin’ o’ the green this week, we have been working on the planting of the greens—lettuce, spinach, …
In the Garden: Raised Beds Raise Vegetables
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), March 6th: We added three raised beds to the garden this weekend.Raised beds are a great choice for growing vegetables for a variety of reasons. You …
The Shade Garden’s Featured Plant: Crocus
Continuing in the featured plant series, the volunteers at the Shade Garden have added the Crocus Flyer (PDF). The crocus is a perennial that grows from a corm. Typically known for their …
In the Garden: Pea Planting Planning
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), February 15: Finally, we’ve had a little winter, but our thoughts are turning to planting—particularly peas (Pisum sativum) in the demonstration Organic Vegetable Garden at Potomac …
The Shade Garden’s Featured Plant: Helleborus
The volunteers at the Shade Garden routinely create flyers to highlight seasonal items of interest in the garden. Lately added to the display case is the Helleborus Flyer (PDF). Read online and …
Is That Plant Supposed to be Blooming Now?
Written by Mary Free, Certified Master Gardener There has been some discussion about the fact that our mild winter has prodded a number of plants to bloom earlier than usual. …