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Category Archives: Intern Projects
Garden Myth Busters! Vinegar for Weeds
THE MYTH: Vinegar is an effective way to kill weeds.
THE REALITY: Household vinegar has long been heralded for its many uses around the home and garden, but is it actually an effective weed control method? Continue reading
Posted in Garden Myth Busters!, Intern Projects
Tagged Acetic acid, Garden Myths, Vinegar, Weed killer
Garden Myth Busters! Eggshells & Blossom End Rot
THE MYTH: Adding eggshells to a tomato plant’s planting hole prevents blossom end rot.
THE REALITY: Read more . . . Continue reading
Posted in Garden Myth Busters!, Intern Projects
Tagged calcium, eggshells, Garden Myths, tomato plants
Garden Myth Busters!
Based on an intern project by Rachel Vecchio, Certified Master Gardener THE MYTH: Till vegetable gardens every year. THE REALITY: For hundreds of years, an annual rite of spring has been to till the garden to get it ready for … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Myth Busters!, Intern Projects
Tagged No Till Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
Garden Myth Busters!
THE MYTH: Put gravel or rocks in the bottom of containers to improve drainage. Continue reading
Posted in Demonstration Gardens, Intern Projects
Tagged gravel in containers, mythbuster, soil
Growing Food in Winter
Have you seen the winter sowing/season extension display in the outdoor garden area at Fairlington Community Center (FCC)? . . . It illustrates how easy and effective growing plants outdoors in winter in Zone 7b can be, anywhere there is a small space and a bit of sun. Continue reading
Posted in Intern Projects, Learning Garden
Tagged cold frame, plastic milk jugs for sowing seeds, season extension, winter sowing, zone 7b
Balcony Gardening Intern Project
By Susan Wilhelm, Certified Master Gardener For their intern project, Sandy Burkholder and Marilyn Thomson (Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, Class of 2016) prepared an extensive exhibit for the 2017 Arlington Homeshow and Garden Expo (AHGE) that included a portable … Continue reading
Posted in Intern Projects
Tagged balcony gardening, container gardening, dipslays
