🫑🌶 Open House & Pepper Fest at the Organic Vegetable Garden
Join us on Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Potomac Overlook Regional Park.
(Park in the lot and walk past the Nature Center to the garden.)
Rain Date: September 14, 2025 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Come tour the Extension Master Gardeners’ Organic Vegetable Garden and sample the many kinds of peppers we grow!
- Consult with Extension Master Gardeners on growing and caring for
vegetables, flowers and cover crops. - Learn about cover crops and companion planting, which supports our pollinators who make the garden grow.
- Explore our beautiful vegetable beds, including our square foot and
container gardens. - Sample fresh peppers, both spicy and mild, such as Anaheim, Shishito,
Lunch Box, Mad Hatter and Jalapeño peppers. - Taste dishes prepared with vegetables and herbs grown in the garden and take home recipes.
- Enjoy the flora of Potomac Overlook Regional Park, the Nature Center,
and hiking trails.
Check out this amazing resource created by EMG Intern Betty J. Belanus just in time for the 2025 Pepperfest!
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