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, …