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SUMMARY:📚 🌱 2026 Wednesday Library Garden Talks
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Garden Talks in 2026\n\n\n\nArlington Central Library – 1015 N Quincy StreetSponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master GardenersFree! No registration required. \n\n\n\nMarch – October 6:30 pm – 7:30 pmAll talks will be inside the library in the Bluemont Room unless otherwise noted. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarch 18 – Principles of Soil Health: Learn the basic soil health principles and how a gardener/farmer can utilize these principles to conserve and improve their soil. Learn more about the principles behind potting soil\, the components they are made of\, and tips for plant care in potting soil.\n\n\n\n\n\nMarch 25 – Container Gardening: You don’t need a yard to grow your own herbs and vegetables. Find out how container gardening can work for you.\n\n\n\nApril 8 – Preventing Food Waste: (Meet in Wilson Room) Food is grown to feed people. Whether purchased or received as a donation\, the highest and best use of food is for it to be eaten. Join us for a conversation to discuss the importance of preventing food from being wasted. Why it matters and how to balance tradeoffs among haste\, taste\, and waste.\n\n\n\nApril 15 – Pepper-licious!: Peppers—hot and sweet—are the 7th most popular vegetable in the world. This talk will focus on growing delicious peppers of your own this summer. You will learn how to: select those that suit your needs; plant and nurture your peppers; and identify pests and diseases common to peppers.\n\n\n\nMay 6 – Herbs- Planning\, Planting: Fresh herbs can take your cooking from good to great. There are herbs for all cuisines and growing conditions. Which will you grow? How do you grow them? Where do they fit with your vegetables?\n\n\n\nMay 20 – Gardening Structures: Easy-to-build garden structures help you save garden space\, grow healthier plants\, bring higher yields\, and control those pesky varmints.\n\n\n\nJune – 3 – TBA\n\n\n\nJune 17- Weed Control by Design: Mulch\, Groundcovers and Cover Crops: Improve your soil and decrease weed pressure by exploring ways to keep the ground covered. We’ll highlight mulches that add organic matter\, low growing plants that can be worked into your established garden design\, and cover crop combinations that crowd out those pesky weeds.\n\n\n\nJuly 1 – TBA\n\n\n\nJuly 15 – TBA\n\n\n\nJuly 29 – TBA\n\n\n\nAug 5 – No Garden Talk: Arlington County Fair\n\n\n\nAug 19 – TBA\n\n\n\nSept – 2 – TBA\n\n\n\nSept – 16 – TBA\n\n\n\nOct 7 – TBA\n\n\n\nOct 14 – Garlic! Plant it Now
URL:https://mgnv.org/event/%f0%9f%93%9a-%f0%9f%8c%b1-2026-wednesday-library-garden-talks/2026-04-15/
LOCATION:Arlington Central Library\, 1015 N. Quincy Street\, Arlington\, Virginia
CATEGORIES:Plant Clinics
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