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Smithsonian Exhibit Satisfies Food History Craving

Spotlights

From the time you step off the curb, you begin experiencing the Smithsonian through their expansive gardens. About 20 Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia recently took a “field trip” to the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

September 6, 2013 Read more

A Blessing and a Burden

Gardens

There's no time to blog, celebrate, or complain... I've got pickling, canning, and freezing to do!

August 29, 2013 Read more

Composting Turns Garbage Into Garden Gold

Gardens

Wait! Don’t throw those eggs shells in the garbage can! Those make great compost! Call me “scrap happy,” but kitchen scraps are valuable to me.

July 16, 2012 Read more

Learning Garden 1: Overview

Gardens

Back in September of 2010, I started a new journey with my local elementary school, and now I would like you to join me on this journey, as I create a series of blogs that describes how a school and its community built an outdoor classroom and learning garden in 2012.

March 15, 2012 1 Comment Read more

Soil Test Report

Gardens

Recently, I shared a video with you demonstrating how I took a soil sample from my garden. I brought my “bags of dirt” to our county extension office. Well, the suspense is over! I have the results.

September 22, 2011 Read more

Growing and fertilizing backyard cantaloupe

Gardens

I have never grown cantaloupe before. First, I had to decide whether to refer to them as cantaloupe or muskmelon.

August 23, 2011 Read more

How to identify and remove tomato horn worms

Gardens

“That is humongous!” my four- year-old exclaimed as I held up a tomato horn worm.

July 20, 2011 4 Comments Read more

Excuse me sir, do you know anything about Fertilizer?

Gardens

One thing is for sure: strangers don’t quite know what to say when asked if they know anything about fertilizer.