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2021 Webinars

Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Series

The global pandemic of 2020 saw the rise of many new gardeners trying their hands at growing their own produce. In anticipation that the trend will continue in 2021, the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association has created a FREE Webinar Series for Beginning Vegetable Gardeners offered via Zoom. Through a series of 6 one-hour online sessions, certified Master Gardeners and Interns will take you from buying seeds, starting seedlings, and setting up your garden space all the way through to harvesting your produce, saving seeds for next year, and preparing for the next growing season.

Sessions will be on the 3rd Thursday of each month from February through July. You can pick and choose which sessions you’d like to register for, but we hope you’ll register for them all. After registering, you will receive an e-mail message with the link for joining the Zoom session. There is a different link for each session in the series.

During live sessions, participants will be able to submit questions to the presenters. Sessions will be recorded with links posted on this webpage for later viewing.

Registration

Click on the buttons below to register for each session. There is no fee, but registration is required.

Donations

Donations are strictly optional but welcome. Proceeds benefit ongoing Virginia Cooperative Extension education efforts supported by the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association.

NSVMGA is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Optional Webinar Donation Levels

 

Sessions

Session 1: Planning the Garden: Selecting and Starting Seeds

Start off on the right foot by planning what seed to buy and how much you’ll need. You’ll also learn tips for starting seeds indoors, plus how succession planting can help ensure a bountiful harvest all summer long.

This session was held on February 18, 2021. You can view a video recording or click the image below to see a pdf of the slide deck from the presentation.

Session 2: Setting up Your Garden Space

Learn how to choose and prepare an area suitable for your vegetable garden. This session will cover the importance and steps for testing the soil and making appropriate amendments before planting—including using compost as a soil amendment—and some tips for growing in raised beds.

Thursday, March 18, 7 p.m.

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Session 3: Maintaining the Garden

Unfortunately, a garden won’t take care of itself. From weeding and watering to keeping an eye out for pests, find out what you should be doing throughout the season to care for your vegetables. This session will include some show-and-tell about tools you’ll need to keep your garden in top shape.

Thursday, April 15, 7 p.m.

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Session 4: Planting and Harvesting your Produce

When should you plant and when should you pick? Plant too early, and tender seedlings could be killed by frost. Pick too early, and you may be missing out on having great tasting veggies. In this session, you’ll learn both when and how to plant some of your favorite veggies and then when to harvest at the peak of readiness.

Thursday, May 20, 7 p.m.

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Session 5: Saving Seeds and Composting the Biomass

Not all seeds are the same. Find out which you can save and how, while helping to save money and select for the most desirable traits. Plus, learn what you can safely compost after the harvest is complete to create your own organic soil amendment.

Thursday, June 17, 7 p.m

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Session 6. Preparing your Garden for the Next Season

As one growing season comes to a close, it is time to plan for the next one. Whether you are preparing to plant again for a fall harvest or putting the garden to bed until next spring, steps you take now—including taking good notes about lessons learned this year—will pay off later.  This session will discuss using cover crops to preserve and replenish the soil and season extenders to help you grow a fall crop.

Thursday, July 15, 7 p.m.

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Symposium 2021

Visit our event web page to register.

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Save the Date!

  • Gardening Symposium (A Virtual Event) – March 6, 2021
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 2 – March 18, 7 p.m.
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 3 – April 15, 7 p.m.
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 4 – May 20, 7 p.m.
  • GardenFest/Plant Sale – May and June 2021
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 5 – June 17, 7 p.m.
  • Gardening in the Valley Tour – June 26
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 6 – July 15, 7 p.m.
  • FallFest – September 11, 2021

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Two more days to register! Get full details at www.facebook.com/events/232627084911109/.Two weeks till Symposium! We look forward to this annual educational event that raises funds for our high-school scholarships. Planned talks include:- Raised Beds vs. Traditional Gardens with Lynne Phillips- Herbs for Healing and Health with Sondra Baker Johnson- Urban Beekeeping and Apiculture’s Role in Sustainable Urban Agriculture with Brad Garmon- Back to My Roots with Diane KearnsLearn more about and register for the "Gardening in the Valley Symposium" at www.facebook.com/events/232627084911109. Get more details on our scholarships at nsvmga.org/programs/scholarships/.Visit www.biddingowl.com/Auction/index.cfm?auctionID=25928 to see and bid on items in our silent auction, which also benefits the scholarship fund. You don't need to attend Symposium to participate in the auctions! Thank you to the generous EMG Volunteers, members of the public, and businesses who've donated items to our auction! If you'd like to donate an item, please email NSVMGAinfo@gmail.com.---This VCE Educational Event is supported by the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association. Extension Master Gardeners are volunteer educators who work within their communities to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management, education, and training. As an educational program of Virginia Cooperative Extension, Extension Master Gardeners bring the resources of Virginia’s land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, to the people of the commonwealth. Learn more about the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program at ext.vt.edu/lawn-garden/master-gardener.html.---Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; M. Ray McKinnie, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg.If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Mark Sutphin, Frederick County Extension, at (540) 665-5699/TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event. ... See MoreSee Less

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