Indoor Plant Clinic

Late winter is the perfect time to give your indoor plants a little love. Join the FREE Extension Master Gardeners Indoor Plant Clinic to learn how to take care of the plants you already have and go home with FREE easy-to-grow houseplants. The event is typically held in February each year.

The 2021 Plant Clinic is canceled because of the pandemic.

Talks in 2020 included:

Orchids and Ferns in Your House
How to Keep your Houseplants Healthy and Happy
Plants can Make Me Feel Good!

Orchid Talk Plus we typically offer lots of easy-to-grow houseplants for you to take home, including mother-in-law tongue, spider plant, pathos, and African violets.

Email any questions to NSVMGA.info@gmail.com.

Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association

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VCE Publications: Garden Tool Care, by EMG Stacey. While you're waiting for the weather to cooperate with gardening chores, you can get caught up on tool care you might have missed in fall.Properly maintained tools are safer and more efficient, and taking a little time now will improve your gardening experience in the coming months.Inspect your tools for needed repairs: Shovel and spade tips may need sharpening, and their handles may need treatment. Trowels may need cleaning. Pruners may need sap or rust removed, blades sharpened, and worn-out parts replaced.Some tools may have outlived their life or may not be ergonomic or easy to use. Rather than risking injury from using them, consider replacement. Research brands online and then visit nurseries and suppliers and test the quality and how the tools feel in your hands before purchasing.Get more information in "Hand Tools Safety: Lawn Care Training Guide - Hand Tool Care and Safe Use" at resources.ext.vt.edu/contentdetail?contentid=2251&contentname=Hand%20Tools%20Safety:%20Lawn%20Car.... Click "Preview" to read on screen and then click "Download Version" to print or save to your computer.If it's time for "more power" in your tools, check out Lawn Care: Powered Hand Tool Safety at www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/BSE/BSE-41/BSE-41NP.html.Pictured are my pruners after a hard season of poor care. I've since learned better!Virginia Cooperative Extension offers extensive research-based information you can read for free online. Each week we'll highlight #VCEResources publications you can use in your own garden. See future posts at #NSVsharesVCE. You can also visit the VCE Resource Website at resources.ext.vt.edu/ (which is replacing www.pubs.ext.vt.edu). You'll find most of what we'll share in "Lawn & Garden." ... See MoreSee Less

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