In the Garden: Look at our tomatoes—they are already setting fruit
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), June 2nd: For a second year in a row (yes, there is a pun here) we are growing our tomatoes on trellises. Based on research, tomatoes …
In the Garden: Ugh! We got Slugs
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), May 30th: The previous week in the organic vegetable garden we have been finding many, many slugs happily feeding on our lettuce, broccoli, strawberries and the …
In the Garden: Clean Out the Pests with Insecticidal Soap
Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), May 17th: Flea beetles are going after our eggplant seedlings so we started applying insecticidal soaps in addition to using other methods of protection such as …
Native Vines Blooming in the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden
by Certified Master Gardener, Judy Funderburk Ever since Arlington’s Invasive Plant Coordinator, Jenn Truong, asked us to take out the beautiful scented, evergreen, fall-blooming and often-called native and very invasive …
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 …