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Horticultural Learning Center
Hanover County gardeners will soon have a Horticultural Learning Center. It will be a space for public education, demonstrating research-based gardening practices which can be incorporated into the home setting. Hanover Master Gardeners will manage the garden, consisting of multiple raised beds constructed through different methods and materials and featuring perennial, annual, native plants and ...
May Garden Chores
By following this checklist, you can ensure that your garden is healthy, thriving, and producing an abundance of beautiful and tasty plants throughout the growing season. Flower Beds, Trees and Shrubs Fertilize your annual and perennial flower beds. Remove any dead flowers from your plants to encourage new growth. May is a great time to …
Selecting and Storing Farmers Market Bargains
How to Choose How to Store Apples Good source of fiber and vitamin C. Contain carotenoids and flavonoids that may be good for health. Choose firm, shiny, smooth-skinned apples with intact stems. Should smell fresh, not musty. Refrigerate apples in perforated plastic bag away from foods with strong odors. Use within three weeks. Can …
House Plants
These are some of the house plants our master gardeners grow and love. Read about their characteristics and care to find the right plant for your home. Arrowhead Plant House Plant – 6-12 inches Arrowhead vine is named for its heart-shape foliage. Every few weeks, this tropical plant unfurls medium green leaves splashed with white, ...
Relationship Between Plants and Pollinators
Entomophilous flowers are those flowers that require pollination by insects. Insects have been pollinating flowers for over 100 million years. In fact, plants have coadapted with insects creating a complex network of interactions. To compete for the attention of pollinators, flowers have evolved ingenious methods to entice hungry bees, birds, moths, butterflies, and beetles to …
Herbs
California Wonder Peppers - HEIRLOOM. The standard bell pepper for many decades, this 1928 introduction is still the largest open-pollinated, heirloom bell you can grow. A perfect stuffing pepper-blocky 4" x 3 1/2", thick-walled, tender and flavorful. Hungarian Wax Peppers - A Mexican favorite that's four to five times hotter than jalapeno: distinctive, pungent flavor. ...
April Gardening Chores
April is a busy time. It’s time to start putting your garden plan in place and preparing for a healthy garden. Flower Beds, Trees and Shrubs Fertilize bulbs with a balanced fertilizer after they finish blooming. Divide herbaceous perennials, clumps of bulbs, and ornamental grasses if the garden looks too crowded. Replant at original depthor …
March Garden Chores
March is the time to get those seeds started. The days will start getting longer, and your house plants will begin to wake up from their winter nap. Flower Beds, Trees and Shrubs Plant bulbs for spring and summer flowers such as dahlia, canna, and gloriosa. Amend beds with organic matter and provide stakes for …
Gardening Basics
Month-by-Month Gardening ChoresAlthough Spring and Summer seem to be the most intense times for gardening there are chores that can be done each and every month. Check out the tips below for gardening in Hanover, planting zone 7b, to extend your garden to all seasons, maintain a healthy lawn, flower beds, trees and shrubs. In ...