Master Gardener Tool TableLearn how to keep your tools in top condition.

SoilLearn how to get healthy soil.

Pick up a free recycling bin! Learn about how to compost and why.Look for demonstrations!

Plant a Row for the Hungry

Montgomery County Recycling Center

Grow a little extra, donate to Manna Food Center.

9:00am - 1:30pm

9:00am - 1:30pm

9:30am - 1:30pm

Small Fruit in the GardenWhich fruit grows well here? Planting and pruning demonstrations too.

Conservation Garden

Composting

Find native plants providing for native creatures.Row CoversLearn this method of protecting your crops.

100 Square Foot Garden

Building Bamboo TrellisesBuild structures from bamboo and twine.

Garden PondVisit our garden pond and learn who lives there.

MulchingLearn how to keep weeds down and warm your soil.

Straw BalesThe latest in raised garden beds!

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Montgomery County Master Gardeners – Maryland

Spring Open HouseHosted by Montgomery County Master Gardeners at the Agricultural History Farm Park

18410 Muncaster Road Derwood, MD 20855

Chuck Schuster, Senior Agent, UM ExtensionAgriculture & Natural Resources, Commercial Horticulture

9:30 - 10:30 in the GarageLow Impact Sustainable Fruit

Marie Rojas, Master Gardener

9:30 - 10:30 in the Conference Room

We’ll explore the basics of beekeeping; including bee behavior, types of hives and where to locate them, protective clothing and tools, start up costs, as well as bee-friendly plants and resources.

Beekeeping, Is It For You?

Donna Koczaja, Master Gardener and Clinical Herbalist

9:30 - 10:30 in the Multi Purpose Room

9:00- 10:00 in the Kitchen- Vegetable Grafting

This class will showcase several easy-to-grow herbs. Growing tips for success, how to harvest and therapeutic properties of each herb will be described. Hands-on class to create and taste your own blend of herbal tea.

Growing Therapeutic Teas for the Home Gardener

Terri Pitts, Master Gardener

10:45 - 11:45 in the Garage

A basic guide for starting and maintaining a vegetable garden. This is for beginning gardenersor old hats, to learn proper techniques.

Let’s Grow!

Jan Rieke, Master Gardener

10:45 - 11:45 in the Conference RoomVines to Wines

Gordon Clark, Master Gardener

10:45 - 11:45 in the Multi Purpose Room

Using a worm bin at home is a fun and easy way to make the richest compost possible using kitchen scraps. Presentation will include all elements of making and maintaining a simple home worm bin.

Vermicomposting, Making and Using a Worm Bin

Michael Judd, Author, Landscape Designer

12:30 - 1:30 in the Conference Room

Explore how growing mushrooms in the edible landscape combines form, function and production. Learn how working with fungi builds soil and increases harvests, even in the shade!

Mushrooms in the Edible Landscape

12:30 - 1:30 in the Kitchen also at 9:00

The Vegetable Grafting Classes have preregistration and a fee, but the rest are free!

April 18, 2015 9:00am - 1:30pm

Speakers

At The Garden

Tables

MC Beekeepers FrameSee what we can �t in our intensively planed beds.

Welcome!

Seed Swap Drop O�until 10:30, so you can join in the Swap.

Seed SwapView the seeds available starting at 11:30, then join in the swap, beginning at 11:55.

Beekeepers’ Goodies At the GardenProducts from our friends, the bees.

Edible Landscaping Buy fruit trees, fruit plants and mushroom spawn

MG ShoppeSelling supplies, herbs, plants and more!

See Honey Bees in action, see their products.

12:30 - 1:30 in the Garage

Pam Hosimer & Mary Anne Normile, Master GardenersDo you love veggies but think you have no space to garden?Learn how to grow vegetables in less space than you thought. Get ideas and techniques you can apply at home to get the most out of your small growing area.

Getting the Most From Your Small Vegetable Garden

Steve Dubik, UMD Extension Horticultural Consultant, Professor, Landscape Technology, Montgomery College Learn the concept of vegetable grafting – joining two plants to create one. This will be a hands-on event to learn the process. Each participant will graft several tomatoes to take home.

Vegetable Grafting*

SeedsLearn germination and planting techniques.

Have you ever thought about growing grapes so you could make your own wine? This session will walk you though the fundamentals of grape growing and the steps involved in making home wine.

Learn what types and varieties of fruit can be raised in this region using low impact sustainable methods. Plant spacing, pruning, and methods will be discussed.

Master Gardener Plant Clinic Have any questions about any plants? Ask here.

in the Multi-purpose room

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also at 12:30