Author Archives: Loudoun County Master Gardeners

Tips for November – the beginning of the holiday season

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Loudoun County Master Gardeners

Garden Harvest cool season crops; they will be sweeter with a slight frost Keep cleaning garden beds and composting Cut asparagus fronds and mulch with leaves Finish turning beds; add compost, straw and rotted manure to enrich Lawn Finish edging, … Continue reading →

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Tips for December – the beginning of Winter

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Loudoun County Master Gardeners

Selecting your Christmas tree Needles should be green and flexible. Lift the tree off the ground a few inches, and drop it in the cut-end – you should not see needles fall to the ground. Make sure to ask for … Continue reading →

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Garden Update August 1st

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Loudoun County Master Gardeners

If your summer vegetable planting has been successful you should have an abundance of cherry and regular tomatoes which are now ripening quickly along with summer squash, pole and bush beans, okra, cucumbers and peppers. The proper time to harvest … Continue reading →

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Garden Update August 12th

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Loudoun County Master Gardeners

Your vegetable garden is probably at the height of production now. Peppers are starting to turn red, tomatoes are in abundance, beans are being harvested. But this is also the time to plant some seeds for the fall garden. Some … Continue reading →

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Garden Update August 21st

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Loudoun County Master Gardeners

Perhaps you have thought of saving your own seeds from some special vegetables you have grown in the past. Now is a great time to start saving your own seeds to replant next year. There are several basic things to … Continue reading →

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