There is a chill in the air and the smell of snow looming but it is the time of year to start your garden! Probably not planting at the moment, but certainly perusing the seed catalogs and settling on your picks for the year and planning out your crop rotation. It is also time to consider your soil and how you can keep the precious topsoil that nurtures your garden and in turn instills all those good vitamins and minerals in the vegetables you grow. Master Gardener RT West will kick off the Garden Smarter series at Calvert Library Prince Frederick on Saturday, January 18 at 10am with Saving your Topsoil and Water. Janet Kennedy will follow that up on January 25 with a presentation on Ponds and Water Features at the Community Resources Building on Duke Street. After that, keep an eye out for two to four free workshops a month sponsored by Calvert County Master Gardeners, University of Maryland Extension and Calvert Library. Some will be held at the Community Resources Building and others will be at Calvert Library locations: Prince Frederick, Twin Beaches Branch, Fairview Branch and Interim Southern Branch. Topics will include propagation, no-till methods, rain […]
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