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Apr 09 2022

Welcome

If you are looking for gardening and horticultural information we hope you will find it here. We have pages of Frequently Asked Questions, a curated list of links to science-based gardening topics, and our online Help Desk, where you can ask questions of our Master Gardeners.

Our Facebook group is our primary public communication media. We hope you will visit our group and "Like" us to see us in your Facebook feed. You can view our most recent posts here.

Please explore our site and Happy Gardening!

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Nov 24 2021

2023 New Master Gardener Training

VCE Master Gardener Training provides educational instruction for volunteers interested in educating and improving the community through horticulture. Volunteers are needed to help with school and library programs, help desks, demonstration gardens, and other horticultural activities. Become a Master Gardener volunteer, make new friends and
serve the community!

As a Master Gardener, you are volunteering on behalf of Virginia Cooperative Extension. This 40+ hour training will give you the background information to be a successful volunteer. The course is taught by experts and professionals in the horticultural industry.

Our Program

The training will be a hybrid of Zoom and in-person instruction. Details are being completed, but the classes will begin in late January 2023. More details will be posted here as they become available. Some of the subjects covered include Botany, Soils, Landscaping, Turf, Plant Diseases, Vegetables, Fruits and Trees, Composting and more. Classes will run through May.

Cost- $190.00 / Optional Hard Copy Handbook- $34.00

The training fee includes a digital version of the Master Gardener Handbook, training materials, and other class related fees. Checks should be made payable to Fluvanna Master Gardeners.


You may also contact the Fluvanna County Extension Office at 434-591-1950 for more information.

Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Brittney Redman at (434-591-1950/TDD*) during business hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120

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Nov 20 2021

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8 months ago

Considering doing some fertilizing before you get summer crops in? Want to sidedress plants you've already got in the ground? If you prefer organic gardening methods, you've probably noticed there are lots of fertilizer options, from manure to fish emulsion. Which is the right choice?

Some fertilizers are great for a full season supply of nitrogen (for example poultry manure or cottonseed meal), and some are great options to sidedress plants (fish emulsion or dried poultry manure).

If you have lots of organic matter in your soil (for example, you added plenty of compost when you planted), you may not need additional nitrogen.

To learn more about fertilizing the vegetable garden, check our pub: www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubsextvtedu/426/426-323/SPES-295.pdf

For considerations when fertilizing with manure: www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/452/452-705/452-705.html

And for the full chart of organic fertilizer/soil amendments: extension.unh.edu/sites/default/files/migratedunmanagedfiles/Resource003737Rep5330.pdf

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How do common organic fertilizers compare?

If you go shopping for an organic fertilizer, here are a few types you might see, average NPK content for each, and what to use it for!

Some of these can be used to sidedress crops mid-season, and some are better for full season supply.

Nitrogen source, NPK Content, How fast does it release?, Use for and when

Alfalfa meal, 2.5% N, 2%K, medium, full season supply, when K is also needed

Bloodmeal, 13% N, 1%P rapid, mid-season sidedress, or full season

Cottonseed meal, 6-7% N, also 2% P, 2% K, medium, full season supply, when lime is also needed

Fish emulsion, 4-5% N, also 2-3% P, rapid, mid-season sidedress or supplement

Poultry manure, Variable (up to 3% N), 3% P, 2% K; also provides phosphate and lime, rapid full season supply, when both lime and P are needed

Poultry manure, dried, 4% N, 3% P, 3% K, medium, mid-season sidedress or supplement

Composted mature , 1% N, 1% P, 1% K, very slow, when low in organic matter

Note: For all N sources; if organic matter levels are very high (>10%), additional N may not be necessary for crops, and may present a risk of leaching to the environment. Nitrogen will become available over time as organic matter breaks down.

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8 months ago

Deer appetizerDaylilies are very easy to grow in Virginia. Though their blooms only last one day, it's possible for a healthy plant to flower for many weeks. But should you cut off old, spent blooms?

There are two reasons to consider deadheading daylilies!

Aesthetics: Daylily flowers last only one day, and after they fade they quickly turn to mush.

And plant health: Daylilies spend a tremendous amount of energy on seed production. Seed production in turn takes away from root and shoot development and future flowering potential.

From a plant health perspective, seed pods should be removed so that daylilies will produce more flowers next season.

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Should you deadhead daylilies? Two reasons to deadhead:

Aesthetics: Daylily flowers last only one day, and after they fade they quickly turn to mush.

And plant health: Daylilies spend a tremendous amount of energy on seed production. Seed production in turn takes away from root and shoot development and future flowering potential.

From a plant health perspective, seed pods should be removed so that daylilies will produce more flowers next season.

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8 months ago

Butterfly Garden in Pleasant Grove Park!

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8 months ago

Can anyone one tell me what the yellow/brown stuff is and how to get rid of it and prevent it from coming back?

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8 months ago

There is still time to join our pond program this Saturday! Call today 434-591-1950~

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Mar 18 2021

Old Help Desk Post

The Fluvanna Master Gardeners Horticultural Help Desk at the Fluvanna Public Library is closed indefinitely due the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

However, you can contact us by clicking here or the Help Desk tab at the top of any of our web-pages and completing the Contact Us form. You can also call the Fluvanna Virginia Cooperative Education office in Fork Union at 434-591-1950 and ask the staff to convey your message to us.

Bring us your gardening questions!

 Special note: If you wish to send a plant or insect sample to the VT Plant Clinic - PLEASE contact us FIRST for instructions on how to do this correctly or the Clinic may not be able to process your sample. Click on our Help Desk page for instructions for submitting plant samples.


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Sep 04 2020

Master Gardener Volunteer Training

The Fluvanna County Master Gardeners are teaming with Rapidan River Extension, and Albemarle (Piedmont) Master Gardeners to offer virtual Master Gardener Volunteer Training. The class will be held Thursdays for 15 weeks beginning January 21st from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM via Zoom. The course is taught by County Extension Agents and professionals in the horticulture industry.

If you are interested, please attend one of our virtual orientation sessions:
October 8, 2020 – 6 PM to 7 PM
October 15, 2020 – 6 PM to 7 PM
October 22, 2020 – 6 PM to 7 PM
The Zoom link for each date will be sent to you once you register for an orientation. To register, please contact VCE Culpeper County (540) 727-3435 or Camilla@VT.EDU.

For more information about the Master Gardener Program, please contact Sue Tepper at suetepper2@gmail.com.

A class application can be found here. Please mail the application to:

Fluvanna County Office/ Virginia Cooperative Extension
PO Box 518
Fork Union, VA 23055

You may also contact the Fluvanna County Extension Office at 434-591-1950 for more information.

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