Gardening 101
2026 Student RESOURCES
Jan 13th - Goochland Library
Welcome & Introduction (Don Vickers)
Soil Science Is Not Rocket Science /Regenerative Gardening (Craig Fraker)
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Soil Sampling for the Home Gardener
Explanation of Soil Tests​​
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Jan 20th - Powhatan Library
Veggie Gardening (Katrina McIntoch)
Herbs (Laura Orcutt)
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Virginia Home Garden Vegetable Planting Guide
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Recommended Planting Dates
Fall Vegetable Gardening
Fall and Winter Crop Recommendations
Crop Rotation Families
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Jan 27th - Goochland Library
Growing Fruit / Pruning (Don Vickers)
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Feb 3rd - Powhatan Library
Plant Propagation (Katrina McIntosh, Don Vickers, Uwanna Thomas)
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Feb 10th - Goochland Library
Herbaceous Plants / Woody Landscape Plants /Landscape Design (Jean Cauble)
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Feb 17th - Powhatan Library
Growing Plants in Containers / Outdoor Container Gardening (Kaye Mallow)
House Plants (Kim Price)
Kitchen Garden (Raeanne Roemmich)
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Feb 24th - Goochland Library
Water Issues:
Erosion (George Schuette)
Water Conservation (Gary Roemmich)
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Mar 3rd - Powhatan Library
Insects: The Good, the Bad and the Innocent (Jean Wisgirda)
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Mar 10th - Goochland Library
Habitat (Ros Reilly)
Native Plants (Laura Lemmon)
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Mar 17th - Powhatan Library
Integrated Pest Management / Prevention and Natural Management / Commercial Products (Audrey Hirsch)
Closing Remarks & Recognition (Don Vickers)
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SNOW DATE: March 24th
if one of the class sessions should be cancelled
due to weather conditions.
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