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
Downtown Abbey Lavendar Tea Bread
Herb Culture & Use VT Publication
Vegetable Gardening Gardening-101 2026
Herb Handout 2026​​​​
Jan 27th - Goochland Library
CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW CONDITIONS
RESCHEDULED for March 24th
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Feb 3rd - Powhatan Library
Plant Propagation (Don Vickers, Pat Lust)
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Propagation Handout - from Pat Lust
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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 (CJ Brown)
Kitchen Garden (Raeanne Roemmich)
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Directions for Growing Sprouts​​​​
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Feb 24th - Goochland Library
Water Issues:
Erosion (George Schuette)
Water Conservation (Gary Roemmich)
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VA Stormwater Management Handbook
Mar 3rd - Powhatan Library
Insects: The Good, the Bad and the Innocent (Jean Wisgirda)
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Insect Indentification Handout
Recommended Resources of Information
Insect Talk, Part 1 - Powerpoint Presentation
Insect Talk, Part 2 - Powerpoint Presentation
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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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Mar 24th - Goochland Library
Growing Fruit / Pruning (Don Smith)
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