Master Gardener Lectures - Gardening 101

Master Gardener Meipo Martin's lecture will cover topics including the basic needs of plants, site assessment, basic good garden practices, basic necessary tools.

What are annuals, biennials, & perennials. USDA zones. Site assessment: sun/shade, soil type. How to pick a plant, plant various plants. Watering: how, how often, how much, when. Different fertilizers. Why weed and what different weeds indicate about the garden. Learn to ID poison ivy. Mulching: why and how to mulch, different kinds of mulch. What is IPM. What is organic gardening. What tools one really needs to start.

Meipo Martin bio:
Meipo Martin was born in Hong Kong, where she started growing houseplants and herbs on the apartment windowsill.  In 1998, she moved to the United States.  In her new garden, her love for plants came into full bloom and she became a Montgomery County Master Gardener in 2015. Meipo believes gardening should be accessible to all, and it does not have to be expensive or hard.  To share her knowledge, Meipo gives a variety of presentations on gardening methods for the master gardener organization.  When she is not gardening, Meipo is a wife, an Aikido instructor, a woodcarver, a blogger and a sewist.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch at 240-777-0140.

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Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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