Seed Starting for Veggie Gardeners

Earth Month lecture and demonstration

Join Master Gardener Meipo Martin for a program on seed starting. There will be time for questions!

Attend this Master Gardener lecture and demonstration to learn all about seed starting! What is a seed? Why start seeds at home? Choosing a crop and buying seeds.  How to read seed packets.  How to start seeds indoors: tools & containers, growing medium, seed preparation & storage, and growth requirements (water, light, heat).  How and when to transplant seedlings outdoors. How to start seeds outdoors: direct sowing, winter sowing, and common reasons for germination failure.

Meet your presenter! 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 240-773-9590.

Take a look at these library resources for more seed starting information. Don't have a card right now?  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

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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