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Master Gardener Lectures - All About Chiles

Master Gardener, Betty Cichy will share her knowledge of chiles and how to select, grow, and preserve them.

In this Master Gardener talk you will learn how to choose, grow, preserve and enjoy chile peppers. The speaker encourages you to steer the focus based on your preference for heat level - from mild to the hottest. The talk starts with the basics of heat levels and moves on to the flavors and best uses for individual varieties. You’ll learn how to choose which chiles to grow and what types are best suited to use in your favorite dishes. 

Speaker bio:
A master gardener since 2020, Betty Cichy was a reporter and features writer for the Bucks County Courier Times and the Doylestown Intelligencer newspapers in Pennsylvania for 20 years, eventually serving as Food Editor.  She also covered gardening for the papers, and became a Master Gardener after retirement.  She has had home vegetable gardens for most of her life, and those gardens have always included chile peppers - a special interest.  She now writes a column, “The Seasonal Kitchen,” for The Seed, the monthly newsletter of the Montgomery County Master Gardener organization. 

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

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Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

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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