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march 2021
COVID-19 restrictions are still be in place for 2021, but some lectures and events will be offered via You-tube or ZOOM technology. Our Spring Symposium, April 10, 2021, will be done via ZOOM. Registration will be online or by regular mail. More information will be emailed to MG members and any who wish to be on that mailing list. Call VCE office at 540-658-8000 and speak to Lisa Ellis to receive informational emails. Free Lance Star and MGACRA Facebook page will also be used to advertise the Symposium.
Plant Clinics dates and locations are not known at this time (FEB 2021), but will be listed when the open/close status is known.
All gardening, insect, plant disease, and horticultural related questions can be called into our VCE office: 540-658-8000. Guy Mussey is our VCE Agent for the four-county area and Fredericksburg. Additional resources are available at: Ext.vt.edu where subjects of interest can be searched.
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MG Monthly Meetings:
During 2021 registration will be required to access the general meeting via Zoom.
10 Mar – MGACRA Executive Committee Meeting, 1:00 p.m., VIA Zoom
10 Mar - MGACRA Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m. via ZOOM (link will be emailed to Board on April 9). POC: Tina Will brianandtina.will@gmail.com
17 Mar - MGACRA General Meeting, 1:00 p.m. via ZOOM, POC: Kathie Holliday, klholliday7@gmail.com
Guest Speaker/Subject: Thomas Baugh/"Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven)”
**Attendance requires registration at the Zoom link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYoduuqrTMjGNN6J9KDdNI67tBWsW15K85Z
Also posted on our website mgacra.org or our Facebook page facebook.com/MGACRA/ to receive the actual link for the meeting**
Other Calendar Events
Hurry! Registration is currently open for the 8th Annual MGACRA Spring Symposium: Gardening for your Lifestyle, April 10th, 9am-3:30pm. You may register for this fabulous annual event NOW via the MGACRA website, https://www.mgacra.org/2021-symposium.html
4 Mar - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Spring Lecture Series will be presented online on four Thursday evening in March 2021. The free lectures will run from 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm and are open to everyone! For more information and to register go to https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events
5 Mar – “Grow Native Series” offered by Plant Natives Partnership and the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Doug Tallamy is one of the guest speakers. The series will run from 5 Mar – 4 May, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The cost is $10. More information and registration can be found at https://www.lewisginter.org/event/grow-native-series/
20 Mar - MGACRA 5th Annual Seed Swap, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. King George Citizen Center, 8076 Kings Hwy, King George VA 22485 (weather permitting). This event is FREE and open to the public. More information at https://www.mgacra.org/seed-swap-event.html
29 Mar - RAAI plant sale begins!
10 Apr – MGACRA 2021 Gardening Symposium “Gardening for Your Lifestyle!”, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm via Zoom. More information and registration can be found at https://www.mgacra.org/2021-symposium.html
17 Apr - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Virtual Garden Basics Workshop “Herb Gardening-History & Design”, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learn about the history of herb gardens and how to design your own. Fill out the registration form NLT 5:00 p.m. on 12 April at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/
15 May - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Virtual Garden Basics Workshop “Tomatoes & Tomato Diseases”, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learn about growing tomatoes, their common diseases, and treatment. Fill out the registration form NLT 5:00 p.m. on 10 May at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/
MG Volunteer Opportunities:
4 Mar - Cedell Brooks Park Native Demonstration Garden Workdays,
9:30 am – 12:00 pm weekly on Thursdays (weather permitting). The demonstration garden is located at 11215 Henry Griffin Rd, King George, VA 22485. Please bring your marked tools and water. Also please bring your mask. POC: Alvin Calhoun, aac.ac4@gmail.com
19-20 Mar - MGACRA 5th Annual Seed Swap. Additional guidance concerning volunteer sign-up is forthcoming via email but mark your calendars with the following dates and shifts:
Fri, 19 Mar - Set-up & Staging from 3:30-5:30 pm
Sat, 20 Mar - Set-Up from 8:15 - 10:00 am
Sat, 20 Mar - Open to public from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Sat, 20 Mar - Clean-Up from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Beginning 5 Apr - RAAI plant sale! The sale begins on 5 Apr and will run through mid-May at both the Roxbury and RAAI locations. If interested, please email Judy Little at jal22407@comcast.net with the location and shift for which you are available.
Roxbury shifts: 10am - 1 pm and 1pm - 4 pm, Mon-Sat.
RAAI shifts are 8 am - 11 am, 11 am - 2 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm, Mon - Sat.
Plant Clinics dates and locations are not known at this time (FEB 2021), but will be listed when the open/close status is known.
All gardening, insect, plant disease, and horticultural related questions can be called into our VCE office: 540-658-8000. Guy Mussey is our VCE Agent for the four-county area and Fredericksburg. Additional resources are available at: Ext.vt.edu where subjects of interest can be searched.
*******************************
MG Monthly Meetings:
During 2021 registration will be required to access the general meeting via Zoom.
10 Mar – MGACRA Executive Committee Meeting, 1:00 p.m., VIA Zoom
10 Mar - MGACRA Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m. via ZOOM (link will be emailed to Board on April 9). POC: Tina Will brianandtina.will@gmail.com
17 Mar - MGACRA General Meeting, 1:00 p.m. via ZOOM, POC: Kathie Holliday, klholliday7@gmail.com
Guest Speaker/Subject: Thomas Baugh/"Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven)”
**Attendance requires registration at the Zoom link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYoduuqrTMjGNN6J9KDdNI67tBWsW15K85Z
Also posted on our website mgacra.org or our Facebook page facebook.com/MGACRA/ to receive the actual link for the meeting**
Other Calendar Events
Hurry! Registration is currently open for the 8th Annual MGACRA Spring Symposium: Gardening for your Lifestyle, April 10th, 9am-3:30pm. You may register for this fabulous annual event NOW via the MGACRA website, https://www.mgacra.org/2021-symposium.html
4 Mar - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Spring Lecture Series will be presented online on four Thursday evening in March 2021. The free lectures will run from 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm and are open to everyone! For more information and to register go to https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events
5 Mar – “Grow Native Series” offered by Plant Natives Partnership and the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Doug Tallamy is one of the guest speakers. The series will run from 5 Mar – 4 May, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The cost is $10. More information and registration can be found at https://www.lewisginter.org/event/grow-native-series/
20 Mar - MGACRA 5th Annual Seed Swap, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. King George Citizen Center, 8076 Kings Hwy, King George VA 22485 (weather permitting). This event is FREE and open to the public. More information at https://www.mgacra.org/seed-swap-event.html
29 Mar - RAAI plant sale begins!
10 Apr – MGACRA 2021 Gardening Symposium “Gardening for Your Lifestyle!”, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm via Zoom. More information and registration can be found at https://www.mgacra.org/2021-symposium.html
17 Apr - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Virtual Garden Basics Workshop “Herb Gardening-History & Design”, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learn about the history of herb gardens and how to design your own. Fill out the registration form NLT 5:00 p.m. on 12 April at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/
15 May - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Virtual Garden Basics Workshop “Tomatoes & Tomato Diseases”, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learn about growing tomatoes, their common diseases, and treatment. Fill out the registration form NLT 5:00 p.m. on 10 May at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/
MG Volunteer Opportunities:
4 Mar - Cedell Brooks Park Native Demonstration Garden Workdays,
9:30 am – 12:00 pm weekly on Thursdays (weather permitting). The demonstration garden is located at 11215 Henry Griffin Rd, King George, VA 22485. Please bring your marked tools and water. Also please bring your mask. POC: Alvin Calhoun, aac.ac4@gmail.com
19-20 Mar - MGACRA 5th Annual Seed Swap. Additional guidance concerning volunteer sign-up is forthcoming via email but mark your calendars with the following dates and shifts:
Fri, 19 Mar - Set-up & Staging from 3:30-5:30 pm
Sat, 20 Mar - Set-Up from 8:15 - 10:00 am
Sat, 20 Mar - Open to public from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Sat, 20 Mar - Clean-Up from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Beginning 5 Apr - RAAI plant sale! The sale begins on 5 Apr and will run through mid-May at both the Roxbury and RAAI locations. If interested, please email Judy Little at jal22407@comcast.net with the location and shift for which you are available.
Roxbury shifts: 10am - 1 pm and 1pm - 4 pm, Mon-Sat.
RAAI shifts are 8 am - 11 am, 11 am - 2 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm, Mon - Sat.