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Summer Open HouseHosted by Montgomery County Master Gardeners

18410 Muncaster Road Derwood, MD 20855

August 6 9:00 till 1:00

at the Agricultural History Farm Park

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Master Gardener Plant Clinic in the Lobby

Farm Animals & Farm House Tour

Composting

MC Recycling Center

The MG Demo Garden

Speakers

9:00am - 1:00pm

9:20am - 4:00pm

Small Fruit in the Garden

Herbs in the Garden

100 Square Foot Garden

Garden Pond

Karin Tetzla� Averbeck

10:40 - 11:40 in the Conference Room

What's involved to keep chickens in your backyard? Karin Tetzla� Averbeck will walk you through the basics.

Master Gardener Steve Robinson

12:00 - 1:00 in the Conference Room

Learn the basics of aquaponics. (Growing �sh and soil free plants together)Also learn indoor plant lighting options.

Pollinators

Tickle your taste buds and see which tomatovariety you think tastes the best.

Tomato & Seed Drop-O� 9 -10:15Drop o� your samples and seeds to share.

Everything Tomatoes! 9:00am - 1:00pm Tasting begins at 11:00 in the Multi-Purpose room

Tomato Troubles Starts at 9:00See examples of common tomato problems.

Taste, then vote ! Prizes awarded at 12:45Prizes for Best Tasting, Most Beautiful and the Ugliest Tomato. Vote for your favorites!Seed Saving

Learn to save seeds from your harvest.

Th is c lass has p re reg i s t r a t ion and a fee , but the res t a re f ree !

Master Gardener Terri ValentiWish you could make the vegetable garden season last longer? This talk will give you thetools to have a vegetable garden year round!

9:20 - 10:20 in the Conference RoomThe 4-Season Vegetable Garden

Children’s Garden

Butter�y Garden

Conservation GardenAdmire native plants supporting the local ecosystem.

Kitchen and fragrance herbs in our 2 gardens.

Which fruit grows well here? Come and see! Learn how to compost and why you should.

Pick up a free composting bin!

A garden built with children in mind.

A garden designed for our colorful friends.

Community Garden Coordinator M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks

12:00 - 1:00 in the Garage

Learn about pests and diseases of the vegetable garden and what to do about them.

Tomato Canning

1:00 - 4:00 in the Kitchen

You will learn the types of canned tomato products that can be made at home, ingredients, equipment and supplies needed, food safety and the basic steps of water bath canning. You will spend time in the kitchen preparing and canning tomato products.

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Visit both our garden ponds and learn who lives there.

Learn why and how to attract these hard workers.

See what we can �t in our intensively planted beds.

Have any questions about any plants? Ask here.

See what our various venders have for sale.

MG StorePurchase what you need for fall planting.

WeedsWe’ve got them and can help you with yours.

at the Red Barn and Farm House

Shopping

Good Bug/Bad BugLearn which are helpers and which are pests.

and More!

Fall Planting and Low TunnelsPlants and techniques that can extend your season.Demonstrations at 10:30 and 12:00

So Many Tomatoes! Over 36 varieties of tomatoes grow in beds, bales and containers. Count them, 36!Demonstrations at 9:30 and 11:30

Demonstrations at 9:30 and 11:30

Demonstration at 11:00

Demonstrations at 11:15 and 12:15

Straw BalesThe easiest raised bed to set up.

African Keyhole Garden A no-bending raised bed with built-in composting.

Aquaponics and Indoor Lighting

Pests and Diseases

Lisa GonzalezUM Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Science

Backyard ChickensMaster Gardener Pat Lynch

Founder, Montgomery County Backyard Chickens

Drip IrrigationWater your garden more e�ciently with less waste.Demonstration at 10:00

MC BeekeepingSee Honey Bees in action. Find honey for sale.

Demonstration at 12:30

Behind the Garden

Look for our many demonstrations!

Container GardenNo space? Try container gardening.

PotatoesLearn how to grow your own potatoes.

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Montgomery County Master Gardeners – Maryland

Perennial VegetablesLearn about Egyptian Onions, Asparagus and Rhubarb. Perennial vegetables, they come back!

Tomato Tasting Starts at 11:00

Many demonstrations can be found here!