Resources

Arlington-Alexandria Planting Calendar

Handouts and PowerPoints from Plot Against Hunger Events

2020 Spring Garden Kickoff

Tomato Love: By Colleen Kennedy, Master Gardener of Northern Virginia

• Tomato Love Power Point
• Tomato Cultivation handout
• Tomato Diseases handout

2019 Central Library Garden Talks

• Seed Starting
• Irrigation Overview
• Creating A Self Watering Container
• Rain Shed & Rain Barrel Plans
• Irrigation Buckets
• Foraging for Wild Edibles

2018 Central Library Garden Talks

• Foraging for Wild Edibles
• Irrigation, Rain Barrels, Sub-irrigation Planters, Ollas
• Garden Structures for Support and Pest Control page 1
  Garden Structures for Support and Pest Control page 2
• Pest and Beneficial Insects in the Garden
• Growing Season Extension and Winter Sowing
• Planting Vegetables for the Fall

2018 Garden Kickoff

• Basic Soil Properties
• Irrigation Guides
  • For Home Gardens
  • For Vegetable Gardens
  • For Fruit and Vegetable Gardens
  • For Raised Beds
  • For Patio Gardens
• Irrigation Methods
  • Gravity-Fed Irrigation
  • How to irrigate with Ollas
  • How to Make an Olla
  • Double-Buckets
  • Rain Catchers for Sheds or Barrels
• Pest Management
  • Common Diseases and Insect Pests
  • Soil-borne Diseases
• Body Mechanics for a Healthy Back

Local Resources & Partners

Virginia Cooperative Extension
Arlington County Community Gardens Program
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia 
Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture