HANDS in the Dirt
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Master Gardener Charlie Nardozzi offers gardening tips to help you produce affordable, healthy food. Produced by HANDS (handsvt.org), with the support of Hannaford, City Market/ Onion River Coop, and CCTV/ Town Meeting TV.Programs in this Series
September is the time to preserve and save the summer bounty from the garden. Find out how to store squashes, potatoes and onions for winter, can tomatoes, freeze veggies, and other ways to preserve the bounty. Special thanks to AARP Vermont, CCTV...
August is a great time to succession plant many of your favorite cool-weather-loving veggies. Master Gardener Charlie Nardozzi talks about growing root crops (carrots, beets, radishes), greens (lettuce, spinach, arugula, Swiss chard and kale) and...
Midsummer means the pest populations are exploding. Learn to control later season pests such as squash vine borers, potato beetles, squash bugs, white flies, diseases and larger animals such as wood chucks and deer. Special thanks to AARP Vermont,...
In early summer, plants are starting to take off in the vegetable garden! That means insects and animal pests are showing up, too. Learn about common early summer pests such as cucumber beetles, cabbage worms, leaf miners, and slugss. Special thanks...
Let's talk tomato growing! It's time to plant them in the ground or containers. Join Charlie Nardozzi, Master Gardener, to learn planting, mulches and blight prevention techniques, caging and trellising, pruning and pest controls. Special...
Certain veggies and herbs do like each other. Learn about the modern take on companion planting that includes growing polyculture beds and containers, taking advantage of veggie growth rates and sizes, and using flowers and herbs to thwart pests....
Get a jump on the gardening season by starting your favorite tomatoes, peppers, lettuces, and other veggies indoors. Learn about the seed starting supplies you need, best veggies to grow from seed indoors and how to care for them.
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Master Gardener Charlie Nardozzi talks about various herbs to grow indoors in winter. Find out about the conditions they need to grow, watering and care, the best types of herbs and how to start them from seed.
Produced by HANDS (handsvt.org)....
Master gardener Charlie Nardozzi provides useful advice on how to clean up your garden and prepare for spring with many handy horticultural tips. Produced by HANDS (handsvt.org), with the support of Hannaford, City Market/ Onion River Coop, CCTV/...
Master gardener Charlie Nardozzi provides useful advice on how to care for and harvest the late summer garden, including harvesting, fall planting and over wintering your plants.Produced by HANDS (handsvt.org), with the support of Hannaford, City...
Master gardener Charlie Nardozzi provides useful advice on how to maintain the mid-summer garden, including watering, weeding and pest control.
Produced by HANDS (handsvt.org), with the support of Hannaford, City Market/ Onion River Coop, CCTV/ Town...
Megan J. Humphrey, Executive Director of HANDS and Charlie Nardozzi, Master Gardener, present tips for getting springtime vegetable gardens ready for the season as part of our “HANDS in the Dirt” series.
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