The Southside Master Gardener Association (SSMGA) supports the Virginia Cooperative Extension and its mission to “enable people to improve their lives through an educational process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs”.
Perennials the focus of Second Saturday at the HFM
It’s the middle of summer and plants are looking a bit weary. Now isn’t the best time to divide plants to make more plants to share. But with the cooler temperatures and the rain, it can be done successfully. Join the VCE Southside Master Gardeners on Saturday, August 10 from 8 to 11 am, at the Halifax Farmer’s Market for a perennial display. At 9:30 a special demo will be held showing how to divide a perennial that has overgrown its space.
Visit the Halifax Farmers Market on August 10 where the Southside Master Gardeners will have a perennial display from 8 to 11 with a special demo at 9:30 where lucky attendees can take home a piece of Mountain Mint for their own yard. For more info call (434) 830-3383 or visit their website at www.ssmga.org.
As of this writing, Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum muticum, will be the featured plant. This native perennial has flowers that are greenish. It blooms pretty much all summer and is a bee magnet. As with most natives, Mountain Mint wants full sun, although it can take some shade, is drought tolerant once established and doesn’t like to be fertilized. You’ll walk away with a piece of the plant if you attend the 9:30 demo.
As always, the market will have lots of fresh veggies, organic eggs and meat, baked goods, arts and crafts. Plenty of good stuff for everyone. The Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer all your gardening questions
If you have gardening questions, you can reach an Extension Master Gardener by calling the Help Desk at (434) 830-3383. Be sure to give us your first and last name, telephone number and the nature of the call. The Help Desk phone is routinely checked. Someone will get back to you, although it may be from a different telephone number. For information about the Master Gardener program, please call the Halifax Extension Office at (434) 830-3383, visit the website at www.ssmga.org or e-mail ask@ssmga.org. Visit the market for the freshest and best local products and support local growers, our friends and neighbors.
