Garden Chat 2020 Archive

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The EMGV Garden Chat was a virtual discussion of timely gardening topics that started as a result to limitations on in-person gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. See below for previous topics and resources:

December 14, 2020	Indoor Plants	Lighting Indoor Plants Selecting Indoor Plants Indoor plants do not improve indoor air quality
November 30, 2020	Seeds	Seed saving: An introduction to seed saving for the home gardener Propagation: Plant Propagation from Seed Planning your garden from seeds: Vegetable Planting Guide and Seed-Starting Date Calculator OPTIONAL Resources More seed saving information from Seed Savers Exchange Planting the Seeds for Natural Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration Seed germination, theory and practice First supplement Second supplement
November 16, 2020	Our Favorite Sources for Seeds	As we enter winter, you may be ordering seeds for next season. What are your favorite sources for seeds? Fill out the form to share them. See the results at go.ncsu.edu/emgv-fave-seeds
October 26, 2020	Open Discussion	Bring your garden questions. We will also discuss the chat schedule or other options for the winter months.
October 12, 2020	Autumn Leaves & the Garden	Fall Leaves: To Leave or Not to Leave An Update on Whether Climate Change Will Affect Fall Leaf Color Displays Fall Foliage Prediction Map NC Fall Color Report NC Fall Color Report – Related Links (you do not need to review all of these, but they are included for anyone interested in doing some additional reading on this topic)
September 28, 2020	Cultivars	Hints for Understanding Scientific Plant Names Cultivar versus variety Comparing insect pollinator visitation for six native shrub species and their cultivars Do cultivars of native plants support insect herbivores? Want more info on native plants and their cultivars? This is not required reading, but you may want to check out the Mt. Cuba Center. They have interesting research and virtual tours on their website.
September 14, 2020	Our Most-Loved Garden Tools and Implements	View the list of tools at go.ncsu.edu/emgv-fave-tools
August 31, 2020	Open Discussion	Art Kelley will provide a review of the book Entangled Lives: How Fungi Make our Worlds, Change our Minds, and Shape our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake The handsome trig – is anyone seeing this in their garden?
August 17, 2020	Diagnosing Plant Problems	What’s wrong with my tree? Hit the Panic Button (video)
August 10, 2020	Lawns and Alternatives	Applying ‘action situation’ concepts to public land managers’ perceptions of flowering bee lawns in urban parks Standing up for (and lying down on) the environmentally sustainable lawn If you want more, explore the variety of resources here (you are not expected to read them all prior to the chat) Flowering Bee Lawn Toolkit Flowering Bee Lawns for Pollinators
August 3, 2020	Our Favorite Gardening Apps and Websites	Click here to view the list of recommended apps and websites.
July 27, 2020	Invasive Plants	Invasive Species Terminology Invasive Species Assessment in NC Invasive Plants and Your Forest NC Native Plant Society – Invasive Exotic Species List
July 20, 2020	Our Favorite Gardening Books	Click here to view the recommended books.
July 13, 2020	Pollinator Gardening	UGA Extension: The Eco-friendly Garden Nature: Invasive paper wasp turns urban pollinator gardens into ecological traps for monarch butterfly larvae
July 6, 2020	Watering and Irrigation	The Myth of Hot-Weather Watering They Myth of Winter Watering Informed Gardener Podcast, Season 1 Episode 8: Water Works Homeowner’s Guide to Landscape Irrigation
June 29, 2020	Open Discussion
June 22, 2020	No discussion, instead we encourage everyone to participate in the NC Pollinator Conservation Alliance’s Virtual Pollinator Field Day!	Virtual Pollinator Field Day information
June 15, 2020	No discussion
June 8, 2020	Composting	The Myth of Clean Compost Coffee Grounds: Will They Perk Up Plants? The Myth of Compost Tea The Myth of Compost Tea Revisited
June 1, 2020	Open Discussion
May 25, 2020	No Discussion – Memorial Day Holiday!
May 18, 2020	Growing in Containers Special Topic: CoCoRaHS – citizen science climate monitoring	The Myth of Drainage Material in Containers Plant Containers: Does Size Really Matter? Potting Soil Poison
May 11, 2020	Planting Techniques	The Myth of Fragile Roots The Myth of Tree Staking The Myth of Soil Amendments, Part 1
May 4, 2020	Mulches	The Myth of Landscape Fabric The Myth of Paper-Based Sheet Mulch The Myth of Pretty Mulch
April 27, 2020	Open Discussion Special Presentation: A Plant, A Cow & A President’s Mother
April 20, 2020	Choosing Plants	The Myth of Native Plant Superiority The Myth of Well-Behaved Ornamentals The Myth of Plant Quality
April 13, 2020	Finding Good Information	The Myth of Absolute Science The Myth of Indisputable Information
April 6, 2020	Spring Clean-Up & Weeds	The Informed Gardener Podcast – Season 3, Episode 1 “Spring Cleaning” The Myth of Weed-Killing Gluten The Myth of Wandering Weed Killer
March 30, 2020	Open Discussion
March 23, 2020	Tool Care	Disinfecting Your Garden Tools (Florida) Hand Tools Safety (Virginia) Garden Tool Care and Safety (Texas) How to Clean and Sharpen Your Pruners

*From April through June, many discussions were guided by the book The Informed Gardener by Linda Chalker-Scott. All articles we discuss will be available for free online, so it is not necessary to get the book.

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