Each of the items listed in this section have been designed to enhance your learning experience and provide a foundation for the core lecture.
What are key elements in selecting a site for a vegetable garden?
What are some garden task(s) that are best accomplished the fall before a spring planting?
What are some effects of mulching in the vegetable garden?
What are some best practices for irrigation?
What are some season extension practices?
Please use the link that corresponds to your county.
This week, we will explore the vibrant world of Tennessee vegetable gardening and learn ways to make our vegetable gardens more abundant and successful.
Your local Coordinator will host a class session in person that will include hands-on activities and discussions. These activities will deepen your understanding of this week's topic and help you connect with your fellow interns and local Association.
These resources will help you dive deeper into this week's topic.
Use these questions and case studies to deepen your understanding of this week's topic. You don't have to turn in your answers, but you may discuss them in class.
There is lots of interest in home food production, and not everyone has a half-acre in their backyard. How can we as EMGs share the joys of growing home veggies with those who live in more urban areas?
Why do you think there is such an interest in heirloom cultivars in vegetable gardening today? How do we include these elements of preserving the past with present-day modern hybrid cultivars more suited to our specific area? Give me some examples of how you can/will incorporate both elements…
A question likely posed to you as a certified Master Gardener is advice on what crops are relatively easy for novice gardeners just starting out. What are some vegetables you might recommend and why?
Think about the utilization of cover crops and crop rotations in a vegetable garden. What limitations or issues might be present? How could you overcome these limitations, or what additional practices might be needed for success? If space is not an issue, are these two components something you are practicing now, or will you implement these in the future?