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SUMMARY:Seed Starting for Veggie Gardeners
LOCATION:Chevy Chase Library\nChevy Chase Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join Master Gardener Meipo Martin for a program on seed starti
 ng. There will be time for questions!.\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/132
 13607
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Attend this Master Gardener lecture and de
 monstration to learn all about seed starting! What is a&nbsp\;seed?&nbsp\;
 Why start&nbsp\;seeds at home?&nbsp\;Choosing a crop and buying&nbsp\;seed
 s.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;How to read&nbsp\;seed&nbsp\;packets.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;How to 
 start&nbsp\;seeds indoors:&nbsp\;tools &amp\; containers\, growing medium\
 ,&nbsp\;seed&nbsp\;preparation &amp\; storage\, and growth requirements (w
 ater\, light\, heat).&nbsp\;&nbsp\;How and when to transplant&nbsp\;seedli
 ngs outdoors.&nbsp\;How to start&nbsp\;seeds outdoors: direct sowing\, win
 ter sowing\, and common reasons for germination failure.</p>\n<p>Meet your
  presenter! Meipo Martin bio:</p>\n<p>Meipo Martin was born in Hong Kong\,
  where she started growing houseplants and herbs on the apartment windowsi
 ll. &nbsp\;In 1998\, she moved to the United States. &nbsp\;In her new gar
 den\, her love for plants came into full bloom and she became a Montgomery
  County Master Gardener in 2015. &nbsp\;Meipo believes gardening should be
  accessible to all\, and it does not have to be expensive or hard. &nbsp\;
 To share her knowledge\, Meipo gives a variety of presentations on gardeni
 ng methods for the master gardener organization. &nbsp\;When she is not ga
 rdening\, Meipo is a wife\, an Aikido instructor\, a woodcarver\, a blogge
 r and a sewist.</p>\n<p>Questions about this program?&nbsp\;Contact the br
 anch 240-773-9590.</p>\n<p>Take a look at these <a href="https://mcpl.aspe
 ndiscovery.org/Search/Results?lookfor=seed+starting&amp\;searchIndex=Keywo
 rd&amp\;filter[]=target_audience%3A%22Adult%22&amp\;filter[]=format%3A%22B
 ook%22&amp\;filter[]=literary_form%3A%22Non+Fiction%22&amp\;sort=relevance
 &amp\;view=list&amp\;searchSource=local" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><s
 trong>library resources</strong></a> for more&nbsp\;seed starting informat
 ion. Don't have a card right now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how t
 o&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/c
 ard.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get a Library Card</a></strong>.<
 /p>\n<p>Accommodation Requests</p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hear
 ing should request&nbsp\;English-language captioning or <a href="https://m
 ontgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html" target="_bla
 nk" rel="noopener"><strong>sign-language interpretation</strong></a>&nbsp\
 ;at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to atte
 nd. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 
 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libn
 et.info/event/13213607
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