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From the Learning Garden
Watch videos from the York/Poquoson Master Gardeners to learn tips & tricks for all your gardening needs.
Composting
Starting from Seed
Making Newspaper Pots and Seed Garden
Raised Bed Gardening
Native Bee Hotels
April Transitions in the Garden
Grow Sweet Potatoes in Containers
Earth Day in York County
Vertical Gardening
The Amazing Honey Bee
Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterflies
Gardening in the Fall
Cold Weather Seed Starting made Easy
Master your Garden Zoom Series
Other Resources:
Vegetable Gardening Resources VideoA list of Vegetable Gardening publications you can read online
Asian Giant Hornet "Murder Hornets"
Asian Giant Hornets (Vespa mandarinia) named ‘Murder Hornets’ in popular media are not expected to be in VA in the near future. The European Hornet (Vespa crabro) is commonly found in the United States. It was first reported in North America around 1840 in New York and has spread to most of the Eastern United States. They are about 1½ inch long and resemble a large yellowjacket wasp. Other species that are commonly misidentified as Asian Giant Hornets are Asian yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina) and the Cicada Killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus). Here is a VCE link to help you identify the difference between these species: https://www.ento.vt.edu/News/Asian_Giant_Hornet.html.