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By Ruth Purnell
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Washington resident Donna LaPr6 is teaching a farm- based workshop on winter gardening.
“It is about gardening and eating fresh food at a time of year you don’t usually expect • to,” said LaPre.
LaPr6’s workshop will be held from 1-4 pm, Sunday, February 6.
For a fee of $25 participants will learn how to set up their own winter gardens and what kinds of vegetables thrive in the colder months.
“I will ask the students to look (at LaPre’s own garden) and think and get involved with what they are seeing,” she said.
LaPr6 explained that the months of October through April are typically considered unsuitable for most vegetable growing, but in fact a lot can be done at this time.
“All plants don’t really go dormant in the winter, they are in holding patterns. Some perennial roots are actually the most active at that time,” noted LaPre.
Growing vegetables in colder weather is something LaPre said has been around for - quite some time. According to LaPre, 19th. century French and Dutch market gardeners often had winter gardens.
LaPre, a self-taught horticulturist, has been doing this herself for eight years. This is the fourth year that she has held the workshop.
During the , workshop LaPr6 will speak a little
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