Check Everyone Off Your List This
Holiday Season!
Our Winter Garden Workshops* are the perfect gift for the gardener (or wannabe gardener) in your life!
Advanced Master Gardener, Rachel Ziesk, will teach classes that will help attendees prepare their garden for the upcoming spring season.
Each individual workshop costs just $20. OR pick up the entire series for $100!
Soil & Season Extenders -- Saturday, January 28th,
2017
The most important component
for a successful garden is soil health. Learn how to make and keep your soil
healthy, as well as how to use row covers and other techniques to extend your
growing season.
Cool Weather Crops -- Saturday, February 11th,
2017
Learn about starting your
garden as soon as the snow is gone! Cool weather crops don’t mind the cold and
give you a head start on the season. This class covers how to plant cold
weather crops and manage the pests and diseases that plague them.
Warm Weather Crops -- Saturday, February 25th,
2017
Everything you need to know about warm weather crops! Learn
about how to make the best out of your growing season including which crops are
best started indoors, what can be directly seeded into the ground and what
conditions each crop prefers. This class also covers which fertilizers are best
as well as common pests and diseases affecting warm weather crops.
Seed Starting & Garden Planning -- Saturday, March 4th,
2017
Start your own seedlings!
This class explores how and when to start planting indoors. Learn about using
lights, watering and identifying common problems with seed starting. The class
also covers planning your garden so you get the most out of your gardening
space. Everyone attending will get to plant a six pack of seedlings to take
home with them.
Essential Flowers & Herbs for Vegetable Gardening --
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
Flowers and Herbs attract
pollinators and beneficial insects to help keep your garden productive and
healthy. Learn about the best flowers and herbs for your garden. This class
will also identify some edible weeds and tell you what you need to know in
order to protect your garden from invasive ones.
Preserving your Garden Harvest -- Saturday, March 25th,
2017
Learn how you can eat from your garden all winter long.
Simple methods can save your harvest for winter use. The class will cover
techniques that you’ll need to know for freezing, canning, dehydrating,
pickling and more.
For more information on each class, or to register for the series, visit: www.nhswintergarden2017.eventbrite.com
*This Program is a cooperative effort of NHS of New Haven, Common Ground, UConn Extension, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, and the Risk Management Agency/USDA. These institutions are equal opportunity employers and providers.
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