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January 2024
Repair Cafe
January 2024 Repair Cafe Got broken stuff? Toss it? No way! Bring it to a WSU Repair Café! Do you have something fixable? Or are you a fixer and like to help others? The Repair Café is here for you! You can bring your vacuums, lamps, computers, bikes, jewelry…anything you might have and one of our volunteer fixers will diagnose the issue and do their best to make it usable again. They will show you their process, order parts if…
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Growing Berries in Western Washington
Topics include variety selection, soil preferences, fertility, pruning, pest and disease management, and cultural requirements for strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and other small fruits.
Find out more »February 2024
Growing Groceries: Seed Starting and Raising Transplants
Beginning with how and when to start to seeds, to watering techniques, thinning and transplanting, you’ll learn how to save money and be successful in starting your vegetables from seed.
Find out more »SCMGF Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series – The Role of Seed Banking in Native Plant Conservation
Join us for The Annual SCMGF Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series, live at our NEW LOCATION: Everett Station Weyerhaeuser Room, 4th Floor 3201 Smith Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (free parking at the train station) Topic: The Role of Seed Banking in Native Plant Conservation Description: A seed is one of nature’s marvelous adaptions. It makes the perfect receptacle for an embryonic plant, providing protection from the elements and transportation to a new home. Early humans took advantage of seeds’ longevity,…
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Raising the Broccoli and Buckwheat Families
Includes broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, mustard, Brussels sprouts, and other members of the Brassica family. Discussion includes variety selection, cultural requirements, common diseases and pests.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Raising the Tomato & Potato Family
Topics covered include variety selection, cultural requirements, as well as the major disease and pests affecting these species.
Find out more »SCMGF Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series – Rabbits in the Garden
Join us for The Annual SCMGF Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series, live at our NEW LOCATION: Everett Station Weyerhaeuser Room, 4th Floor 3201 Smith Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (free parking at the train station) Topic: Rabbits in the Garden Description: Silly rabbits – the plants are for me! These cute little creatures are both multiplying rapidly and damaging many landscapes in our area. Come and learn about ways to protect your gardens from damage. Everything from repellents to plant protection…
Find out more »United Northwest Model RR Club 31st Train Show and Marketplace
TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS & 4-H! The United NorthWest Model RR Club 31st Train Show and Marketplace February 24th & February 25th, 2024, 10am – 5pm The United NorthWest Model RR Club 31st Train Show and Marketplace returns to the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, Washington February 24th & February 25th, 2024. Proceeds benefiting Snohomish County WSU 4-H.
Find out more »United Northwest Model RR Club 31st Train Show and Marketplace
TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS & 4-H! The 31st Train Show and Marketplace February 24th & February 25th, 2024, 10am – 5pm The United NorthWest Model RR Club 31st Train Show and Marketplace returns to the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, Washington February 24th & February 25th, 2024. Proceeds benefiting Snohomish County WSU 4-H.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Growing in Hoop Houses, Cold Frames, and Small Greenhouses
An unheated greenhouse or cold frame can be used to grow greens during winter, start warm season annuals, propagate landscape perennials, and shelter frost tender plants through the winter chill. Besides greens like spinach and lettuce, you can grow cold-tolerant veggies such as cabbage and broccoli in a cold frame or hoop house.
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