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Growing Groceries: Growing in Plastic Structures and Shoulder Season Crops
Growing Groceries: Growing in Plastic Structures and Shoulder Season Crops
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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Growing Groceries: Growing the Carrot, Lettuce, Corn, Broccoli & Rhubarb Families
Growing Groceries: Growing the Carrot, Lettuce, Corn, Broccoli & Rhubarb Families
The Carrot (Apiaceae) family also includes parsnips, celery and with many herbs like dill, fennel, and caraway. We will cover members of the lettuce (Asteraceae) family, as well as the corn (Poaceae) family, broccoli (Brassicaceae) family which includes broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, mustard, Brussels sprouts and as well as the buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family which includes rhubarb and sorrel. Topics covered include variety selection, cultural requirements, and common pests and diseases affecting these families.
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4-H Tack Sale
Need horse tack? Get it at the 4-H Tack Sale! This is the primary fundraiser for the Snohomish County 4-H Horse Program. Have horse tack to donate or consign? Contact snoco4htacksale@gmail.com
Beach Clean-up at Howarth Park
Beach Clean-up at Howarth Park
WSU Beach Watchers aim to keep Snohomish County’s beaches beautiful and trash free by holding a beach clean-up at Howarth Park (meet at off leash dog area beach access) in collaboration with the Snohomish County Marine Resource Committee. Refreshment will be provided.
Bowling with Youth Advisory Council (YAC)
Bowling with Youth Advisory Council (YAC)
Join the Youth Advisory Council for a fun afternoon of bowling (FREE-Costs paid by YAC budget)! Evergreen Lanes in central Everett is a cool, vintage bowling venue with an old-school arcade, as well. (Tickets for a quarter!) Please sign up to participate! All 4-H youth are welcome!
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Growing Groceries: Growing the Cucumber, Squash and Melon Family
Growing Groceries: Growing the Cucumber, Squash and Melon Family
This class in the Growing Groceries series will focus on growing all things Cucurbit! From luscious melons to giant pumpkins, summer squash to zucchini and winter squash we'll cover all these amazing vegetables and cucumbers too!
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Apply to be a 4-H Summer Intern
Recent grads of Snohomish County 4-H may apply for a paid 4-H summer internship. First round application deadline is March 15th.
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Growing Groceries: Basics of Seed Saving
Growing Groceries: Basics of Seed Saving
We will discuss the basics of seed saving including cross-pollination and self-pollination, isolation, open-pollinated varieties versus hybrid varieties, collection, cleaning, drying and storage.
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Repair Cafe
Repair Cafe
Got broken stuff? Toss it? No way! Bring it to a WSU Repair Café! You can bring your household goods and our fixers will diagnose the issue and do their best to make it usable again. They will show you their process, order parts if necessary, and help you learn how to do it yourself […]
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DIY Green Cleaning Workshop
DIY Green Cleaning Workshop
DIY environmentally and budget friendly cleaning products Join Kellee Byard, Sustainable Communities Program Coordinator at the WSU Snohomish County Extension, to learn how to make environmentally friendly cleaning supplies from simple household ingredients. This workshop will take place on Wednesday, March 25th from 1pm to 2pm. It will be at the Mill Creek Library. First, […]
Growing Groceries: Pests, Predators, and Pollinators and an Introduction to IPM
Growing Groceries: Pests, Predators, and Pollinators and an Introduction to IPM
Learn to identify some of the insects found in our gardens, how many of them help our gardens flourish and basics of managing disease and insect pests in the home garden using Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Learn a variety of techniques including prevention, cultural practices like row covers, mulching, and more.