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Spring Greening Education Day
April 23, 2016 @ 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Click here to download the 2016 Spring Greening flier.
Admission fee: $5 (cash or check only, no credit cards please). No pre-registration required but space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY:
Session One Workshops: 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
– Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Growing Fruits and Veggies in Thurston County
– Plant Propagation 101
– Worm Composting
Break: 10:45 a.m to 11:00 a.m.
Session Two Workshops: 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
– Garden Troubleshooting (Ideas to solve common gardening problems)
– Container Gardening
– Wasting Less Food
Break: 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (Suggestion- bring a lunch from home if you are staying for the entire day)
– Visit the demonstration/activity tables in the hallways and gathering spaces
– Watch the following live demonstrations (Proper shrub/tree planting & How to plant a container garden)
Session Three Workshops: 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
– Straw-bale Gardening (fruits, veggies and flowers)
– Gardening on a Budget (cost-saving gardening ideas)
– Repurposing/Reusing/Upcycling Project Ideas
Hallway Demonstrations and Activity Booths (All booths will be staffed by WSU Master Gardener and/or Master Recycler Composter volunteers):
– Gardening question/answer booth
– Handi-craft and plant sale
– Tool care, repair and ergonomics
– Plant identification
– Seed planting
– Can this item be recycled?
– Refreshments will be served.
Online follow-up information and resources will also be available.
This event is brought to you by the WSU Extension Master Gardeners of Thurston County, Thurston County Master Recycler Composter program and the Master Gardener Foundation of Thurston County.
