2017 Wasatch Community Gardens Workshop Schedule 2017 Wasatch Community Gardens Workshop Schedule

February February

Sat Feb. 11th, 2-4 Super Seeds: Choosing Great Veggie Varieties Sat Feb. 11th, 2-4 Super Seeds: Choosing Great Veggie Varieties Sat Feb. 18th, 10-12 Garden Planning and Design Sat Feb. 18th, 10-12 Garden Planning and Design Sat Feb. 18th, 2-4 What’s Bugging Your Garden? Organic Pest Mgmt Sat Feb. 18th, 2-4 What’s Bugging Your Garden? Organic Pest Mgmt

Sat Feb 22nd 6:30-8:30 Beginning Organic Gardening Sat Feb 22nd 6:30-8:30 Beginning Organic Gardening Sat Feb 25th 10-12 Beginning Organic Gardening Sat Feb 25th 10-12 Beginning Organic Gardening Sat Feb 25th, 2-4 Tiny Tomatoes & Pipsqueak Peppers: Starting Tomatoes

and Peppers from Seed Sat Feb 25th, 2-4 Tiny Tomatoes & Pipsqueak Peppers: Starting Tomatoes

and Peppers from Seed March March

Sat Mar 11th 10-12 Beginning Organic Gardening Sat Mar 11th 10-12 Beginning Organic Gardening Sat March 11th 2-3 In-ground Vermicomposting: Worm Pit with Moshe Rona &

Jim French Sat March 11th 2-3 In-ground Vermicomposting: Worm Pit with Moshe Rona

& Jim French April April

Wed April 5th 5:30-7 Sowing Spring Crops at the Demo Garden Wed April 5th 5:30-7 Sowing Spring Crops Sat April 8th 10-12 Potting Up Your Seedlings in the Greenhouse Sat April 8th 10-12 Potting Up Your Seedlings in the Greenhouse Sat April 8th 2-4 Soil Biology (Turn Conference Room with James Loomis) Sat April 8th 2-4 Soil Biology (Turn Conference Room with James Loomis) Sat April 15th, 10-12 Understanding & Improving Your Garden’s Soil Sat April 15th, 10-12 Understanding & Improving Your Garden’s Soil Sat April 15th, 2-4 Organic Fertilizers & Soil Amendments Sat April 15th, 2-4 Organic Fertilizers & Soil Amendments Sat Apr. 22nd, 10-12 Seed Saving with Giles Sat Apr. 22nd, 10-12 Seed Saving with Giles Sat April 22nd, 2-4 Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening Sat April 22nd, 2-4 Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening Sat April 29th, 10-12 All About Tomatoes Sat April 29th, 10-12 All About Tomatoes May May

Sat May 20th 10-12 Pots, Barrels, Buckets and More: Container Gardening on a Shoestring

Sat May 20th 10-12 Pots, Barrels, Buckets and More: Container Gardening on a Shoestring

Sat May 20th 2-4 TBD – Permaculture Basics Sat May 20th 2-4 TBD – Permaculture Basics Wed May 24th 5:30-7 Tomato Planting Wed May 24th 5:30-7 Tomato Planting June June

Sat June 3rd, 10-12 Chickens: Know Your Breeds Sat June 3rd, 10-12 Chickens: Know Your Breeds Sat June 10th 10-12 Meet the Red Wigglers: Vermicomposting for Black Gold Sat June 10th 10-12 Meet the Red Wigglers: Vermicomposting for Black Gold Sat June 10th, 2-4 Permaculture in Action with Moshe Rona & Jim French Sat June 10th, 2-4 Permaculture in Action with Moshe Rona & Jim French Wed June 14th 5:30-7 Tomato Pruning & Trellising Wed June 14th 5:30-7 Tomato Pruning & Trellising Sat June 17th 10-12 DIY Solar with Giles Sat June 17th 10-12 DIY Solar with Giles Wed June 21st, 6-8 Chicken Basics with Celia Bell Wed June 21st, 6-8 Chicken Basics with Celia Bell July July

Wed July 5th 5:30 – 7 Foliar Feeding Wed July 5th 5:30 – 7 Foliar Feeding Sat July 15th, 10-12 Composting: Turning Kitchen Scraps into Garden Gold Sat July 15th, 10-12 Composting: Turning Kitchen Scraps into Garden Gold Sat July 29th 10-12 Get Your Fall Salad On! Sowing Fall Crops Sat July 29th 10-12 Get Your Fall Salad On! Sowing Fall Crops Sat July 29th 2-4 Learning about Fall Gardening at the Library Sat July 29th 2-4 Learning about Fall Gardening at the Library August August

Sat Aug 19th 10-12 What’s Wrong with My Veggies? Organic Pest Management

Sat Aug 19th 10-12 What’s Wrong with My Veggies? Organic Pest Management

Wed Aug. 23rd, 6-7:30 What’s Wrong with My Veggies? Plant Pest Diagnostics Wed Aug. 23rd, 6-7:30 What’s Wrong with My Veggies? Plant Pest Diagnostics September September

Wed Sept 6th, 11-1 Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening: Harvest & Entry Prep Wed Sept 6th, 11-1 Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening: Harvest & Entry Prep Sat Sept 20th, 6-8 Advanced Topics in Chicken Care (Health Issues; Hot

Weather Care; Chicken Handling) Sat Sept 20th, 6-8 Advanced Topics in Chicken Care (Health Issues; Hot

Weather Care; Chicken Handling) October October

Sat Oct 14th, 10-12 Garlic Planting & Growing with Farmer Pete Sat Oct 14th, 10-12 Garlic Planting & Growing with Farmer Pete Sat Oct 14th 2-4 Putting Your Garden to Bed Sat Oct 14th 2-4 Putting Your Garden to Bed Sat Oct 21st, 10-12 Cold Weather Chicken Care & Coop Winterization Sat Oct 21st, 10-12 Cold Weather Chicken Care & Coop Winterization Sat Oct 21st, 1-2 DIY Flock Block Sat Oct 21st, 1-2 DIY Flock Block * Bolded workshops indicate hands-on workshops held in WCG’s demonstration garden

For more information and to register visit www.wasatchgardens.org/workshops

* Bolded workshops indicate hands-on workshops held in WCG’s demonstration garden

For more information and to register visit www.wasatchgardens.org/workshops