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Square Foot Gardening
Learn the basics of Square Foot Gardening, the practice of planning small, but intensely planted gardens. Understand how to select a proper site, construct a square foot garden, select the correct amount of plants and learn their proper care. Discuss harvesting and methods to extend the growing season. Benefits include less work, water savings, less weeding, pesticide/herbicide free, small space utilization and accessibility. Present as part of the Eagan Home and Leisure Expo. John Zweber is a certified square foot…
Find out more »Year-Round Composting
Have you ever wanted to be a magician? Turn organic waste into gold? Ok... well maybe not "actual" gold... but to your plants, nutrient packed, moisture retaining humus is even better than gold! Don't have a backyard? That's ok. You can still be a "composting magician"! Join Barb Webb for a fun class on how to successfully create and manage your backyard compost as well learn more about vermicomposting so that you can compost year round in any climate! Presented as…
Find out more »The Dirt on Seed Saving
Annual plants are amazing things! Their whole purpose in life is to grow, bloom, fruit, spread their seeds and die. But with the development of "seedless" fruits and vegetables, "pollen free" flowers and the hybridization of varieties for their aesthetic appeal and longer shelf life, heirloom plants are disappearing, never to be grown again. Join Barb Webb as she introduces you to the wonderful world of seed saving! Barb will tell you about some of the easier seeds to save…
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