If you have ever considered planting a spring vegetable garden, attend this 3-week series geared to beginners and learn all you need to get started. This workshop will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. starting March 1st until March 15th. The cost is $25 per person or $40 per couple and includes handouts and seed samples. Registration is online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-into-vegetable-gardening-tickets-21019815835.
Classes will be held at UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County located at 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton.
Your registration includes all three events in the series:
- March 1st: Getting started with a vegetable garden; site selection; soil preparation; composting; square foot gardening method
- March 8th: General garden maintenance: watering, fertilizing, integrated pest management
- March 15th: Seeding and transplanting basics; specifics on tomato, pepper, squash and cucumber
For more information please contact Mary Derrick at (850) 623-3868 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays or via email at maryd@santarosa.fl.gov.