Planting season will be here before you know it. If you're thinking of growing a garden or planting for produce, and you're not sure what to do, or if you need some refreshers, then you might want to dash out to Freehold on Saturday, March 25, for the Rutgers Master Gardeners' spring symposium.
The symposium will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the county's Agricultural Center, 4000 Kozloski Road
Parking and attendance are free, but you need to sign in. Registration is at 8:45 a.m.
Master gardeners with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County will give workshops on various topics, including organic vegetable gardening, container gardening, weed and insect control, native plants, ground covers, and pollinators.
The master gardeners will also speak about common landscaping mistakes and how to avoid them.
Tours will be available throughout the day. Sites include the master gardeners' Plant a Row for the Hungry Garden, which gives hands-on experience in vegetable gardening, and the herb, native and rain gardens, where you can learn ecologically safe ways to lessen erosion and waterway pollution caused by runoff from driveways and other hardscapes.
There will also be a tour of the Junior Master Gardener, where teens grow their own garden with supervision by a master gardener.
A Rutgers Cooperative Extension Helpline table will be set up to answer gardening questions. The extension's helpline is available year-round, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 732-303-7614.
For more information about the symposium, call 732-303- 7614, or go online to the county's web site, www(dot)visitmonmouth(dot)com.
The symposium will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the county's Agricultural Center, 4000 Kozloski Road
Parking and attendance are free, but you need to sign in. Registration is at 8:45 a.m.
Master gardeners with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County will give workshops on various topics, including organic vegetable gardening, container gardening, weed and insect control, native plants, ground covers, and pollinators.
The master gardeners will also speak about common landscaping mistakes and how to avoid them.
Tours will be available throughout the day. Sites include the master gardeners' Plant a Row for the Hungry Garden, which gives hands-on experience in vegetable gardening, and the herb, native and rain gardens, where you can learn ecologically safe ways to lessen erosion and waterway pollution caused by runoff from driveways and other hardscapes.
There will also be a tour of the Junior Master Gardener, where teens grow their own garden with supervision by a master gardener.
A Rutgers Cooperative Extension Helpline table will be set up to answer gardening questions. The extension's helpline is available year-round, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 732-303-7614.
For more information about the symposium, call 732-303- 7614, or go online to the county's web site, www(dot)visitmonmouth(dot)com.
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