Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Winter can be a downer time of year for those of us that love to garden, but it doesn't have to be! There are many "gardener" things you can do during the cold months of the year. I'm going to share an idea each week for the rest of the winter on gardening activities that help satisfy the itch and prepare us better for the upcoming spring season. Here we go with Winter Quick Tip 7-take a gardening workshop.
I talked about using the winter to learn more about things you were curious about or wanted to improve on in Quick Tip 1 Quick tip 1 for green thumbs during winter-learn
To go a step further, you can take a gardening workshop. One on soil blocking to learn how to use soil as your seed starting blocks is a good one for this time of year. You can grow 160 plants on the size of a large cookie sheet. Doing a hands on workshop for seed starting can help you learn a new skill, get tips from the experts, and get a jump on your spring and summer garden transplants.
Local CSA farms and Cooperative Extension Service Offices are good candidates for offering workshops. If none are offered in your area, there are lots of training videos and classes you can use. This is a link to Kentucky's Cooperative Extension Service webinars: https://kentuckyhortnews.com/horticulture-webinar-wednesdays/season-one/ They started during the pandemic and have continued each year. You can listen live to be able to ask questions or go back and watch the posted videos. All four years are available.
A CSA is a local farm that folks can buy a share in and then get a weekly allowance of the crop during the growing season. It stands for "Community Supported Agriculture" and is a great way to learn what crops grow well in your area, get fresh produce and support a local farmer.
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