Gardening for Beginners Series
McFarland Park, Story County
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Join us, and our partners from
Mustard Seed Farms, for a beginner gardening workshop series to learn all of
the basics to starting your own backyard garden. Whether you just need a place
to start or need to develop a little greener thumb, this beginner gardening
series is for you. Our goal is to go through each season to help you, and your
garden, grow with confidence and success! If you attend all four you
will receive a gift card to a local Greenhouse!
Part one (January 25th): The
first session is all about gathering the information and tools you need to get
started in the winter, designing and preparing your garden, soil health, indoor
seed preparation.
Part two (April
6th): The
spring session will be about planting your garden, transplanting seed starts, watering,
and weeding. We will also explore the best practices for maintaining a healthy
garden once its growing and some of the tools you can use to make gardening
tasks more efficient.
Part three (June
28th): During
the thick of the summer growing season we will check in to see how the gardens
are growing. We will discuss garden tending, watering, weeding, diseases that
might affect your plants, and critters that you might see in your garden as
well. We will also dive into harvest techniques and how to tell when to pick
produce, as well as what tasty recipes to use with what you grew. We might
briefly talk about annuals vs perennials and briefly discuss commonly used
flowers/ plants in hanging baskets and planters as well.
Part four (September
13th): Our last
session will focus on fall harvest and preserving the harvest. We invite you to
bring in produce to swap with other participants if you like. We will have
produce and food to sample as well as recipes to take with. We will share stories
of how our gardening seasons went and discuss harvest techniques. We will also
learn about the basics to canning and preserving your leftover produce.
Cancellation Policy:
Unless otherwise stated, refunds can be issued less a $5.00 processing fee per
event for cancellations prior to the registration deadline. No refunds will be
made after the registration deadline. To cancel a registration, please call
(515) 232-2516.
In need of financial
assistance? We encourage you to check out NatureConnect, our service assistance
program that provides 75% off the cost of SCC camping, educational programs,
and more. Contact us at 515-232-2516 to receive a coupon code.
