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Great Gardens! It's All About the Prep

May 20, 2022 — Your garden is growing great now, but what about prep for next year’s bigger, better crop? Two June programs and another on protecting your food and plants, teach you something you might not have known!

Preparing the Soil for a Micro Meadow. Preparing the soil for wildflowers starts in the summer. Learn the basics and take some supplies home to prepare your own micro meadow! This program is possible through the Tangled Bank Studios/PBS Nature #PlantWildflowers Initiative.

  • Sunday, June 5, 10 a.m. for adults at the GLO Center, 518 E. Commercial St.
  • Sunday, June 12, 10 a.m. for adults in the Schweitzer Brentwood Branch community room

 Seeding a Healthy Life: Fight BAC. Saturday, June 11, 1-3 p.m. for adults in the Midtown Carnegie Branch upstairs meeting room. Sherri Hull, nutrition educator with the Greene County MU Extension Office, will discuss Fight BAC. Learn how to fight bacteria including washing our hands and the foods we eat, and learn about the importance of caring for plants and how to identify common weeds. Fresh produce samples at these programs provided by Springfield Community Gardens.

Provided in partnership with The Library’s Heirloom Seed Library, the Greene County MU Extension Office and Springfield Community Gardens. This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Register by calling 417-862-0135.

 


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