Co-op Class: Seed Starting for Beginners

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The Co-op is offering the following class:

In this class, we’ll discuss the principles and practices of starting your own seeds at home. Norman will include information on seeding dates, as well as tips specific to different plants species.

The Details

When: Monday, March 15, 2010
Time: 6 p.m.—8 p.m.
Where: Hanover Co-op Food Store
Price: $20 Member, $25 Non-Member

About the Instructor

Norman Porter, who grew up on a dairy farm in Lebanon, NH, was introduced to gardening at a young age and has a lifetime of experience gardening in the Upper Valley area. Upon graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Plant Science, Norman returned to the Porter Farm to establish his own business, Porter’s Greenhouse. For the next twenty years, Norman and his wife, Cheryl, provided the Upper Valley with spring bedding plants, farm-grown dried flowers, and a lot of free advice.

Registration

To register for any of our classes or to receive more information, call 603-643-2667 and our Information Desk staff will be happy to help you. See you in class!

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The People’s Garden

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“Growing Healthy Food, People and Communities”

The USDA has created a “People’s Garden” at their headquarters on the National Mall in Washington.  This is a sustainable landscape with an organic garden, a kitchen garden, rain gardens, a bat house, a “Three Sisters” garden, and more. They have a spot for a farmer’s market, too.  Good job, USDA!

More info

Brochure on the Garden (PDF, 1.3 Mb)

Webworm

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For those who may have noticed the webbed nests in the trees on the edge of Girl Brook, they are not tent caterpillars. They are in fact “fall webworm”.  Because they develop in the fall after the foliage has already developed, they don’t really do much damage to the tree.  So no cause for concern….