Thursday, January 3, 2013

January Garden Classes

Happy New Year! 

If spending more time outdoors enjoying nature or starting a new garden were items on your resolution list, then you don't want to miss what we have in store this month at the Monument Market. Every Saturday at 10:30 we have a free garden class. Here is the line up for January:
 
Saturday, January 5th January In the Garden : Sowing the Seeds of Spring This is our monthly first Saturday series where we cover the garden "To Do" list for the month. Learn what is in season, what you can plant from seed or transplant and other garden tasks.    

Saturday, January 12th Guest Speaker Workshop: "Preparing the Soil for Vegetable and Rose Gardens" With Master Gardener JoAnne Dieterich   
JoAnn will share with us some of the techniques she used to build her veggie and rose gardens at her home in Liberty Hill   

Starting January 12th at noon we'll be beginning a weekly Cooking Class hosted by Kristin Andrews. Stay tuned for more information.... 


Saturday January 19th   Backyard Composting   
Learn how to turn your food scraps and yard waste into black gold for your soil!


Saturday January 26th   Growing Potatoes   
We'll talk about techniques for growing regular potatoes and sweet potatoes in this class.