November Gardening Classes

A chill came in last night, but it appears the Monument Garden stayed frost-free. In preparation of the potential freeze, we covered some of the frost sensitive plants that we weren't ready to give up on yet with a floating row cover. This spun-bound polyester lightweight cloth provides 4 degrees of frost protection while being light & water permeable. Row cover can extend the life of frost sensitive plants when temperatures take a dip. It appears we could have gotten away without it last night, but better safe than sorry! A big thanks to Clayton who helped me fight the wind while putting the covers out  yesterday afternoon.

Frost sensitive peppers hide under row cover, while cabbage & broccoli in the next row do fine in a cold snap.

This Saturday come out to the Monument Market at 10:30 am to learn more about what to expect and what tasks to plan in your garden this month.

Here is the Gardening class schedule for November. Classes are Saturdays at 10:30am in the Market:

November 5th: November in the Garden: Preparing for Winter - The first Saturday of every month is an overview of gardening tasks for the month. Learn what you can plant, harvest & plan to do in the next few weeks.

November 12th: Guest Speaker Workshop: Bokashi Indoor Composting with Emily Fitzgerald from Microbial Earth - We are excited to have Emily come in to teach us how we can get microbes to work for us in the soil and in our compost. She'll be highlighting an indoor composting system that uses microbes to ferment our food. You can even compost meat with Bokashi - come find out how it works!

November 19th: Season Extension: Cold Frames & Hoop Houses for the Home Garden - Learn what you can grow throughout the winter with just a little protection. We'll discuss simple structures and techniques for keeping frost at bay to extend your harvest!

November 26th: No Class due to Holiday Weekend