2017 Garden Basics Class
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The 2017 Garden Basic Course will begin on Thursday evening, February 2nd in the Community Center at the Lane AgiPark in Murfreesboro, TN. This five week series will be held each Thursday evening from 6 to 9 pm through March 2nd. In case of a snow cause cancellation the make up class will be held on March 9th. Registration will open in December 2015.The Garden Basics course is designed to help beginning and newer gardeners, or those new to gardening in Middle Tennessee. The course is also popular with experienced gardeners looking to pick up some tips and expand their knowledge. The course will consist of two topics per evening presented by certified Master Gardeners from the Rutherford County Master Gardeners Association. Topic will include soil and basic botany, various types of gardening including landscaping, composting, disease identification and management and other topics of interest to Middle Tennessee gardeners. Light snacks and drinks will be provided each evening between topics. The 2017 course agenda is not yet finialized but will be similar to the 2016 agenda shown below. MASTER GARDENERS OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY GARDEN BASICS 2016 WEEK 1 Class Introduction, Site and Soil, Starting a Garden, Week 2 Basic Botany, Gardening for Everyone, Week 3 Compost & Composting, Organic & Sustainable Gardening, Week 4 Gardening with Flowers and Ornamentals Landscape Practices Week 5 Vegetable Gardening Pest & Disease Management | ||
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