Thursday, January 27, 2011

Let the monthly meetings begin again!

Join us at the Land Services building at 5 p.m. on February 8th. We will be talking about some exciting fundraising opportunities for our group, electing officers, reviewing our goals for the year and we'll make some glycerine/herbal soap as our activity. Our activity will begin at 6 p.m. for those families who cannot arrive by 5 p.m.


A new site for interesting garden information: http://www.tinkersgardens.com/?doc=Vegetables
You will notice there is a tab for "Daylilies." Take a look and be prepared to talk about daylilies.


Maggie

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Our new season begins in February

For those who love gardening, anytime is a great time to think about new plants and harvests. January is an excellent time to pour through seed catalogs. Planning a new garden is a feast in itself for the imagination! Remember, the flowers you grow in the summer may well be what stocks the bird food shelf in the winter!

Great Green Gardeners will kick off their 2011 growing year in February. We will elect our officers, talk about garden journals and have an herbal soap making activity. We have lots of mint and rosemary and lemon balm saved from last fall for just this purpose. If you have other herbs you want to try in your soap, bring them along. There will be a more complete materials list in a few weeks.

Let your school friends know that we have room in our garden for them to join us at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds - our new garden space will be at the back of the horticultural building. THANK YOU FAIR BOARD!

Call the Crow Wing County Extension office to sign up new members: 218-824-1065.

Meetings
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Bring a snack or an idea to share with the group.

February: Soap making activity. Land Services, 5 p.m.
March: Garden planning & seed pot making. Land Services, 5 p.m.
April: Set the garden site. Fairgrounds. Date to be determined. Maybe a Saturday morning and picnic.

Let's Get Gardening!

Maggie

There is no fee to join 4-H. Grades K-13 are welcome.