UMD Spring Vegetable Gardening Workshop Series
Garden your way through 2019 with this series of free workshops at UMD! All four events are free and open to the public.
1. GARDEN TOOL CARE
Monday, April 1 at 4:00 PM
UMD Community Learning Garden
Take home a new skill and a snack!
“A gardener is only as good as their tools...” or something like that! Learn how to properly clean, sharpen, and store your tools - including shovels, rakes, hoes, shears, knives, and more. You’ll be ready for a productive season!
2. GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY: GARDEN VOLUNTEERING
Saturday, April 13 at 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
College Park Community Center
5051 Pierce Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
Take home great feelings!
Good Neighbor Day is a service event that brings the community together to beautify spaces, engage in sustainable practices, and take pride in #GreaterCollegePark. Help us with campus garden clean-up!
>>Register for Good Neighbor Day
3. POLLINATOR SUPPORT
Thursday, April 18 from 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Denton Community Quad
Take home seeds!
As part of UMD’s annual “Greenfest,” stop by the Arboretum and Botanical Garden’s table to learn
about how to support pollinators. Complete a coloring sheet and receive a packet of seeds to grow your own pollinator meadow.
4. CROP PLANNING 101
Monday, April 29 at 4:00 PM
UMD Community Learning Garden
Take home planning materials!
Get an overview of how to plan for a productive gardening season, including how much you should plant, when to plant it, how to space it, and how to rotate crops annually. Worksheets and handouts will be provided so you can design a plan for your own garden.
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