HORTICULTURE
What can you do in this project?
- Learn from Ozaukee Master Gardener Volunteers who are helping 4-H youth improve their well-being, protect natural resources, and help keep fresh vegetables on the table
- Learn the basics of gardening including soil, pollination, efficient use of water in gardening, insects, composting and more
- Collaborate with others to plant and care for our teaching garden; families will be assigned weeks to care for the garden during the growing season
Ages: 3rd grade and older
Cost: Estimated $10.00 due at first class
Equipment Needed:
- Personal garden tools such as hand held spade (wide shovel) trowel (narrow shovel) and cultivator (rake)
- Garden gloves (optional)
Location, Dates, and Time:
Ozaukee County Fairgrounds Pavilion or Teaching Garden
2019-2020 meetings will be held on the following dates:
- Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 6:00- 7:30 pm at the garden & then moving inside to the Pavilion North
- Wednesday, November 20, 2019 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Pavilion North
- Wednesday, January 15, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Pavilion North
- Wednesday, February 19, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Pavilion North
- Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Pavilion North
- Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Pavilion North
- Saturday, May 2, 2020 time TBD, Cool Weather Crops Planting Day at the Garden
- Wednesday, May 20, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Pavilion North
- Saturday, June 6, 2020 time TBD, Warm Weather Crops Planting Day at the Garden
- Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm
- Wednesday, July 15, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Garden
- Wednesday, September 16, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Garden
- TBD- Field Trip to Washington County Community Gardens
- TBS- Families will be assigned times to weed/water/harvest crops at the Garden
For more information, please contact:
Cindy Behlen at tay2drew@yahoo.com
