Daily Archives: March 8, 2015

Saturday, March 21, 11:00 am – 4:30 pm – Gardeners Gathering

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Do you love to garden? Join over 400 community and backyard gardeners for a full day of lectures, demos and hands-on workshops, on Saturday, March 21 from 11 – 4:30 at The Egan Center and Hillman Hall, Northeastern University, 115 Forsyth Street in Boston. One of the typical highlights of the Gardeners Gathering is the Mayor’s greeting and presentation of the annual Community Gardening Awards. Applaud popular gardening awards which honor Bostonians who’ve made extraordinary contributions to our gardening community. For more information, visit www.bostonnatural.org.

Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Building and Installing a Raised Bed

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Growing vegetables in raised beds is often a necessity in urban areas due to lead contamination in the soil. However, many common mistakes are made along the way, like utilizing reclaimed wood treated with toxic chemicals.

Get hands-on time with Green City Growers master builder Erik Sol building a raised bed with all of the bells, whistles and trimmings included – like a durable tree root proofed bottom, irrigation, and a trellis and pest fence.

Topics covered:

Selecting a site
Materials and tools needed
Installing irrigation
Pest fencing and trellising

Course materials provided. Seating is limited to 20 people.The class takes place Wednesday, March 11, from 6:30 – 8 at 600 Windsor Place in Somerville.

Workshop Fee: $40 per person when purchased in advance. $45 day of. Register online at http://growmycitygreen.com/urban-farming-services/education/courses/workshops/

Image from www.organicgardening.com.