Floyd Bennett Gardens Association
Workshop Schedule
for the 2008 Growing Season
Garden Grid:
presenter, Jill Weingarten
Tips to design
the small space garden, even if you¹ve already planted and
forgot to leave room for other crops or flowers. Enhance your garden
experience in this workshop.
Sunday, March 9 at 2 PM at the Ryan Visitor Center
Express Yourself:
presenter, Jill Weingarten
Create a sign
that uniquely identifies your garden plot.
Paint and Materials will be provided.
Registration
required in advance Workshop is limited to 20 people,
Call 718-535-7990 or Email
FBGAgardens@aol.com
Learn how to
properly prepare your soil before planting.
We’ll tell you what you’ll need, and tell you how to do it.
Saturday, April 12 at 2 PM at the Ryan Visitor Center
Come and learn
which plants will invade your neighbor’s garden, where to plant that tall plant,
and why good fences make good neighbors.
Sunday, April 27 at 2 PM at the Ryan Visitor Center
The Salad Garden:
presenter, Bob Halligan
You can grow
fresh garden salad vegetables into the fall and beyond.
Tips for growing all of the ingredients you need, and growing tips for increased
yields and
extending your growing season.
Saturday, May 3 at 2 PM at the Ryan Visitor Center
Companion Planting:
presenter,
Adriann Musson
Come and learn
the ins and outs of Companion Planting.
Learn which plants help each other, which plants can repel bugs,
and which plants do not get along.
Sunday, May 18 at 2 PM at the Gazebo in the community garden
“Wild Edibles”:
presenter,
Lois
Pinetree
Identify and
munch wildflowers and greens found in the garden during this
wild walk. Collect, prepare and dine on a colorful wild salad.
Saturday, May 31 at 2 PM at the Gazebo in the community garden
Make double duty out of your gardening bed. Is it a compost pile or a bed for
gardening?
It's both! Learn about this ingenious method, and grow while creating compost.
Sunday, June 1 at 2 PM at the Gazebo in the community garden
You
can have a beautiful garden regardless of how much sun you receive.
Learn about the many Annual and Perennial varieties that will Shine for
you where the sun doesn’t.
Saturday, June 7 at 2 PM at the Gazebo in the community garden
Ever wonder how they get new varieties of vegetables?
Did you ever wish you could combine two of your favorite varieties
into one plant?
Come and learn the secrets of creating your own variety.
Saturday, June 14 at 2 PM at the Ryan Visitor Center
Many of the herbs
and spices we grow can do double duty.
Not only do they make your food taste better, they can also make you feel
better. Come find out.
Saturday, July 12 at 2 PM at the Ryan Visitor Center
We will be
demonstrating a variety of techniques to dry your flowers and herbs for later
use.
We will cover techniques such as, air drying, silica gel, flower presses,
microwave drying,
oven drying and much more. Bring your own flowers and herbs if you want to dry
them or just
come and watch the demonstrations.
Registration required in advance Workshop is limited to 20 people, Call 718-535-7990 or Email FBGAgardens@aol.com
Saturday, July 19 at 2 PM at the Gazebo in the community garden
Enjoy fresh vegetables even after the first frost. Learn what to
plant as your summer
garden fades, and tips for extending your harvest.
Saturday, August 23 at 2 PM at the Ryan Visitor Center
Registration required in advance Workshop is limited to 15 people, Call 718-535-7990 or Email FBGAgardens@aol.com
Saturday,
September 20 at 2 PM at the