Hello Gardeners and Supporters of The Cullowhee Community Garden! Happy planting to you all! We are excited to announce our new series of Monthly Educational Workshops in The Cullowhee Community Garden! 

We have decided to offer a seasonally relevant beginning gardener series, starting on April 19^th starting at 1:00 pm, during our regular Saturday workday.

Our first offering will be Beginning Gardening 101,waking up the garden! We will cover topics such as: Soil, the foundation of all gardening; Starting Seeds, direct seeding vs transplanting; Annual and Perennial Weed Maintenance—the good, the bad, and the delicious; fertilizing; mulches; and much more. Please bring any questions you may have!

In May we cover Compost making and applications, and we dig deeper into the soil (ahem!). June will introduce gardeners to the ideas of Companion Planting and Succession Planting, both through the season and through the years. We will also cover Beneficial Flowers and Plants, including plants that attract beneficial insects, trap crops, and farm-scaping. In July join us to learn about Insects, both Pests and Beneficials. We will also cover Disease Prevention and treatment options. In August join us to learn about starting your Fall/Winter Garden and using Season Extension techniques such as mini-hoops and row covers. September will be time to learn about saving seeds. And we will wrap it up in October by Putting The Garden To Bed, and Maintaining The Winter Garden

We are continuing our twice-weekly Community Workdays in the Cullowhee Community Garden on Saturdays from 10 am until 2 pm, and on Wednesdays now starting at 4:00 pm and going until dusk. These workdays are a great time to get an introduction to the garden, meet other volunteers and gardeners, and to help with tasks outside of individual garden plots.

We look forward to seeing everyone around the garden this spring. The garden is coming to life, and is very beautiful this time of year. None of this would be possible without all of your hard work and support. Thank You All!