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CCE-Tompkins will offer a new 3-part series with Chrys Gardener designed to help you master the process of saving your own seeds!  Call now to sign up – space is limited!

 

Planning and Planting a Seed-Saving Garden
Thursday, May 2, 6:30 -8:30 pm
at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Learn how easy it is to incorporate seed saving in your garden by growing vegetables that you can eat and still harvest seed from. You will learn the basics of getting started with seed saving, then we will do some hands-on planting in the seed saving demonstration garden at CCE.  Cost: $5-$10 (self-determined sliding scale). Please call (607) 272-2292 to sign up, contact Chrys Gardener at CAB69 AT cornell.edu with questions.

 

Seed Saving Techniques: Selection, Rogueing and Hand-Pollination
Wednesday, July 3, 6:30 -8:30 pm
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
This class will cover some techniques that will help you save healthy, viable seed for next year’s garden. You will gain hands-on experience in learning to select the best plants for seed production, rogueing out off-types, identifying disease symptoms on seed-bearing plants, and will learn how to hand-pollinate crops like summer squash to prevent out-crossing. Cost: $5-$10 (self-determined sliding scale). Please call (607) 272-2292 to sign up, contact Chrys Gardener at CAB69 AT cornell.edu with questions.

 

Seed Saving Techniques: Harvesting and Drying
Wednesday September 4, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
How do you know when your seeds are ready to harvest? This hands-on class will include collecting seed from the CCE seed saving demonstration garden, fermentation of tomato seeds, and drying and packaging techniques for long-term storage/  Cost: $5-$10 (self-determined sliding scale). Please call (607) 272-2292 to sign up, contact Chrys Gardener at CAB69 AT cornell.edu with questions.

 

 

 

MORE upcoming gardening workshops & events:

 

Compost Fair

Sunday, April 28, 11:00-4:00pm

Celebrate spring's arrival by stopping at the Compost Fair to see and experience ALL aspects of composting. There will be food, music, interactive displays, activities for kids and continuous tours of our composting demonstration site. Learn about the various ways to compost and have your questions answered by Master Composters-just in time for spring clean-up and gardening! The Fair is held in conjunction with the 4-H Rubber Duck Race & 5K Run so there will be lots of displays and fun activities for children of all ages.  Admission is free and open to the public.
See: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/10/03/04/compost-fair

 

Planning a Rock Garden? Ideas and Tips
Tuesday May 7, 6:00-8:00pm

at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY

Are you ready for a new garden challenge? Why not try rock gardening! In this class you will learn the basics to get you started. After a rain-or-shine tour of the Al Wurster Demonstration Rock Garden, come indoors to learn about its construction, easy plants to grow, and options such as troughs. A slide show will include photos of the 100-year-old Frederick Heutte Rock Garden at White Pine Camp in the Adirondacks. Pre-registration recommended; call (607) 272-2292.  Cost: $5-$10 (self-determined sliding scale).
See: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/04/19/planning-rock-garden-ideas-and-tips

 

Dividing Daylilies and Other Perennials
Thursday May 9, 6-8 pm
at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Spring is the best time to divide many perennials, and an OK time for many more.  In this hands-on workshop, we will demonstrate how to divide perennials such as daylilies, Siberian iris, Hosta, bearded iris, or phlox.  Come prepared to work!  We will tackle plants from the Teaching & Demonstration Gardens at Extension and Master Gardener private gardens.  Rain or shine (indoors if wet).  Fee:  $12.  Limited to 10 participants; prepayment is required to hold your place.  Please call (607) 272-2292 to register, direct questions to Pat Curran at pc21 AT cornell.edu.
See: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/10/03/04/dividing-daylilies-other-perennials

 

“Paradise Lot: Growing an Edible Garden Oasis” - a talk by author Jonathan Bates

Monday May 13, 6:00-8:00pm

Tompkins County Public Library- Borg Warner Room, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca 14850

 Jonathan Bates, contributing author of “Paradise Lot: Two plant geeks, one-tenth of an acre, and the making of an edible garden oasis,” will talk about his 10-year-old edible forest garden in Holyoke, MA.  FREE and open to the public.  Hosted by:Cornell Garden-based Learning (www.gardening.cornell.edu); Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (ccetompkins.org); Ithaca Children's Garden (ithacachildrensgarden.org); and Home Green Home (www.homegreenhome.com).

See: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/03/26/paradise-lot-growing-edible-forest-garden-oasis

 

2013 Spring Garden Fair & Plant Sale

Saturday, May 18, 9:00am-1:00pm

at Ithaca High School, 1401 N. Cayuga Street off Rt. 13, Ithaca

Over 40 area growers and garden groups will offer a huge variety of annuals, herbs and specialty perennials at the largest Garden Fair in our region! Find organically grown vegetable transplants, heirloom varieties, flowering shrubs, trees, hardy roses, fruit crops and MORE!  Free soil pH testing by CCE's Master Gardeners.  Educational exhibits, food concession, and hands-on activities for kids with Ithaca Children's Garden.  Bring baskets, wagons, and other containers for transporting plants.  For more information, call (607) 272-2292 or visit http://ccetompkins.org/plantsale.

 

Insect Pests of Vegetable Gardens: Identification and Organic Control
Thursday, June 13, 6:30-8:30pm
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
What’s eating your vegetable plants? Learn to identify common insect pests of the garden and how to control them using cultural and organic techniques. Cost: $5-$10 (self-determined sliding scale fee) Please call (607) 272-2292 to sign up so we can make sufficient handouts.  Contact Chrys Gardener at cab69 AT cornell.edu with questions. See: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/04/19/insect-pests-vegetable-gardens

 

2013 Open Days Garden Tour
Saturday June 15, 10:00am-4:00pm
at locations in Lansing and King Ferry, NY
Three outstanding private gardens in the Ithaca-area will be open to visitors for one day only! Admission to each garden is $5 per person. The tours are drop-in and self-guided with no reservations required, and are held rain or shine. For more info about each garden, visit to ccetompkins.org/gardentour, contact Dan Klein at  dek22 AT cornell.edu or (607)  272-2292, ext. 123, or pick up a map on the day of the tour at the Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue in Ithaca.  Gardens on the tour are: “Lion Garden”, 219 Lansing Station Rd., Lanasing; “Bedlam Gardens”, 1893 Rt. 34B in King Ferry, and Turek’s Garden, 834 Mahaney Rd., King Ferry.  Proceeds benefit the Community Beautification Program at CCE-Tompkins, and The Garden Conservancy.  Visit http://ccetompkins.org/garden/open-days-garden-tours to see photos of these 3 terrific gardens!

 

The Gardener’s Trail

Sunday, June 16, 10:00 am -4:00 pm

at various locations in Tompkins County
A special one-day event featuring free hands-on activities, samples and tours at locally-owned garden centers and nurseries.  Explore the wealth of unusual plants, garden products and horticultural expertise in our county!  A list of participating businesses and activities offered at each can be found online at http://ccetompkins.org/garderners-trail. Free event! Questions? Contact Chrys Gardener at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or cab69 AT cornell.edu. See: http://ccetompkins.org/garden/garden-events/gardeners-trail

 

 

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