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Bee Hotel class, Wed 3/7; Seed Starting class Sat 3/10
- From: "Chrys B. Gardener" <cab69 AT cornell.edu>
- To: "Fingerlakes Permaculture List (fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org) (fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org)" <fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Cc: "Sandra J. Repp" <sjr37 AT cornell.edu>, Jennie Rebecca Cramer <jrc10 AT cornell.edu>
- Subject: Bee Hotel class, Wed 3/7; Seed Starting class Sat 3/10
- Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 19:23:22 +0000
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Get ready for spring! Still a few spaces left in these two classes. Make a Bee Hotel for Native Pollinators Wednesday March 7, 6:30-8:30 pm CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Cost: $10 per person – includes cost of materials Help increase populations of native bees in your yard and garden with a handmade bee hotel! Native solitary bees, like mason bees and leafcutter bees, are gentle, easy to raise, and are as important for pollinating as honey bees. Jacob Johnston from Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology will give a presentation on the life cycle of these fascinating native insects and show you how to make a bee hotel to attract them to your garden. Materials will be provided for participants to make bee hotels
to take home. REGISTER & PAY ONLINE HERE, or call 272-2292 to register by phone.
Seed Starting Saturday March 10, 10 am – 12 pm CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Cost: $7-$10/person self-determined sliding scale Grow everything from artichokes to zucchini from seed at home. Save money and enjoy the miraculous process of seed germination and plant growth in your home to get you through these last weeks of winter and get your garden started early. We’ll cover techniques
such as cold stratification and scarification as well as simple recipes for making your own potting and fertilizer mixes to save even more money. We’ll talk about tools such as grow lights and heat mats and soil blocks. All participants will leave with a few
starts to take home. Instructor Jennie Cramer is our Horticulture Program Manager and coordinates our Master Gardener Volunteer Program. She is a former conservation biologist with a passion for organic gardening, regenerative agriculture, natural history and botanical education.
She is especially smitten with the intricacies of seeds. Go to
REGISTER & PAY ONLINE HERE to register online, or call 272-2292 to register by phone.
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- Bee Hotel class, Wed 3/7; Seed Starting class Sat 3/10, Chrys B. Gardener, 03/06/2018
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