Growing 'Gourdgeous' Gourds!
Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Cost: $7-$10 sliding scale fee (pay what you can afford) Already growing peas, carrots and kale? Well, how about growing a gourd basket to put them all in?! Otto and Graham Ottoson of
Gourdlandia will discuss some of the tricks involved in producing a hearty, carvable crop of cucurbit containers! Seed sources, pest management, drying, and a little bit about crafting will be discussed.
The Ottosons are recent winners of the national Jim Story competition, the American Gourd Society's annual gourd manipulation contest. Pre-registration is required. Go to link below to register and pay online, or call CCE-Tompkins at 272-2292 and we will register you online with information you provide. Pre-registration is required to hold your place in the class, and also in the event
that a class is postponed or cancelled and we need to contact participants. Chrys Gardener |
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