If you have ever considered planting a spring vegetable garden, attend a 3-week series to learn all you need to get started. This workshop will be held on Monday evenings from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. starting March 24 until April 7. The cost is $25 per person or $40 per couple and includes handouts and seed samples. Registration is online at: www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-into-vegetable-gardening-tickets-10820332907
Classes will be held at UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County located at 6263 Dogwood Drive, Milton.
Registration includes all three events in the series:
March 24: Getting started with a vegetable garden; site selection; soil preparation; square foot gardening method
March 31: Seeding and transplanting basics; specifics on tomato, pepper, squash and cucumber
April 7: General garden maintenance: watering, fertilizing, integrated pest management
For more information please contact Mary Derrick at 623-3868 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays or via email at maryd@santarosa.fl.gov.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Spring into vegetable gardening series for beginners