Extension Offers Practical Home Gardening Virtual Series

CROWN POINT, Ind. – Purdue Extension-Lake County will partner with Area Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educators from across the state to offer a Practical Home Gardening Virtual Series on Thursday afternoons in May from 12:00-12:30pm CST/1:00-1:30pm EST. Local homeowners and gardeners will receive practical information that they can use with their trees and vegetable gardens. These quick 30-minute sessions will be formatted as Q&A sessions. All sessions will be recorded and shared with registrants.

       May 5-Shade Tree Pruning 

       May 12-Backyard Composting

       May 19-Vegetable Garden Pest ID and Control

       May 26-Ornamental Tree Disease ID and Control

Registration is required and provided via Zoom. Registration link here

edu.zoom.us/.../tJUocO6spj0tGdaYE9d4MUpOnV... Please contact Rebecca Koetz at busser@purdue.edu 219-755-3240 or Phil Woolery at pwoolery@purdue.edu 574-946-3412 if you have questions. Purdue University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. If you require special accommodations to attend this event, please email Rebecca Koetz – busser@purdue.edu  

      

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