Meeting topics and dates for all of 2011

[Larry Fisher]

Here is a preview of the 2011 Trellis meeting topics (any member can suggest others). The monthly topic is to help focus the group and get discussions started. The aim is to keep the topic seasonal for what is happening or about to happen garden-wise. Any meeting (3^rd Saturday of the month) can include discussions about any vegetable gardening issues.

 

January 15, 2011 Trellis meeting - Making your planting calendar (what to do when)

 

February 19, 2011 Trellis meeting - Creating/maintaining healthy soil and preparing your garden for spring planting

 

March 19, 2011 Trellis meeting - Companion crops and flowers planting to improve your harvest

 

April 16, 2011 Trellis meeting - Dos and Don'ts of starting seeds indoors and transplanting.

 

May 21, 2011 Trellis meeting - Planting your winter garden (needs to happen in May, June, July) for year round harvesting

 

June 18, 2011 Trellis meeting - Protecting your garden.

 

July 16, 2011 Trellis meeting - Preserving your harvest.

 

August 20, 2011 Trellis meeting - Winterizing your garden and post-harvest tasks

 

Sept 17, 2011 Trellis meeting - Collecting and preserving seeds for next season

 

Oct 15, 2011 Trellis meeting - Season in review (Successes, failures, things to do differently)

 

Nov 19, 2011 Trellis meeting - Your mental garden (how to be better organized next season)

 

no Dec meeting [Happy Holidays and Break From the Garden (except for low temperature protection actions)] (next meeting is Jan 21, 2012 with the topic Making your planting calendar (what to do when)

[Hannah]

wow! nothing like planning for future. Thanks Ruthann and Larry for keeping us organized.