Immediate Release
January 11, 2010
Batavia, Ohio. Even though it’s cold outside, it’s not too soon to think about your spring garden. The Ohio State University (OSU) Extension-Clermont and the Clermont County Master Gardeners have announced their spring gardening series. All classes in this series will be held at the Clermont County Fairgrounds 4-H Hall, located at 1000 Locust Street in Owensville, and will run from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
“We are pleased to be able to offer valuable, affordable workshops to home gardeners,” said OSU Extension-Clermont Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator Cindy Burskey. “Everyone from beginners to experienced gardeners can benefit from the classes that are both educational and fun!”
The first class in the series is Cooking and Preserving Herbs on Tuesday, February 16, 2010; this workshop will teach you how to preserve herbs by both drying and freezing, and you can learn which herbs to use in cooking to replace salt. The second class will take place on Tuesday, March 10, 2010, Tricks of the Trade – from Pods to Plants, where you can learn what to do to increase the chances of your seedlings growing to maturity. The third workshop is called Lasagna Gardening, and will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2010. No, you won’t be growing ingredients for lasagna – lasagna gardening is actually a nontraditional, organic layering method you can use to enrich your soil and grow beautiful flower beds without tons of backbreaking digging.
The cost for the entire series is $25 per person; individual classes cost $10 each. Registration begins Friday, January 8, 2010; seating is limited. To register for the spring gardening series, call OSU Extension-Clermont at (513) 732-7070 or e-mail Cindy Burskey at Burskey.2@osu.edu.
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For additional information about this or other county news, contact Clermont County Communications Director Kathryn Lehr at (513) 732-7597 or by e-mail, klehr@co.clermont.oh.us