We had a great (!) meeting on 12 April 2022, with more than 42 folks (I tried counting heads twice, and, each time some more folks came in the door, so I gave up that thought!) in attendance.
Club member Carol Wood presented an excellent two-fer class on both improving garden soil AND on using drip irrigation tape.
We also ate a LOT of really delicious snacks (and BROWNIES!), and we all spent time just talking, and a bunch of us took home garlic bulbs, seed potatoes, seed packets, tomatoe starts, and gardening magazines from the freebie table. I tell everyone to bring their trucks to the garden club meetin’s, ‘cuz we have stuff to take home!
GARDEN CALENDAR:
On 23 April, I will teach a class on home garden composting at Camden Grange and Community Center (7 Camden Road, Elk, WA) from 1-3 P.M. We will talk about the why, when, and how of easy (?) composting. The class costs $5 per person, and you can register for the class at the grange website: camdengrange.org
On 28 April, local garden guru Dawn Trammell will present a class on gardening in our short season region of the world. If you have dreams of ripe, fresh food in our seventy day growing season, Dawn’s class is a must: 5 P.M.at the Priest River Library (118 Main St., Priest River), and it’s free.
On 22 May, the aforementioned Dawn also will take us on a wild edibles (I call them “weeds”) walk in Scotia Valley, 2-4 P.M. If you want to know how to safely identify and harvest our local wild edibles and medicinals, Dawn is the go-to person for more education and fun.
I’ll post more information on this free class when Dawn firms up the details.
Be sure to check out our blogsite, www.elk-camdengardenkeepers.blogspot.com, and/or our Facebook page for pictures (courtesy of club videographer Geoff Carson) of the meeting - and all that excellent food.
That’s it for now – hope to see you at the next garden club meeting on 10 May 2022.
Jim.
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