Managing Common Weeds in the Garden

2401 Marcus St,Lansing MI 48912

19 August, 2021

Description

Join us to learn identification, prevention, and management strategies for annual, biennial, and perennial weeds in your garden. Presented by Dr. Erin Hill - MSU Weed Science Diagnostician Join MSU weed scientist, Erin Hill, in the garden to learn identification, prevention, and management strategies for annuals, biennials, and perennials in your home or community garden. Erin will also demonstrate how technology can help us identify and defeat weedy species and discuss poison ivy and other hazardous plants of interest. Part of this interactive workshop will utilize apps, so please bring a smartphone or tablet along if you have one; we'll have a couple extra and a WiFi hot spot. A $5 donation is encouraged and spots are limited. If cost is a barrier, but you still want to attend, free tickets are available. Please email or leave a message for Program & Education Specialist Don Comer at [email protected] or (517) 853-7802 with any questions or concerns. The Garden Project was started in 1983 by early organizers of the Greater Lansing Food Bank who wanted to create a longer-term solution to the problem of hunger and to promote gardening as a vehicle for community development. Initial emphasis on growing for food pantries has shifted to a focus on families’ growing for their own household use. Gardener participation has grown each season and we now work with over 2,500 households. In the last several years, the Garden Project network has blossomed to 125+ community garden sites over a 7-county region, with over 33 acres in production. The network includes school and church gardens as well as gardens at housing complexes, community centers and allotment style gardens where families are growing their own food.