Southern Gardeners Bootcamp Series

300 Russell Street,Darlington SC 29532

25 October, 2022

Description

Every Tuesday Evening in October and November from 5:00pm - 7:30pm enjoy supper and an introductory class to gardening in southern climates. Location: Darlington County Extension Office: 300 Russell Street Room 222 Darlington, SC 29532 Sign up for all eight classes for $100 dollars Or pick and choose individual classes for $15.00 per/class Master Gardeners receive a discounted rate of $12.00 for each individual class CLICK ON TICKETS TO SIGN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL DATES AND DISCOUNTS Classes: Oct. 4: Soil Basics: Improving and Managing Soil Fertility. Learn the key components of soil health, how to test your soil, interpret soil results. Learn basics of composting, cover crops, vermiculture, and raised bed soil. Oct. 11: Landscape Plant Care: Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers. Learn basic botany principles around annuals, perennials, woody shrubs, and trees. Learn common trees, shrubs, and flowers in southern landscapes. Learn planting, pruning, and maintenance needs for yard plants. Oct. 18: Warm Season Lawns. Learn about the best warm season lawns to plant, how to establish and maintain a healthy southern lawn. Also included is how to identify problems and revive a declining lawn. Please bring pictures and lawn samples for personalized assistance. Oct. 25: Weeds, Pests, and Diseases of the Southeast. Learn how to identify problems in the landscape whether it be invasive plants, various pests, or diseases. Learn the principles of integrated pest management and how to proactively prevent problems in your landscape and how to rectify them as needed. Nov. 1: Cut Flower Gardens: Annuals and Perennials. Basic introduction into the best cutting flowers to add to a landscape for four season interest and continuous blooms throughout the year. Learn the tips and tricks to good garden design principles, proper plant ratios, and how to choose the best varieties. Also, information on maintaining and care for annual and perennial flowering plants are provided. Nov. 8: Outdoor Container Gardening. Introductory concepts to how to maintain an urban garden in pots and containers. Will review soil needs, pot selection, and best variety types for container gardens. Additional information will be provided on long term care of perennials and trees in pots. Information also will be provided on designing a beautiful seasonal porch container, how to grow crops in pots, and how to maintain raised veggie trugs and repurposed IBC water tanks. Nov. 15: Edible Gardening Part 1: Fundamentals. Learn core concepts about building a vegetable patch, raised garden, to long term plot. Learn the key nutrients and care necessary for a successful edible garden. Learn what to grow, when, and the varieties and crops that grow best in the Pee Dee region.Nov. 22: Edible Garden Part 2: Advanced. Learn key techniques to how to start seeds indoors, transplants, crop planning, season extension tools, and post harvest handling for crop storage. Learn to develop plant specific pest control plans and advanced plant problem diagnosis. Should you require special accomodations due to a disability, please notify our office 10 days prior to the event. Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offices its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status and is an equal opportunity employer