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Plant Clinics Are Back! Get Answers to Your Gardening Questions.

After a two year hiatus, the Extension Master GardenerSMPlant Clinics are back and in-person at Asheville City Market.  Formerly known as Info Tables, Master Gardener volunteers will be at the Asheville City Market, located at 52 N. Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801 on May 28, June 25, July 30, and August 27 to answers to all of your gardening questions and address your concerns.

EMGV ready for Q&A at the Plant Clinic

Feel free to bring plant or insect samples for identification and/or problem resolution.  You can pick-up soil test kits and receive information about activities at The Learning Garden and Gardening in the Mountains seminars.  Please stop by to learn more!

EMGVs will also staff Plant Clinics at the North Carolina Arboretum on May 26, 27, and 28. The NC Arboretum is located at 20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806. The Plant Sale Preview event, May 26, is open to  upper level Arboretum members only. The Plant Sale and Vendor Market, May 27-28, is open to all members and the general public.  For more information on the public sale, please go to:  https://www.ncarboretum.org/event/plant-sale-and-vendor-market/all/.
NOTE: The Arboretum’s standard $16 parking fee applies to all non-members.

All the Plant Clinics planned for 2022 will be held rain or shine, so please check the forecast and dress appropriately for the weather.

Wednesdays in the Learning Garden, May 25

Wednesdays in the Learning Garden, May 25, 2022
Drop-in and Learn!

Wednesday, May 25, 2022
10 a.m.-11 a.m.

NC Cooperative Extension
Buncombe County Center
49 Mount Carmel Road
Asheville, NC 28806

New in 2022, The Learning Garden, located at the Cooperative Extension Office, 49 Mount Carmel Road will provide opportunities to Drop-In and Learn in the garden. Each month, selected gardens will offer demonstrations and programs, while all our gardens will be open to the public.

In addition, our Helpline desk will be open indoors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for in-person consultations, where Extension Master GardenersSM will provide problem solving assistance. Feel free to bring questions and samples (plant and insect) to the Helpline desk during your visit to the Learning Garden.

May 25 demonstrations will be:

  • Composting Area:  Basics of Composting:  Learn to compost with a multi-bin system: what to use and what not to use, how to mix it, how to monitor the pile, when is it ready, and how to use the finished product.
  • Rose Garden:  Managing Black Spot:  This presentation will cover strategies for controlling this important problem in roses.  NOTE: This program will be presented in the on-site classroom at 10 and 10:30.
  • Vegetable Garden: Square Foot Gardening: A 32 Square Foot Garden can grow 32 different crops. Join us as we explore Square Foot Gardening. Big results in a small space.

Our gardens open at 9 a.m. and demonstration programs will run between 10 and 11 a.m. Come, walk around, and soak in our lovely gardens! Most programs are informal and continuous – exceptions are noted above.

Note: almost all activities will be held outdoors, so please dress appropriately for the weather.

Registration is not required.  Plan to Drop in and Learn!

Happy EMGs Eager to Answer Your Questions!

Additional information about The Learning Garden is located on this website.

 

Saturday Seminar: Composting, May 21

Saturday Seminar at The Learning Garden presents:
Composting, May 21, 2022

Saturday, May 21, 2022
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

NC Cooperative Extension
Buncombe County Center
49 Mount Carmel Road
Asheville, NC 28806

Presenter: Dave Bush, Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer

Seventy percent of the material going to landfills is organic and most of that is kitchen and yard waste that can be composted at home and returned to your soil. Join this “in the garden” program to learn to compFood for Good HK_IMG_2545_CC BY-NC 2.0_Flickrost with a multi-bin system; what to use and what not to use, how to mix it, how to monitor the pile, when is it ready, and how to use the finished product.

Please dress appropriately for the weather.

The talk is free, but seating is limited and registration is required.  Please Register Here or click on the link below.  If you encounter problems registering or if you have questions, call 828-255-5522.

Contact Us

Buncombe County Extension Office
49 Mount Carmel Road
Asheville, NC 28806
Helpline 828-255-5522

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