The 2010 Gardening Year to Date
The Catskill Community Garden Club presented a Spring
series designed to help anyone become a
gardener called "See how It's Done". The series included
gardening tips from local gardeners
presented in their gardens and began on Saturday,
April 24 and continued throughout the
planting season here in the Catskills.
Week 1-Onions and Potatoes- Gerda Van Leeuwin
Week 2- Spring Into Action- Mel Bellar demonstrates
proper techniques for pruning, dividing grasses and
perennials,
edging beds, and making
adjustments in your garden.
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Week 3- Planting Tomatoes for Dummies with Art Martello
(Topsy Turvy method)
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Week 4-Planting Early Vegetables with Lucci Kelly
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Week 5- Planting Herbs with Maggie Inge
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Week 6- Rooting plants and Creative Arrangements
with Lauren Quarltere
The Great Pumpkin Contest!!
Grow pumpkins from seed. The largest pumpkins
will win prizes and bragging rights.
Get your seeds at Quarltere's or Catskill Rentals
Fall weigh in and festival to be announced!
Here are 6 images from the recent
Flower Show in Philadelphia courtesy of
Agnes and Chuck Freas.
Just Click on the photo
March 29, 2010
Despite the collapse of a primary greenhouse, Lauren
Quarltere prepares for the coming planting season by
making use of every available space in the store until the
greenhouse can be repaired. In this video, Lauren gives us
a tour of what she has been working on and a lesson in
proper germination techniques.
Follow a running account of the process in the Projects
