Summer’s just about over, but the garden isn’t quite ready to pack it in yet!
Pulling all your plants out in September may be premature…
In this workshop, you will learn:
-What crops thrive in fall
-How to save seed for next season
-How to plant a healthy garlic crop
-Some garden maintenance and clean-up tips as the season winds down
Your instructor:
Halifax-based Elizabeth Peirce is the author of Grow Hope and You Can Too! Canning, Pickling and Preserving the Maritime Harvest (Nimbus, 2013) and Grow Organic: A Simple Guide to Nova Scotia Vegetable Gardening (Nimbus, 2010), winner of the 2011 APMA Best Atlantic Published Book Award. She has appeared as a guest on CBC Radio’s Main Street and Maritime Noon, News 95.7’s The Weekend Gardener, and on CTV’s Breakfast Television, talking about her passion for growing and preserving our own food. She writes regular articles on home canning for Lee Valley Tools, and is hard at work on an online course showing people how to preserve more of their own food. Visit her at elizabethpeirce.ca
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