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March 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, March 19 will be the First Day of Spring and the first Hands-on-Workshop-in-the-Garden at
the Grow City Teaching Garden, for 2024! Come anytime between 6:00 pm Eastern to dark to learn
while helping with garden work. We will be planting early spring crops such as potatoes, peas, onions,
carrots, radishes and lettuce, among other activities. Learn the how and why of what’s going on in the
Grow City garden and plans for the 2024 gardening season, then apply what you learn to your own
garden. Welcome Spring by helping to get things started!
The Grow City Teaching Garden, located behind the McGrady-Brockman House (614 N. 7th St.,
Vincennes) is a place to learn how to grow a garden and develop healthy soil, especially in small, urban
spaces. It is a partnership between the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Knox
County Public Library, Purdue Extension Knox County, and Vincennes University, with involvement
from the Knox County Seed Library, the Guardians of the Garden Master Gardeners, and the Natural
Gardeners Club. For more information, see the Facebook page “Grow City Teaching Garden” or call
Knox County SWCD: 812-882-8210, Ext. 3.
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November 7, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Composting – is a great way to use what you have and create healthier soil for healthier plants.
Learn an easy way to build a compost pile for your garden – what goes in, how it works, and what to do with what comes out. Help build the next new compost pile at Grow City! This free workshop starts at 6:30 pm Eastern on November 7 in the Grow City Teaching Garden (back yard of the McGrady-Brockman Building, 614 N. 7th St., Vincennes). Learn how to compost, then start your own!
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The Grow City Teaching Garden is located in the backyard of the McGrady-Brockman Building, 614 N. 7th St., Vincennes, Indiana. This project is a partnership of the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District, Knox County Public Library, Vincennes University, and Purdue Extension Knox County.
For more information, contact 812-882-8210 x3, or willem.drews@in.nacdnet.net
Free
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October 17, 2022 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
What in the world is “hugelkulture”? Learn about this fun, easy way to create a new garden bed and how it creates healthy soil. Help build one in the Grow City garden!
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The Grow City Teaching Garden is located in the backyard of the McGrady-Brockman Building, 614 N. 7th St., Vincennes, Indiana. This project is a partnership of the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District, Knox County Public Library, Vincennes University, and Purdue Extension Knox County.
For more information, contact 812-882-8210 x3, or willem.drews@in.nacdnet.net
Free
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October 3, 2022 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Take a tour to find out all of the different methods being used in the garden to improve soil health. Get ideas for what you can do in your garden, and ask questions of experts on the tour. Examine the soil in various garden beds. Learn about The Four Soil Health Principles and how to use them.
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The Grow City Teaching Garden is located in the backyard of the McGrady-Brockman Building, 614 N. 7th St., Vincennes, Indiana. This project is a partnership of the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District, Knox County Public Library, Vincennes University, and Purdue Extension Knox County.
For more information, contact 812-882-8210 x3, or willem.drews@in.nacdnet.net
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September 19, 2022 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Grow City Teaching Garden is offering four on-site workshops this fall to help gardeners learn how to improve soil health.
Cover Crops for the Garden will be on Monday, September 19, at 6:30 pm. Participants will learn what cover crops are and how to use them in their own gardens to improve soil health. They will see how cover crops are being used in the Grow City Teaching Garden and will help plant cover crop seeds. Each participant will also receive a packet of cover crop seeds and take-home information about soil health as well as upcoming workshops and events.
The workshop is free, and no registration is required.
The Grow City Teaching Garden is in the backyard of the McGrady-Brockman Building, 614 N. 7th
St., Vincennes.
For more information, contact 812-882-8210 x3, or willem.drews@nacdnet.net .
Future workshops are scheduled for October 3, October 17, and November 7.
The Grow City Teaching Garden is a partnership of the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Knox County Public Library, Vincennes University, and Purdue Extension Knox County.
