Vegetable Gardening A-Z: A few slots left!

Dutchess County Cooperative Extension is offering a 5-week class on the fundamentals of growing vegetables and there are only a few slots left.

The class will cover selecting varieties and planting seeds and transplants, to growing and harvesting. They will look at how to protect your garden from pests both big and tiny and cover techniques such as growing beds, mulching, watering, crop rotation and garden design. This information will help experienced gardeners take their garden to the next level. Go to www.ccedutchess.org to view subjects by week.

Presenter Mary Nisley has gardened organically for more than 30 years in 3 states, giving her experience with a wide range of vegetables, growing conditions, and problems.

ONLY 6 SEATS LEFT!!!

SERIES 2

· DATES- Thursdays 6:30-9 PM, Feb 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15. Snow days March 22 & 29.

· LOCATION- Stony Kill Environmental Education Center, 79 Farmstead Lane, (Barn classroom) Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590.

Cost: $95 for all 5 sessions, not refundable after Feb 10 Series 2. To register call Nancy Halas at 845-677-8223 x115. VISA/MC accepted.