Here are some bullet points for the day:
- Pansies and lettuce make a nice early spring planter
- It's vital to learn the Latin names for plants
- Get your soil tested before planting
- 80% or so of the attendees were women over 50 (like me)
- The best time to prune is when you have pruning shears in your hands
- Cats are essential for preventing lawn damage caused by voles and moles
- People in this area are even more upset about deer than Boulderites
- There is something called "Deer Tape" that repels deer (according to a vendor)
- Nothing repels deer -- other than an 8' tall fence buried 2' underground (the buried portion is for ground hogs)(according to the head of the Master Gardeners)
- Don't make any changes to a new garden until you've watched it grow for a year
- When you photograph landscapes, don't center the focal point
- There is a nefarious weed called Microstegium Vimeneum (Japanese Stilt Grass) that threatens to gobble everything up
- When there's a drought, water your trees and let your Impatiens wilt
- There are species of solitary ground nesting bees that live in small holes in the ground, not in big hives, who are only seen around this time of year and are important pollinators of early blooming plants -- so don't kill them
- Soil is what's in your garden. Dirt is what's under your refrigerator.
I'm really glad that I found out about the event. It's a great way to start my gardening adventure.
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