June in the Vegetable Garden Walk &Talk

What’s Happening this month? Planting, Growing Summer Crops & Succession Planting (bush beans, corn, beets) Let’s Plant: Bush beans, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, potatoes (late crop), beets, corn Let’s Talk Plants: Pole beans, bush beans, tomatoes, squash, zucchini

Choosing Plants Walk & Talk

Becoming an Ecologically Minded Gardener Series Choosing Plants Natives vs. Non-natives Straight species vs cultivars Matching Plant to Place Restoring, creating & maintaining healthy ecosystems Focus on bio functionality Planting in plant communities

July in the Vegetable Garden Walk & Talk

What’s Happening this month? Growing & Harvesting Summer Crops, Succession Planting (beets, corn) and Planting Fall Vegetables Let’s Plant: Kale, lettuce, spinach, radish, carrots, beet, corn Let’s Talk Plants: Kale, lettuce, spinach, radish, carrots Park at the Visitor Center Parking lot.  Follow the walking path over the bridge to the garden behind the main house.

Our Bountiful Garden-Lets Eat!

Class Focus: Summer Vegetables Learn how to use your garden bounty. Registration required. Register Here!

$20

August in the Vegetable Garden Walk & Talk

What’s Happening this month? Growing & Harvesting Summer Crops, Planting Fall Crops (cauliflower and broccoli), Succession Planting Fall Crops (radishes, leafy greens, peas, beets) Let’s Plant: Cauliflower, broccoli, radish, leafy greens, peas, beets Let’s Talk Plants: Cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, corn Park at the Visitor Center Parking lot.  Follow the walking path over the bridge to […]

The Climate Crisis & Ways to Deal with it in the Garden Walk & Talk

Becoming an Ecologically Minded Gardener Series The Climate Crisis and Ways to Deal with it in The Garden Water: Too much and Not Enough Late Summer Water Issues Wind Seasonal temp instability Extreme temperatures Park at the Visitor Center Parking lot.  Follow the walking path over the bridge to the garden behind the main house.

September in the Vegetable Garden Walk & Talk

What’s Happening this month? Growing & Harvesting Fall Crops, Succession Planting Fall Crops (radish, spinach) Let’s Talk Plants: Perennial crops – asparagus, rhubarb Park at the Visitor Center Parking lot.  Follow the walking path over the bridge to the garden behind the main house.

Our Bountiful Garden-Let’s Eat!

Farmington 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, United States

Class Focus: Fall Cool Season Crops More Details to come- Learn how to use your garden bounty. Registration required. Register Here!

$20

October in the Vegetable Garden Walk &Talk

What’s Happening this month? Harvesting Fall Crops Let’s Talk Plants: Melons, gourds, sweet potatoes Park at the Visitor Center Parking lot.  Follow the walking path over the bridge to the garden behind the main house.

New Ideas About Garden Maintenace & Management

Becoming an Ecologically Minded Gardener Series New Ideas About Garden Maintenance and Management The case for biodiversity Nature- and site-driven design Composting within the garden IPM and organic controls Fall in the Garden – Put it to Bed or Wait till Spring? Fallen Leaves and many ways to use them Park at the Visitor Center […]

November in the Vegetable Garden Walk & Talk

What’s Happening this month? Wrapping Up – Cleaning & Evaluating Let’s Plant: Cover crops Let’s Talk Plants: Cover crops, Planning for next season, Earliest time to start seeds indoors, Earliest time to plant seeds and transplants outdoors Park at the Visitor Center Parking lot.  Follow the walking path over the bridge to the garden behind […]