County Extension provides house gardening program – Franklin County Instances

Not everyone has a large space to devote to gardening, so the Franklin County Extension Office offers tips on growing food the unconventional way.

The “Down and Dirty with Home Gardening” series is a four-part series that takes place in June on Tuesdays from 12pm to 1pm, except on June 29th.

“This will let everyone know about new techniques you can use to improve your home garden,” said Katernia Cole-Coffey, director of Franklin County Extension.

Cole-Coffey said that each part of the series will focus on a different aspect of fruit and vegetable gardening.

So far, those present have learned the basics of growing vegetables and container gardening.

The theme of the closing session on June 22nd will be dealing with pests and diseases. Lucy Edwards, Regional Extension Agent for Home Grounds, Gardens and Pests, said now is the perfect time to bring this up.

“With as much rain as before, people will soon have pest problems in their garden,” said Edwards.

Edwards said the goal of the series is to help people find unconventional ways to garden and incorporate food into their landscape.

“Don’t think of a garden as going out and plowing a lot because a lot of us don’t have that much space or we don’t have to look after everything,” Edwards said.

Participation in the series is free. To register to participate or for more information, contact the Extension Office at 256-332-8880.