Cover Crops for Home Gardeners Workshop – September 16, 2013

Are you interested in learning how a cover crop and no-tillage will work in your garden? If so, the Darke Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the City of Greenville will be hosting a free workshop on Monday, September 16th for home gardeners at the Darke County EMA conference room. The focus of this meeting will be educating local gardeners how they can utilize cover crops to maximize their soil health for next year’s fruit and vegetable crop.

Hear Sam Custer, Darke County OSU Extenstion; discuss proper soil sampling tips to ensure a good soil test. Alex Johnson and Aaron Overholser will discuss no-till gardening techniques and equipment. To finish up the evening, representatives from Darke SWCD will discuss the different cover crop varieties available, how they impact your garden soil and what the anticipated cost will be to the gardener.

Those who preregister will receive a garden cover crop mixture, courtesy of Stuck Seeds, for use this fall in your garden. Please call the Darke SWCD office to register at 937-548-1715, ext. 3. If you have any questions regarding the workshop, ask for Greg McGlinch.

Darke County EMA is located on 5183 County Home Rd, Greenville, OH. Registration will begin at 5:45pm and the meeting will run from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.