KSL Greenhouse Show continues Dig Around Town Community Calendar

By Caitlyn Johnston | March 6, 2021 at 10:15 am
UPDATED: March 27, 2021 at 9:47 am

SALT LAKE CITY — Find March local gardening events as The KSL Greenhouse Show continues the Dig Around Town community calendar!

Dig Around Town is brought to you by Utah State University Extension. Check out Monthly Gardening tips and online gardening courses at garden.usu.edu.

LOCAL GARDENING EVENTS:

Hydroponics

On April 14th, Learn about Hydroponics and how it allows for year-round vegetable and herb production. Find out more at garden.usu.edu.

Controlling Weeds

Weeds can be a headache in any landscape. Learn how to control them with Weber Basin Water on March 31st. More information at: https://weberbasin.com/Conservation/ClassCalendar

Waterwise Park Strips

Learn how to create waterwise park strips on April 8th. Sign up at conservationgardenpark.org/events

Garden Poetry Walk

Take a Garden Poetry Walk at Red Butte Gardens. The garden hosts the works of eleven local poets through the end of May.

Wasatch Community Gardens’ Spring Plant Sale

Wasatch Community Gardens’ Spring Plant Sale will be online again this year. You will find over 75 varieties of tomatoes, herbs, edible perennials and more. The sale online March 22-28 at wcgplantsale.org.

Greenhouse Quick Tip!

Now is a great time to improve your soil by incorporating compost into the soil with a spade or rototiller. Add two to three inches of compost, ideally a few weeks before you are ready to plant.

However, it can be more difficult to work compost into flowerbeds with existing plants. It is fine to leaves a couple of inches on the soil surface instead. It takes longer to break down into the soil, but still does to the benefit if the soil.

Check back each week to find march local gardening events with the Dig Around Town Community Calendar, brought to you by USU Extension.

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