HOME AND GARDEN NOTES
To submit items, call Melissa Howell at 475-3770 or send email to mhowell@ oklahoman.com. Reference “Home and garden calendar.” Please submit items at least 10 days before publication.
Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, meetings are open to the public.
OKC Herb Society: 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Will Rogers Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36. Presentation is “Growing and Using Parsley.” Membership fee is $12. Oklahoma Horticultural Society: 7 p.m. Tuesday, OSU Agriculture Resource Center, 400 N Portland Ave. Apogon Iris Garden Club: noon Wednesday, at the home of Sharon Burton. Speaker is Julia Laughlin, Oklahoma County Extension Horticulture Educator. Central Oklahoma Beekeepers Association: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Will Rogers Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36. Oklahoma Gardeners Association: 9:30 a.m. to noon April 3, Will Rogers Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36.
Workshops
CLEVELAND COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS Foodscaping —Growing Vegetables and Edibles in
the Home Landscape: 10 a.m. Saturday, Classroom C, Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 601 E Robinson, Norman. Free and open to the public. Call 321-4774.
COMMONWEALTH URBAN FARMS: Classes are from 11 a.m. to noon at CommonWealth Urban Farms, 3310 N. Olie. Tuition is $10 per person or $15 per couple, unless otherwise noted. Free admission for Saturday volunteers. Pay onsite.
For Beginners Only: Saturday. Choosewhere to locate your garden, how to set up a container garden with Smart Pots, and what to plant first. Video series — “How to Grow a Vegetable Garden Even if You've Never Planted a Seed in
Your Life”: Follow the gardeners at CommonWealth each week from March through October to learn the fundamentals of planting, growing and harvesting. Visit Commonwealth Urban Farms of OKC on Facebook or YouTube. Free.
MYRIAD BOTANICAL GARDENS: The following workshops are at Myriad Botanical Gardens 301 W Reno. Prices vary. Call 445-7080, or go to www.myriadgardens.org for information or to register.
Seed Starting Workshop: 10 a.m. to noon March 30, the garden classroom. Learn how to start annual flowers, vegetables and herbs, the best way to take care of your seeds as they germinate and grow. Speaker is Bill Farris, Prairie Wind Nursery. Cost is $14 for members, $19 for nonmembers. Everything You Need to Know About How to Start Growing
Food: 6 to 8 p.m. April 18, Garden Classroom. Presentation by Dale Spoonemore, From Seed to Spoon. Cost is $8 for members, $12 for nonmembers. Register by April 12. Tomato Titans: Growing Delicious Tomatoes: 10 a.m. to noon April 20, Garden Classroom. Learn how to start tomato seeds, transplant and care for seedlings, control insects and disease and properly water and fertilize. Participants are welcome to bring photos of their tomatoes for advice. Cost is $14 for members, $19 for nonmembers.
Register by April 16.
Beginning Gardening: 1 to 2:30 p.m. April 27, Garden Classroom. Learn bedrock essentials for choosing the right location, testing and sustaining soil health, and selecting the suitable vegetable and flower varieties. Cost is $14 for members, $19 for nonmembers. Register by April 23.
WEDNESDAYS @ WILL: Wednesday @ Will Rogers Gardens lecture series is open to the public and is presented at no charge by the Oklahoma County Extension Master Gardeners and the Oklahoma County OSU Cooperative Extension Service. All classes are at Will Rogers Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36. Enchanting April — How to Get the Most from your Oklahoma Garden in Spring: 6 p.m. April 10. Speaker is author and garden blogger Dee Nash.
HELPLINE: For answers to horticulture questions, call the Oklahoma County Cooperative Extension at 713-1125, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday-Friday and ask to speak to a Master Gardener or email okmganswers@gmail.com.