University of Illinois Extension has several upcoming opportunities to learn about plants, soils, and starting a garden.
Four Seasons Horticulture Webinar Winter Series–Tuesday, March 13, and Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 1:30 p.m., at Whiteside Extension Office, Sterling, IL.
Four Seasons Gardening, presented by University of Illinois Extension, includes a wide array of gardening and landscaping topics. Topics in the winter series include “Tree Care in Urban Soils” on March 13, and “Keep on Growing: Tips for Extending the Gardening Season” on March 27.
Cost per session is $5 (free for active Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists.) Advance registration is needed one week prior to the webinar. To register, call 815-632-3611 or register online at go.illinois.edu/4seasonsCLW.
If you wish to listen to the webinars for free from home, register at go.illinois.edu/4seasonshome.
Seed Starting 101, Wednesdays, March 7-through-28, at various times in local Illinois libraries.
Are you interested in starting a garden, but you don’t know how? Stop by your local library in March to talk to a Master Gardener. Whiteside County Master Gardeners will be on hand to offer expert advice and knowledge on backyard gardening and will demonstrate how to start seeds.
Check out the assortment of free seeds to get started from the Seed Library. The Seed Library will be available throughout the growing season.
March 7, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., at Sterling Public Library
March 14, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., at Rock Falls Public Library
March 14, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at Henry C. Adams Memorial Library, Prophetstown
March 21, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at Odell Public Library, Morrison
March 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at Schmaling Memorial Library, Fulton.