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Winter in the Garden with Tilth

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Garden looking tired and needing to be put to bed?  Tilth can help you get its jammies on and tucked under the covers:

Putting the Garden to Bed; Nov. 6, 10 AM- Noon

Fall is a fantastic time to replenish the soil that has offered you its bounty all year long.  Find out how you can maximize this important time of the year and jump start your garden next spring.

What about making use of all that rain that’s coming soon?  Why not learn how to collect and use it?:

Harvesting the Rain; Nov 20, 10 AM-Noon

This class is an overview of the many ways that rain may be stored for use in your vegetable or ornamental home garden – just in time for the rainy season!

Finally, spread the love along with the compost by helping to winterize the Seattle Youth Garden Works Farm used to train homeless and at-risk youth in urban agriculture.  Tomorrow!:

Final Work Party at the Seattle Youth Garden Works Farm; Sat., Oct. 30, 10 AM-2 PM

Help prepare this special urban farm for winter by composting, mulching and planting cover crop.  It’s next to one of the best bird watching sites in the city!

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Helen

Helen has lived in Wallingford for 16 years and think it’s the best neighborhood in Seattle, possibly the world. She has worn a track between her house, QFC and the library and spends a lot time poking her nose into things. She is a mother, does volunteer work and is interested in local, green and child-related issues. She has an advanced degree in English literature and thus reads a lot and enjoys the craft of writing. She also works part-time for her husband’s software company (doesn’t everyone have a software company around here?).