Marvin’s Organic Gardens is proud to be able to offer to the community many exciting lectures and classes to help you learn more about organics, composting, growing specifics, and more. All events are free and open to the public unless noted below. Sign up by emailing us at info@marvinsorganicgardens.com or call us at 513.932.3319 and ask to speak to Allison. Some class sizes are limited, so make sure to sign up early.

OCTOBER

Become your own Groundskeeper!
Dates: Tuesday evenings in October
Time: 6-8:30pm
Cost: $50.00; includes all 4 classes, to be paid in full on October 7th, classes not sold separately, scholarships available

*Bonus: weekly door prizes
*Please wear appropriate garden clothes

Tuesday, October 7th

6-7pm- Introduction to Marvin’s Organic Gardens, Course overview

7:15-8:30pm- A Walk Through The Gardens; A behind the scenes trip through the nursery, the greenhouse and the real Marvin’s Organic Gardens (hors d’evors served)

October 14th

6-7pm- Lay out, design and customizing your own bed
(Students will bring pictures of your own beds to customize)

7:15-8:30pm- Preparing your soil, proper mulching techniques, weed control, fertilizing, water management, building your own bed and installation

October 21

6-7pm- A Parade of Plants: Selecting the proper plants for your yard and a garden review of Marvin’s 50 top plant picks. Plus, learn about selecting Ohio natives and other useful plants

7:15-8:30pm- The facts you need to know about birds, insects and toads.

October 28th

6-6:45pm – Standard arborist prunes (hands-on demonstration)

7-8pm- Organic turf; Planting and caring for your lawn, final thoughts, Ground Keeper course completion/ gift cards

 

Fall Family Day!
Saturday, October 25th
9am til 5pm
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Enjoy snacks and drinks, carve your own pumpkin, face painting, hay rides and more. Plus don’t miss out on the Sunrock Farms PETTING ZOO! They will be at Marvin’s from 11am til 1pm with animals all the kids can enjoy! Bring the entire family for a great day of fun at Marvin’s Organic Gardens.

NOVEMBER

Living with Mother Earth: Edible Shitake Mushrooms
November 1, 2008 - Registration required.
Place: Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, meet in the Adult Classroom.
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
An interactive class on inoculating oak logs with shitake mushroom spawn. Learn about the ecological importance of mushrooms and how you can grow them at home, and then help inoculate some logs. Three lucky participants will take home their own shitake log. If you missed the class in spring, or want to expand your knowledge this is the class for you!
Speaker: Wes Duren
Contact: Elyse Billman 937-277-6545 ext.1617