Tag: drip irrigation

Learn With Us, Week of May 8

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Drip Irrigation System for Your Home and Container Gardens
Saturday, May 14, 2016 10:00am – 11:00am
Durham Garden Center, 4536 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC

Tired of hand-watering your containers all summer long? Join Georganne Sebastian and Darcey Martin (Durham County Extension Master Gardeners volunteers) for a hands-on presentation and learn to assemble a simple, automated and water-efficient drip irrigation system for your home garden. You will walk away with a shopping list (under $100), resources, and how-to instructions so you may confidently put together a watering system that will minimize your water use and last for years.

Free/ Registration is required
Contact: 919-384-7526 or ann3dgc@gmail.com
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Classes and Presentations, Week of 5/19-5/25

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Sustainable Roses – Durham Garden Forum
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where:Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC, United States

Enjoy these garden favorites in a sustainable way. Taught by Durham County Extension Master Gardener, Kit Flynn. The Durham Garden Forum in partnership with NC Cooperative Extension: Durham County Center. Free for Members of Durham Garden Forum / $10 for non-members. durhamgardenforun@duke.edu

Simple Drip Irrigation For Container Gardens
Saturday, May 24, 2014 10:00am – 11:30am
Where:Durham Garden Center, 4536 Hillsborough Road, Durham, NC (Map)

The biggest challenge for container gardening is keeping up with watering.  The answer is automation using a battery-operated timer and connecting tubing bits to assemble an efficient, mini-drip irrigation system on a deck, porch or stoop.  Go on vacation knowing your plants will be watered.  Use water more efficiently. You’ll never go back to hand watering again once you see how this works. Using soaker hoses in your garden will also be covered. Georganne Sebastian, Durham County Master Gardener. Class is free/Registration is required. 919-384-7526 or ann3dgc@gmail.com

 

Classes and Presentations, Week of 5/12 – 5/18, 2104

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Garden Room Development – Extension Gardener Series
Thursday, May 15, 2014 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC, United States

Design an outdoor space that extends your home. Taught by Durham county Extension Horticulturist, Michelle Wallace. Class is free/ registration is required. Sara Smith 919-668-1707 gardenseducation@duke.edu

Summer Southern Favorites: Tomatoes & Okra
Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:00am – 11:00am
Where:Durham County Cooperative Extension, 721 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701

You know it’s officially summer when you harvest your first, sweet, juicy home-grown tomato and sit down to a plate of fried okra. Yum!

Join the Durham Co. Extension Master Gardeners for a FREE 1-hour talk on all the tips and tricks to growing your best ever crop of tomatoes & okra this summer on Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 10-11 a.m. at the Durham County Cooperative Extension Office, 721 Foster Street, Durham NC 27701.

Now that the danger of frost is well-past, it’s time to get your tomatoes and okra plants in the ground! You’ll get many ideas on the best tomato varieties to grow (for slicing, for salsa, for sauces, for sandwiches) and the most tender & productive okra varieties.

This FREE program is open to the public; all are welcome to attend. Please pre-register with Pana Jones at the Extension Office by calling 919-560-0525 or send an email to: prjones2@ncsu.edu.

Simple Drip Irrigation for Container Gardens
Sunday, May 18, 2014 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Where: South Regional Library, 4505 South Alston Avenue, Durham, NC, United States

Reduse watering chores by installing a simple drip irrigation system. Class is free/registration is required. Cathy Starkweather 919-560-7410

Classes and Lectures, Week of 4/27/14

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Thursday, May 1, 2014 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Birds, Bees & Butterflies – Extension Gardener Series
Where:Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC, United States

Invite birds, bees, & butterflies into your garden. Hear fun facts, along with how to provide their landscape needs both city and country home owners.  Shared too, are environmental practices for a safe habitat in your yards.  Taught by Master Gardeners Faye McNaull and Lynne Nelson. Class is free/ registration is required. Contact Sara Smith at 919-668-1707  or gardenseducation@duke.edu

Saturday, May 3, 2014 10:00am – 11:00am
Growing Tomatoes and Okra
Where: Durham Garden Center, 4536 Hillsborough Road, Durham, NC (Map)

Growing tomatoes & okra are Southern traditions. Come and learn how to grow these two staples of the Southern Garden. This seminar will also include advice on how to modify Durham’s soil for success in the garden. Taught by Master Gardener Charles Murphy. Class is free/Registration is required. 919-384-7526 ann3dgc@gmail.com

Saturday, May 3, 2014 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Simple Drip Irrigation for Container Gardens
Where: North Regional Library, 221 Milton Road, Durham, NC (Map)

Reduce watering chores by installing a simple drip irrigation system. Class is free/registration in required. Shelley Geyer 919-560-0237