We are again pleased to share our members’ photos for the annual Photo Contest. Eric Bowles returns to judge our entries and give us valuable feedback on our picture taking! Eric is a well-known photography judge who has been trained in judging photos by Professional Photographers of America. Do join us at Bethesda Senior Center on 15 July at 7PM to see these anticipated pictures. If you’d like to join our potluck at 6:30PM, please bring a dish to share. Related Images:
2024 September Picnic
Our September meeting is a member-only event, hosted every year to thank our gardeners for their continued volunteerism in Gwinnett County. Related Images:
Fertilizer – One Gardener’s Opinion
The county provides good compost for our community beds and Soil3 is great option for in-ground and raised beds and containers but I often don’t feel that’s enough fertilizer for my growing vegetables. I get fussy about what I use. I don’t want the El-Cheapo 10-10-10 from the big box stores. I want a quality, granular, all-around fertilizer that has trace elements in the mix to use on a regular basis. Espoma and Dr. Earth are my first go-to choices, but there are several other good options to choose from and liquids also. I don’t use the three and six month pellets as I would rather fertilize somewhat systematically as I watch how my veggies are growing. Timing is just as important. Unless it gets on my calendar when I do fertilize with a reminder set in 3 weeks later, too much time passes, and my vegetables don’t get enough…