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…
2024 June Meeting
Our own member and past-president, Lynda Pollock shared her knowledge to create a Bird Friendly Garden. She gave a delightful and informative talk on making our yards more bird friendly with what and how we choose to plant. She discussed how to squirrel proof our bird feeders, and the proper maintenance for feeders and baths. Related Images:
2024 Plant Sale!
Thank you for coming to our annual plant sale held on April 27th at the Lilburn Library parking lot! We want to give a shout out to all our wonderful members who put in so much time to make this herculean effort successful. We deeply appreciate everyone who played a part. Over 3000 plants were donated: that’s a lot of digging, potting, and labeling! We appreciate our generous donors. Out Friday setup was a tremendous, unified effort involving tents, tables, and plants. Saturday was a whirlwind of success. We served hundreds of Gwinnett residents and folks from other counties in six quick hours. As our customers were leaving, I heard many “thank you’s” and we’re proud we could help them select plants, not just sell them. The GCMGA plant Sale is a testament to our member’s collective strength and teamwork—each and every one who played a crucial role in this…