MARCH – Brad Livesay, Program Supervisor for Harvest Gwinnett, shared information about the new community garden initiative in Gwinnett County at our March 21st meeting. A program of Live Healthy Gwinnett, Harvest Gwinnett was launched in 2019 to connect community members through hands-on environmental education, plant fresh produce to improve resident food access and nurture engagement opportunities leading to improved health outcomes. There are currently nine gardens throughout the county. Related Images:
Pioneer Species: Part 2 – Green Mulch Conquers Weeds
Most weeds are fast-growing annuals; you combat them by crowding them out by having vigorous, healthy plants in your garden. This is where green mulch comes in.
January 2022 Monthly Meeting
Due to the weather conditions, our in-person meeting at Bethesda Senior Center on January 17th was cancelled and we hosted a Zoom Meeting for our members. Bet Sobon, a Native New Yorker who moved to Georgia twenty years ago and began growing roses. Bet shared very detailed knowledge about growing roses in Georgia and covered types, fertilizers, diseases – just all aspects of rose growing. She now grows over 150 roses and has almost all types of roses. Bet is currently President of the Greater Gwinnett Rose Society which is affiliated with The American Rose Society through which she is a certified Consulting Rosarian. Related Images: