2017 Launch Celebration

January 10, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
January 10, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m., Library

• Introducing our theme...Pollinator Power!
• Presentation, demonstrations and tastings
• Seed Library orientation; membership sign-ups

Making Your Yard a Welcome Space for Pollinators

Xerces Handout

February 7, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
February 7, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m., Library

• Guest speaker on bees
• This will be a hands-on class where you will make a Mason Bee house
• All participants receive a packet of pollinator mix seeds

Youth Class: The Pollinator

February 9, 2017 3:45-4:45 p.m., Library OR
February 9, 2017 6:00 -7:00 p.m., Library

• What is a pollinator? Why do we want them?
• Make a pollinator home for your yard

Composting for Fuel

March 14, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
March 14, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m., Library

• How composting works
• Keys to successful composting
• Natural fertilizers that help pollinators

Ready, Set, Go!

April 11, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
April 11, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m., Library

• Garden planning with pollinators in mind
• Preparing your soil
• Seed starting and planting

How to Read Your Plants

May 9, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
May 9, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m., Library

• How to plant the most in the smallest space
• How to keep your plants healthy
• Pruning

Youth Class: Plant Care

May 11, 2017 3:45-4:45 p.m., Library OR
May 11, 2017 6:00 -7:00 p.m., Library

• Basic plant care
• Plant a 5 gallon garden

Bad Bug/Good Bug

June 13, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
June 13, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m., Library

• Natural ways to control bad bugs, but keep your good bugs
• Bats are your friends and the mosquitos’ enemy!
• Keeping your garden safe for pollinators

Youth Class: What’s Next

June 13, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
June 13, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m., Library

• Trouble shooting garden problems
• When is the produce on your plant ready to eat?

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” Ralph Waldo Emmerson

July 11, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
July 11, 2017 6:30 -7:30 p.m., Library

• Covers, don’t let them start
• Natural killers
• Time after time

Seed Saving and Sharing

August 8, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
August 8, 2017 6:30 -7:30 p.m., Library

• Drying and saving seeds
• Donating to the Seed Library
• Demonstration of wet and dry seed processing

Your Empty Garden Spot Makes a Nice Home

Pheasants Forever Pollinator Presentation

September 12, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
September 12, 2017 6:30 -7:30 p.m., Library

• Wrapping up your garden beds
• Making winter habitats
• Looking ahead to next spring; crop rotation

Bee Proactive

October 10, 2017 1-2 p.m., Library OR
October 10, 2017 6:30 -7:30 p.m., Library

• Presentation by Merle Brandt, local bee keeper
• The importance of pollination for the garden and beyond
• Protecting the pollinators

Contact

Yankton Community Library
515 Walnut Street
Yankton, South Dakota 57078
Telephone: 605-668-5275
Fax: 605-668-5277

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