After a short break, the Carman Garden Club is blooming with enthusiasm for the rest of its monthly meeting and presentation series. On Monday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m., at the Carman Pentecostal Church, the club will hold a brief business meeting followed by a talk from John Heard, a soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, on testing soil productivity.
“Since good growth requires good soil, water and sunshine, it is important to know what kinds of resources — mineral and organic — make up the composition of your soil, and what you can do to ameliorate existing conditions,” said Carman Garden Club secretary Liz DeWit.
She encourages anyone who faces soil challenges to attend the hour-long presentation. A question period will follow with Heard and club members who can share their experience and expertise.
The Carman Garden Club meets on the last Monday of February, March, April, May, September and October. Members are gardeners passionate about learning, growing and sharing with others, collaborating to discover the ins and outs of gardening.
This year’s meetings have covered topics such as propagating cuttings, planting and refurbishing a perennial bed, and garden insects.
“Members of the club have a wealth of gardening experience and are willing and eager to share with other enthusiasts and with beginners,” DeWit added.
The club also supports a junior program that provides young gardeners with instruction and materials to start their own gardens, and it assists seniors in revamping perennial beds.
Meetings are free and open to anyone interested in learning more about gardening. Club memberships are available for a nominal fee and grant access to club-hosted events throughout the year. The season wraps up Oct. 27 with a presentation about amaryllis.
