Starting A Vegetable Garden
There are many varieties of vegetables to choose from. Some offer disease resistance or better heat- and cold-tolerance.
Vegetable plants grow best in sunny spots. They also need well-draining soil that’s rich in nutrients.
Make sure the garden is easy to get to. Dragging a hose or carrying watering cans for long distances isn’t fun.
It’s spring, and you’ve decided to grow fresh vegetables at home. Yay! But perhaps you only have a large pot or a window box to grow in, and reasonably-priced vegetable plants are sold in packs of four or six, which is too many! What are you going to do?
Keene Public Library invites you to a free plant swap where you can bring your extra vegetable and flower starts to swap for someone else’s that you would also like to grow, but just one or two! Or maybe you’ve grown your own vegetable starts and realized you have too many! Bring these to share so we don’t let these precious resources go to waste.
A one-hour gardening workshop will be offered in person at Keene Public Library’s Heberton Hall and possibly through ZOOM as well for those who can’t attend but want to join in on the fun, Saturday, May 27 at 1 p.m. Michele Chalice, Environmental Landscape Designer and owner of Keene’s own “Healthy Home Habitats,” will join Gail Zachariah, Engagement, Outreach, and Youth Services, Division Head & Social Media Administrator, and architect of the Keene Garden Lending Library to share resources, smiles, and vegetable growing knowledge with all those interested.
Bring your extra vegetable and flower starts to share and swap! Or, for those just starting, bring your empty and clean plastic salad containers. We’ll provide seed starting soil, dixie cups, and seeds to have outside and start now!
Join the fun; bring your friends and family.
RSVP for this free event at https://bit.ly/KPLPlantSwapWorkshop or call the Keene Public Library at 603-352-0157. Keene Public Library is located at 60 Winter Street. All Keene Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If you require another access service to participate or have any questions about accessibility, please get in touch with Gail Zachariah at 603-352-0157 or gzachariah@KeeneNH.gov. To ensure the best experience, contact us at your earliest convenience.
KEENE PUBLIC LIBRARY SEED & TOOL LENDING LIBRARY
Want to start gardening but need the right tools? Ready to tackle a big yard project and need something unusual? The Tool Library can help! Our tool-lending library is in the Kingsbury Makerspace and is open to all Cheshire County residents. No library card is necessary, but borrowers must complete and sign the Keene Public Library Tool Borrower Responsibility Agreement.
We provide, in addition to seeds, education and resources about growing and saving seeds and organic gardening. We hope that seed library patrons will return some seeds from their harvest to make the library self-sustaining. You can reserve seeds, and we will let you know when you can pick them up at the checkout desk, or you can stop by and choose some from the collection in the Atrium. Keene Public Library’s Seed Library is free to everyone in the community. No library card is necessary to take seeds. But you will have to pick up your seeds at the library, which is located at 60 Winter Street.
Seed starting kits, microgreen kits, and seed sprouting kits can also be reserved. To make a reservation or for information, please call the library at 603-352-0157 or email gzachariah@KeeneNH.gov.
ABOUT HEALTHY HOME HABITATS
Michele Chalice owns Healthy Home Habitats (HHH) and is a former licensed Landscape Architect, now Ecological Landscape Designer. She offers environmentally-friendly designs and co-garden mentoring for home gardens and landscapes. She creates vibrant, ecologically diverse gardens and landscapes with clients that are easier to manage, ecologically diverse, and healthier for our families, our soil, and all of nature.
Source: keenenh.gov
