VEGETABLE
GARDENING
FOR BEGINNERS
By: Kevin D. Starr
County Extension Director
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service
 With
the increasing interest in local food, it
seems like a lot of people are interested
in raising a small vegetable garden for
the first time. There are three programs
planned in which you may be interested.
The first one is being sponsored by
Daniel Stowe Botanic Garden in Belmont.
I’ll be speaking on the topic,
“The Vegetable Garden You Always
Wanted.” The program will he held at
the garden from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on
Saturday, March 14. The cost is $5 for
members and $7 for non-members. You can
register on the garden’s website at www.dsbg.org under events or call them at
704-829-1252.
I will give this same program at two
other locations. The first is the
Florence Soule Shanklin Memorial Library
in Denver. That program will be held from
6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday,
March 16 in the library’s meeting
room. There is no charge but we do need
to ask you to pre-register by calling us
at 704-736-8452.
For those in the Lincolnton area, the
program will be held on Thursday, April 2
from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The
location will be the first floor
demonstration kitchen in the James W.
Warren Citizens Center. This program is
being sponsored by the Extension and
Community Association. Once again, there
is no charge but please call us at
704-736-8461 to pre-register.
I want to emphasize that these programs
are aimed at folks who have no or limited
experience with a vegetable garden.
We’ll talk about the basics such as
choosing a site, how to prepare the soil,
when to plant different vegetables, and
more.
Vegetable gardening is a great hobby that
provides benefits such as fresh
vegetables, exercise, and stress relief.
For most beginners, it’s best to
start with a small garden. Raised beds
will be a good solution for some.
However, a few folks may want to go with
a large, traditional garden that will
give them extra produce to can or freeze
or maybe even sell at the farmers market.
I hope to see you at one of these
programs. If you can’t make it, you
can request a copy of our “Home
Vegetable Gardening” publication.
It’s also available on the web.
If you have questions, please call
Cooperative Extension at 704-736-8452.
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