{"id":4145,"date":"2014-11-26T08:12:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T13:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/?page_id=4145"},"modified":"2014-11-26T08:12:10","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T13:12:10","slug":"smart-gardener","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Gardener &#8212; A Workshop Series for Beginning Gardeners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2014\/11\/lettuce.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4152\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2014\/11\/lettuce-508x337.jpg\" alt=\"rows of lettuce growing in the garden; photo by Edwin Remsberg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Dates:<\/strong> Starting <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">January 27, 2015<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><strong>Time:<\/strong> <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6:30 to 8:30<\/span><\/span> PM<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> UMaine Extension Somerset County, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan, Maine<br \/>\n<strong>Instructor:<\/strong> Peter Bastien, Community Education Assistant, UMaine Extension<br \/>\n<strong>Cost for the Series:<\/strong> $15 <em>(includes the UMaine Extension Smart Gardener learning guide)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a five-session workshop for the home vegetable gardener beginning\u00a0Tuesday, Jan. 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the UMaine Extension Somerset County office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop, Smart Gardener: A Workshop Series for Beginning Gardeners, will cover topics such as soil fertility and composting; garden planning and design; seed starting and season extension; pests and pest management; and harvest and fall clean up.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Workshop Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>January 27:<\/em> Basic Soils, Fertilizers, and Composting<\/li>\n<li><em>February 10:<\/em> Planning and Designing a Home Garden, Watering, and Mulching<\/li>\n<li><em>February 24:<\/em> All about Seeds, Seedlings, Transplants, Season Extension, Garden Maintenance<\/li>\n<li><em>March 10:<\/em> What\u2019s Bugging My Garden? Pests and Pest Management, Weeding, Harvest, and Fall Clean-up<\/li>\n<li><em>March 24:<\/em> Ornamentals (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/smart-gardener-january-27-2015-skowhegan\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Register online<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong>: contact Peter Bastien at 207.474.9622,\u00a01.800.287.1495 (in Maine) or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:peter.d.bastien@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\">peter.d.bastien@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please call\u00a0Peter Bastien at\u00a0207.474.9622 or 1.800.287.1495 (in Maine) to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least 10 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however all requests will be considered.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dates: Starting January 27, 2015 Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM Location: UMaine Extension Somerset County, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan, Maine Instructor: Peter Bastien, Community Education Assistant, UMaine Extension Cost for the Series: $15 (includes the UMaine Extension Smart Gardener learning guide) University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a five-session workshop for the home vegetable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4145","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Smart Gardener - A Workshop Series for Beginning Gardeners - Cooperative Extension in Somerset County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Smart Gardener - A Workshop Series for Beginning Gardeners - Cooperative Extension in Somerset County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dates: Starting January 27, 2015 Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM Location: UMaine Extension Somerset County, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan, Maine Instructor: Peter Bastien, Community Education Assistant, UMaine Extension Cost for the Series: $15 (includes the UMaine Extension Smart Gardener learning guide) University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a five-session workshop for the home vegetable [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cooperative Extension in Somerset County\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2014\/11\/lettuce-508x337.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/\",\"name\":\"Smart Gardener - A Workshop Series for Beginning Gardeners - Cooperative Extension in Somerset County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2014\/11\/lettuce-508x337.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-11-26T13:12:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/programs\/smart-gardener\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2014\/11\/lettuce.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/somerset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2014\/11\/lettuce.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":665,\"caption\":\"rows of lettuce growing in the garden; 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