Name: GARDEN TALK-Vegetable Gardening from Soil to Seed to Sustenance
Start: 2026-04-11T11:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-11T13:00:00-04:00
Location: The Grove at Wills Park

GARDEN TALK-Vegetable Gardening from Soil to Seed to Sustenance

You won’t get an in-depth analysis of your own garden, but these Vegetable Gardening Pros talk you through a veggie garden from the dirt up!
About this Event

GARDEN TALK - Vegetable Gardening from Soil to Seed to Sustenance

Join us Under the Pavilion at The Grove at Wills Park on April 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM (Eastern Time) for a fun and laid-back session all about growing vegetables and herbs in the Southeast. We’ll cover everything from growing in containers to a garden plot. Our pros will speak to the importance of soil, fertilizer, starting with good seeds or seedlings, mulching, and more. This team of speakers are hands-on vegetable gardeners and between the two of them, have dealt with most of the pitfalls we Southern gardeners face.

Q&A at end-please send us your most pressing garden build questions in advance (though we will take questions from the audience as well)-- send questions to [email protected].

See our full line-up for Garden Faire at https://nfmg.net/garden-faire or at the QR code in the photos.

A couple of cool door prizes will be given and, everyone gets a pack of seeds!

Agenda

🕑: 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Garden Talk - Vegetable Gardening 2.0 from Soil to Seed to Sustenance
Host: Jesse Boland

Info: How do you make sure your soil works for you? When should I plant those tomatoes? Sowing seeds or planting seedlings-which is better? Is there a perfect garden layout? When do I know THAT vegetable is ripe? Garden pests and fertilizing—what are good management techniques? What’s the best mulch? You won’t get an in-depth analysis of your own garden, but North Fulton County Young Farmer Educator, Jesse Boland, and Master Gardener Extension Volunteer and avid home gardener, George Scesney, will walk you through the basics of producing a successful 2026 vegetable gardening effort. Stay for an extended and engaging Q&A session.Bring your questions and come away with tips and encouragement on how to tackle your own vegetable gardening vision whether large, small or in-between garden project—step by step. SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE TO [email protected]!! COOL DOOR PRIZES AND EVERYONE GETS A PACKET OF SEEDS!