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Greenhouse Workshop
Greenhouses and hoop houses can be helpful to Sublette County gardeners hoping to extend our short growing season. Indoor gardeners can grow heat-loving plants, such as tomatoes, peppers, beans, and cucumbers. However, it takes some special finesse to learn how to do so successfully. This event is sponsored by BOCES and the Sage and Snow Garden Club and will be bringing in the experts from Sublette County to share their special tips. Participants will learn about the different types of greenhouses and hoop house, tips on installing an irrigation system, how to heat and cool for success, about raised beds and containers, the best soil mixes and fertilizers, which plants do best in an indoor setting, and how to control insect pests and diseases. A handout with workshop highlights will be distributed to participants. Participants must register in advance with BOCES and pay the $20 registration fee. Bring a sack lunch! In addition, As part of this course, we will be offering a Greenhouse Tour, on April 22nd, to give participants the opportunity to visit several Greenhouses and see how they were built. participants are responsible for their own transportation.
Arlinda J McLaughlin
Instructor
Arlinda McLaughlin was a teacher at Pinedale Elementary School from 1975 to 2010. She grew up on a wheat farm in western Kansas, in the small town of Damar, a community of French immigrants from Quebec, Canada. In 1975, Arlinda and her husband, Ken, moved to Pinedale with their son, Sean, and loved the outdoor adventures of the community. Eron joined the family some years later. Now, their family includes daughters-in-laws, Amy and Kristin, and grandchildren, Declan, Fiona, and Orion.
After her retirement, Arlinda enlarged her vegetable and flower gardens and studied to become a Sublette County Master Gardener. Kaidi Raney, one of Arlinda’s first students at Pinedale Elementary and the current Education Coordinator of Sublette BOCES, invited Arlinda to teach a gardening class for adults. Since then, Arlinda has continued to teach gardening classes at BOCES for both children and adults. She also teaches gardening workshops for the Sublette County Libraries and the Children’s Discovery Center. In her gardens, Arlinda grows vegetables and flowers in raised beds, in-ground beds, ranch lick tubs, and other containers and attracts pollinators with a wide variety of pollinator-friendly herbs and flowers.
W23Greenhouse Workshop
Online registration is overInstructors:
- Arlinda J McLaughlin
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 25th 2023 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | BOCES Building |