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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County Announces Low or No Cost Spring 2013 Horticulture Events

John Mitty Thursday, May 23, 2013

JERICHO, NY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County (CCE-NC) is pleased to announce the following upcoming educational horticulture programs at East Meadow Farm, and other locations (as designated below) for spring 2013.

VEGETABLE CONTAINER GARDENING: “Fill Your Plate from a Small Space”

WHEN: Weds., June 5, 2013 | 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Sea Cliff Library 300 Sea Cliff Ave Sea Cliff, NY 11579

ABOUT: Fill your table with healthy produce even if you only have a
limited space to tend a garden. This seminar will teach you how to

harvest a bounty of vegetables on a balcony, a small porch, or any other

limited growing space!

COST: FREE!

2013 BONSAI DAY

WHEN: Sat. May 25, 2013 | 10am - 4pm

WHERE: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County

East Meadow Farm Horticulture Center

832 Merrick Ave. East Meadow, NY 11554

516-565-5265

ABOUT: Award-winning bonsai on display and Bonsai Society of Greater New York experts entertain your questions about this ancient and serene horticultural art form.

COST: Call 516-565-5265 (ext. 7) or email blk28@cornell.edu for more info!

“Lawn Care and our Environment, including Organics”

WHEN: Weds. May 22 | 1:30 pm

WHERE: Garden City Library, 60 Seventh Street | Garden City, NY 11530

ABOUT: This program will provide the information you need to show off your lawn to your neighbors. Proper mowing, watering and fertilization, disease, insect and weed control, thatch and core aeration are just some of the topics discussed. The leaching potential of fertilizers and pesticides into Long Island groundwater is high and will be an important focus. We will explain pesticides and who is allowed to use them, as well as lawn care without pesticides. This is also a chance for the local landscaper and the homeowner to develop an educated dialog with one another.

COST: FREE!

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