Grange Events For Wednesday, May 01, 2019 through Wednesday, July 31, 2019
May 2019
Thursday, May 2
Hillstown Grange Garden Workshop
Topics will be starting a garden, soil testing basics, spring tips, featured bug of the week and more. Open to the public and for experienced as well as new gardeners.
Hillstown Grange Hall 617 Hills Street East Hartford CT 06108
Saturday, May 4
Hillstown Grange Pancake Breakfast
Enjoy pancakes, sausage, bottomless cups of coffee, tea and juice. Special kid-cakes will be available with chocolate chips. Our featured pancake is Cinnamon Roll with maple walnut syrup.
Topics will be starting a garden, soil testing basics, spring tips, featured bug of the week and more. Open to the public and for experienced as well as new gardeners.
Doors open at 10:00 AM for viewing entries followed by our State Chaplain’s Service at 11:00 AM. The Youth and Junior Committees will serve a luncheon. Talent and “A Number” competition will begin at 1:00 PM.
Time:
Doors open at 10:00 AM
Location:
Cheshire Grange Hall 44 Wallingford Road Cheshire CT 06410
The 1 hour workshop will start at 7 pm. Topics will be Starting Fall Vegetables Indoors/Shade for Transplanting; Seed Saving From Heirlooms and Open Pollinated Varieties; 10 Weeds to Know; Side Dressing and Fertilizing During The Season; Plants For Pollinators.
Topics for this meeting are: How to get rid of weeds; Prep for fall gardening; preserving the bounty; review garden notes: what worked and what failed; take time to plan next year's garden.