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Backyard Chicken Keeping

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Tabb Meeting Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Gardening & Nature

Join Carol Bartram of Peninsula Chicken Keepers (PeCK) to learn about the basics of keeping a small flock of pet chickens in your backyard. Registration is not required. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Starting From Seed

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30

Have you ever tried to grow your own plants from seed, but had limited success? Come learn some easy techniques and secrets to growing your own flowers, vegetables and favorite plants from seed at home. Increase the variety in your garden and find solutions that work in your area. Participants will go home with their own planted seeds donated by the York/Poquoson Master Gardeners.

Registration recommended. Questions? Call 757-890-5120 or email reference@yorkcounty.gov.

This event is in the "Adults & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Seed Swap

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Tabb Program Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Gardening & Nature

Drop in to participate in our Seed Swap program. Please bring at least one variety seeds to share. Purchased and harvested seeds are both welcome as long as the seeds are not more than 3-4 years old. If you bring bulk seeds, you will need to provide your own small empty bags or packets. Labels will be available as needed. Leave some seeds, take some new ones! But please only take what you need. For more information or concerns, email reference@yorkcounty.gov. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Getting Started in Beekeeping

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, All Ages
Yorktown Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40

Beekeeping is a wonderful way to bring the magic of nature into your own yard and to help provide habitat to key pollinators.  But what is really involved with becoming a beekeeper?  How much does it cost, what do you need to know, and what are the first steps that you should take to get started?  Come and join us to learn more about it from the York/Poquoson Master Gardeners, and to see if beekeeping might be right for you.

Registration recommended. Questions? Call 757-890-5120.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Container Gardening

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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Limited space? Consider container gardening! Join a Master Gardener for an informative talk that covers the differences between gardening in a container vs planting in the ground.