The Windham Garden Club’s first meeting of the 2024 – 2025 membership year will be Thursday, September 19, 7:00pm at the Windham Senior Center. This is an open meeting and all are invited to attend. Following a short business meeting the featured speaker will be Ron Trexler, Advanced Master Gardener, who will present “Soil Testing”.
Wondering how to improve your home grounds and garden? Rarely discussed by gardeners, soil is, nonetheless, the foundation of a garden. Developing and maintaining productive soil begins with soil testing. Soil testing and understanding the results is critically important to growing healthy plants. Fall is the best time to do soil testing because this allows time to address any recommendations to prepare for spring plantings. Test results are used to determine the amount and kind of nutrients that should be added for the best growth of lawn, garden, and other types of plants.
Ron Trexler has been a UNH Cooperative Extension Master Gardener since 2016 and has achieved the level of Advanced Master Gardener. He is extensively involved in the training and mentoring of new Master Gardeners, trains Master Gardeners who wish to participate in the Master Gardeners Speakers Bureau, and regularly presents to libraries, garden clubs and community organizations. In addition, Ron serves in a leadership role with the Hooksett Garden Club and serves on the Executive Board of the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs. He especially enjoys growing vegetables in raised beds that benefit from his home composting system.
The UNH Cooperative Extension provides soil analysis and fertilizer recommendations to farmers, homeowners and researchers. Recommendations are based on the latest research and are specific to the crop being grown. You can download the form at https://extension.unh.edu/agriculture-gardens/pest-disease-growing-tools/soil-testing-services. The cost is about $20 with a turnaround time of about 3 weeks.
Come and join us! Bring a spouse, family, or friends. For more information or questions contact info@windhamgardenclub.com. Hope to see you there!