Family Garden Club

These classes are a great opportunity for families to spend quality time together learning to start and nurture a vegetable garden at home. Activities are designed so that adults and children can explore and learn together. Children must be accompanied by an adult; limit two children per adult; adults attend for free.

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Family Garden Club
Ages: 6-12 years (must be accompanied by an adult 21 or older)
Dates: April 20, May 18, June 1, and June 8, 2013
Time: 9:00-11:00 am
Fee: $80.00 per child for 4 classes or $25.00 each class - 10% discount for siblings.
Rutgers Gardens Members receive an additional 10%
Location: Rutgers Gardens - meet at the Holly House


Vegetable gardening is a fun and rewarding hobby that can start in childhood and last a lifetime. These sessions are a great opportunity for families to spend quality time together. Through the use of our vegetable garden and greenhouses you will learn all about growing and harvesting cool and warm season vegetables. Vegetables taste better when you grow them yourself. Come dressed to garden!
Children must be accompanied by an adult; limit two children per adult, 21 or older. Adults free.


April 20, 2013 –Planning theGarden- starting seeds; cool weather crops
May 18, 2013 – Planting the Garden- Soil and composting; planting
June 1, 2013 – Tending the Garden- mulching; plant supports; harvesting
June 8, 2013 – Harvesting the Garden - harvesting; food preparation

 

Family Garden Club Registration Form

Payment may be made on line at our secure site https://gardens.scholarchip.com/home.aspx
 Please be sure to also mail or fax the registration information to:

Rutgers Gardens
112 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Fax 732-932-7060

Please call for sibling discount - 732-932-8451.

For more information contact Debbie Henry