By Leslie Wustrack
Special to The PREVIEW
The Pagosa Springs Community Garden is sponsoring a free limited online educational series on vegetable gardening.
Renowned expert Ron Chacey will cover all topics related to gardening in the Pagosa Springs area. All gardening talks are free and accessible via computer or telephone.
On Monday, March 8, at 6 p.m., Chacey, the eminent regional vegetable grower and an original founder of the Pagosa Springs Community Garden, will discuss “Seed Starting — Best Practices.” Please bring your questions on all how-tos: mediums, planting depth, types of vegetables, indoors/outdoors/greenhouse, timing, natural sun, grow lights, etc.
An avid grower with seven decades plus of experience, Chacey is a believer in trial and error in all areas of gardening. Chacey believes that learning from mistakes is the foundation of successful gardening.
The Monday, March 8, 6 p.m., free Q-and-A on seed starting will be held via Zoom or telephone. To join our email list and receive gardening talk information, please send an email to PagosaSpringsCommunityGarden@gmail.com. To join the Monday, March 8, free Q-and-A, click on the link at facebook.com/pagosaspringscommunitygarden or https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89804965823?pwd=R1hWSnNmbFZSMWU2WkYwamE2Z2xsZz09, meeting ID: 898 0496 5823, passcode: ey8s0E.
The Pagosa Springs Community Garden is located at the end of 5th Street on the San Juan River in downtown Pagosa Springs. Decades old, the garden is on land owned by the Town of Pagosa Springs and plots are granted to the town’s citizens free of charge. In 2017, the garden was rejuvenated by community volunteers with the assistance of local businesses. Raised beds and deer-out fencing were constructed with donated lumber. Soil amendments, fertilizers, seeds, plant starts, tools, hoses and other necessary items are all provided through the generosity of Pagosa Springs businesses. The Town of Pagosa Springs provides free water for the Pagosa Springs Community Garden.
The Pagosa Springs Community Garden is free and open to all. Residents and town visitors are invited to stop by and enjoy the beautiful space; the practices of face mask wearing and social distancing are observed. A few beds are still available for the 2021 gardening season. Please send an email to PagosaSpringsCommunityGarden@gmail.com for more details.
