Please join us for a Zoom meeting to continue planning for the plant sale on Wednesday, <May data-preserve-html-node="true" 1st at 11am as we continue looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Please join us for a Zoom meeting to continue planning for the plant sale on Wednesday, April 24th at 7pm as we continue looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Join us as we set up the Potting Site, in preparation for donations for the Plant Sale. We will be cleaning out pots, shoveling a bit of dirt, setting up various stations for plant donations and laying out the pallets. Please bring a pair of gloves! We will carry on if there is light rain or showers, but if it is heavy rain we will reschedule for Sunday, the 14th at 11am. Reach out to maynardcommunitygardeners@gmail.com with any questions.

Please join us for a Zoom meeting to continue planning for the plant sale on Wednesday, April 10th at 12pm as we continue looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Please join us for a Zoom meeting to continue planning for the plant sale on Wednesday, March 27th at 7pm as we continue looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Please join us for a Zoom meeting to continue planning for the plant sale on Wednesday, March 13th at 12pm as we continue looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Maynard Community Gardeners is excited to invite you and your fellow gardeners to the second annual MCG Member Celebration Breakfast. Join us on Sunday, March 3rd from 9:30am-12 as we ring in a new growing season by celebrating our club history, looking ahead to its future, and thanking its members with a sumptuous breakfast spread and awesome prizes.

Enjoy waffles and prizes, hear from club leadership, provide feedback, and get to know your gardening friends!

This celebration is for members only, but new members will be able to join by signing up for membership at the door. We ask that all who are interested in attending to RSVP by February 29th. Members can RSVP on the Evite. Soon-to-be-members can RSVP by emailing, maynardcommunitygardeners@gmail.com Looking forward to seeing you there!

If you are interested and able to help out with the event, we are looking for volunteers for specific tasks. Check to see if there is a task you might be willing to help with https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAEA72DA7FBC07-47774075-member

We really appreciate it!

Please join us for a Zoom meeting to continue planning for the plant sale on Wednesday, February 28th at 7pm as we continue looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Please join us for a Zoom meeting to continue planning for the plant sale on Wednesday, February 14th at 12pm as we continue looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Grow your own healthy vegetable, flower, and herb plants from seed! Starting your own seeds allows you to choose your own specific plant varieties, plus it is a great way to bypass those late-winter blues. This workshop will take place in the grow room of Daisy Hill Farm, a local organic farm that produces over 300 varieties of seedlings for local gardeners. You will learn about sourcing high quality seeds, tips for storing seeds, seed structure and the different conditions they need for success, what soil and containers to use to grow your seedlings, timing of starting different types of seedlings, how to water them properly, potting up plants, how to set up an indoor grow light system, how to avoid fungal diseases with proper ventilation, how to safely harden off seedlings for their move outside, and more! This is a Member Only Event. If interested in becoming a Member, check out our 'Get Involved' page for more information

Please join us for a Zoom meeting to continue planning for the plant sale on Wednesday, January 31st at 7pm as we continue looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Join MCG on January 21st at 2pm for a class on winter sowing. Learn how to start seeds in a sustainable way, without needing to use grow lights or take up valuable indoor space.

Please bring gallon milk jugs or other clear/translucent deep plastic containers you would otherwise throw out, and seeds you'd like to sow. Containers should be thoroughly cleaned, transparent, and a minimum of 3 inches deep. This is a Member Only Event. If interested in becoming a member, check out the 'Get Involved' Page for more information

We are working to form a subcommittee (we already have four volunteers!) but are looking for more. Please join us for a lunchtime Zoom on Wednesday, January 17th at 12pm as we start looking at the tasks ahead. No pressure to commit, come join the call to hear about what goes into planning for the plant sale. Reach out to andrea.patrikis@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Are you curious about what goes into planning for our annual plant sale? Would you like to help out but want to really understand the time commitment before signing up? Join us for a LOW pressure social to talk about what goes into planning for the sale. We have moved this meeting to be remote because of the snow storm.

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Meeting ID: 983 3727 0822 Passcode: 488344

Join us for our quarterly in person meeting for a special talk by Dr Olga Kostromytska, "Managing Invasive Species: All About the Asian Jumping Worm". Get your questions answered about everyone's favorite topic! Thursday, January 4th at 5:45. The talk will start at 6, and we will continue on with club updates afterwards starting at 7. Dinner and refreshments will be served. This is a Member Only event. If interested in Membership, check out the 'Get Involved' Page

Extension Assistant Professor Olga Kostromytska received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Entomology from the University of Florida, specializing in turf entomology. Since 2010, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Rutgers University, focusing on the biology and management of annual bluegrass weevil, a destructive pest on golf courses. Some of the projects she worked on were host plant resistance, insecticide resistance, biocontrol options, chemical ecology, and reproductive diapause of the annual bluegrass weevil. Other research interests include the biology and management of white grubs, mole crickets, billbugs, chinchbugs, and cutworms. As an Extension faculty member, she joined the University of Massachusetts in September 2018. Her research program is centered on understanding the biology and ecology of turfgrass insect pests, developing sustainable management strategies with reduced insecticide applications, investigating insecticide resistance mechanisms, and developing resistance mitigation programs. The main goals of her extension program are to identify and solve insect pest problems and provide a solid and rigorous research foundation for practical problem solutions.

Join us for our annual Winter Greens Workshop led by Julie Wood. Join other MCG members to make a festive wreath or swag for your door or seasonal arrangement for your holiday table using fresh, mixed evergreens. Light refreshments available. The workshop is limited to 12 attendees, so please make sure to RSVP early to reserve your spot. If you have access to accent greens in abundance and would be willing to share with the group, we would love to discuss further. Please email Julie Wood at julieawood@hotmail.com

This is a Member Only Event. If you want to become a Member, check out the 'Get Involved' page for more information

This class is open to the community. Please register for this event on the library website: https://maynardpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/foraging-class/ At this class, you will learn how to identify select wild edibles (e.g. mushrooms, berries, greens, or even trees) via a slideshow and in person samples to see and feel. Emily Makrez, owner of F-Word Farm and educator on all things fermenting, farming, and foraging related, will show you how to identify these seasonal finds and how you can then incorporate them into your food or drink!

Come join us for the final Maplebrook Park clean up. We will meet at MBP at 10AM to Noon on Saturday October 14th. The turnout last time was tremendous. I'm hoping for the same this time, there is plenty of weeding to go around. Please bring your garden tools and gloves. Refreshments will be provided.

Please join us for a Plant and Seed Swap Social!

What to bring if you’d like to participate in the swap: Perennial plants you want to thin and extra seeds to share, along with containers and/or envelopes to bring treasurers home with you. Gardeners of all levels/experiences welcome! Please join us for the social even if you don’t have any plants or seeds to share. We will have drinks and snacks available. Seeds can be swapped throughout the event. Rules for the plant swap:

-Bring plants labeled if possible, and bare-root, with dirt rinsed off from the roots before coming (want to avoid transferring those darn jumping worms!).

-We will first trade plants between those that brought plants -People that brought plants can select up to half the number of plants they brought (e.g. if you brought 10, you may select 5 during this portion)

-Then everyone can select from the remaining plants. This will allow new gardeners to take home some treasures!

We look forward to seeing you! Please note in the evite if you expect to be bringing plants or seeds with you – would like to get a sense of how many to expect.

*This is a Member Only Event. If interested in becoming a Member, check out the 'Get Involved' page for more information.

We have been on Zoom for far too long! Join us on Thursday, October 5th at 5:45pm for the start of our speaker series and planning meeting. We will have pizza and salads. It will be held in the Trustees Room at the Maynard Public Library.

Our speaker this month is Kristen Kimmel from AquaTerra Designs. Kristen will be presenting on sustainable fall cleanup in your yard and garden. For the birds? Why, yes, actually it is! As gardeners, we have probably all heard the phrase ‘Leave the Leaves!’. While a seemingly simple thing to do, it is a more complex issue for suburban gardeners. This talk will explore the many facets of a sustainable fall cleanup and how it helps to create and maintain a resilient, balanced and diverse ecosystem in our landscape, and some of the many challenges we may encounter.

Kristen is a lifelong conservationist and native New Englander. She earned her BS in Wildlife Management from the University of New Hampshire, and later earned her Certificate in Landscape Design from the Landscape Institute at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and the Boston Architectural College. She is the founder, owner and designer of Maynard based AquaTerra Designs, an ecological fine gardening and design company, now in its 18th year.

Please be sure to RSVP so we have a head count for food.

Come explore this mostly mature shrub and perennial garden that aspires to be multi-seasonal, but like every garden is a work in progress. The rain this summer has led to lush growth, although the hostas’ appearance has suffered from slug damage. While autumn is not a peak time for this summer-focused garden, there is still considerable interest in the beds with blooming late summer and fall favorite shrubs and perennials. A couple of beds need redesign and new plantings, and opinions or advice would be welcome. Join us on Sunday, September 24 at 10:30 for drinks, tea breads and snacks, and lots of garden shop talk with other MCG members/guests. This is a Member Only Event. To become a member, check out the 'Get Involved' page for more information

Come join other members as we tour Daniel's garden. Here is a note from Daniel about his garden: My garden keeps growing. Not just the flowers, but in size too. In the years that I have lived here it has grown to take over my entire front yard! And now it has now turned the corner and spreading across my side yard. Another spot appeared in the backyard next to my garage. Worse yet, every May it takes over half the backyard as well as the driveway leaving me very little space to park my car. In all seriousness, with steady rain all season the gardens have done well. I planted vegetables this year - that experiment was not too successful. I’m hoping for some tips for next season. This is a Member Only Event. Visit the 'Get Involved' Page for information about Membership

Join MCG members as we tour the Botanic Gardens at Tower Hill. The tour will be led by a docent. This is one of the perks of membership, so don't miss out! This is a Member-Only Event. If interested in membership, check out the 'Get Involved' page for more information

Come lend a hand for another targeted clean up downtown. This time we are focusing our efforts on the tree wells on Nason and Main and the tree wells behind Art Signals. Bring your weeding tools and gloves. Trash pick up is encouraged as well!