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Grow Into Fall: Summer-to-Fall Gardening & Harvest Seminar

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Aug

22

August 22–22, 2026

Catonsville Branch Library, 🇺🇸

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About This Event

The “Grow Into Fall: Summer-to-Fall Gardening & Harvest Seminar” will take place on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Catonsville Branch Library in Catonsville.

What to Expect

  • Learn practical ways to transition your garden into fall
  • Discover methods for organic pest management
  • Prepare your garden for winter and the next growing season
  • Gain knowledge to grow more of your own food
  • Receive helpful educational materials on fall & winter garden planning, pest identification, and season extension

Who Should Attend

This seminar welcomes everyone, from beginning gardeners and home growers to experienced individuals and community gardeners interested in food production and agriculture. No prior gardening experience is required to participate.

Practical Information

The event is free to attend and includes free parking. The program begins at 2:15 PM and concludes around 4:00 PM.

Programme

  • Arrival & Check-In: 2:00 PM
  • Program Begins: 2:15 PM
  • Program Concludes: Approximately 4:00 PM

What We’ll Discuss:

  • Lessons From the Garden (successes, failures, challenges, and lessons learned)
  • Planning Your Fall & Winter Garden (crop selection, planting timelines, frost dates, brassicas, root crops, fast-growing greens, soil preparation, succession planting, season extension methods)
  • Organic Management of Fall Pests (recognizing and managing aphids, snails, slugs, cabbage loopers, imported cabbageworms, flea beetles, scouting, garden sanitation, physical controls, crop rotation, organic pest-management approaches)
  • Preparing for the Next Growing Season (garden cleanup, soil health, soil testing, organic amendments, crop rotation, recordkeeping, planning ahead for spring)

Topics

Gardening Pest Management Food Production Soil Health Season Extension