Spring is just around the corner! The Sligo Woods Civic Association is holding its quarterly general meeting on Thursday, March 14th at 7:00 pm in the Sligo-Dennis Activity Building. We will be holding elections for Vice President, Treasurer, and Membership Secretary. For more information about each board position, click here. Please email us at sligowoods@gmail.com if you are interested in one of our board positions. The Civic Association cannot continue to plan fun community events without a board to support our activities!
In addition, we will have a “Gardening 101” presentation by Meipo Martin of the Montgomery County Master Gardener’s Association to get you ready for spring . The talk will cover:
- What are annuals, biennials, & perennials
- USDA zones
- Site assessment: sun/shade, soil type
- How to pick a plant, plant various plants
- Watering: how, how often, how much, when
- Different fertilizers
- Why weed and what different weeds indicate about the garden
- Learn to ID poison ivy
- Mulching: why and how to mulch, different kinds of mulch
- What is IPM?
- What is organic gardening?
- What tools one really needs to start.
Hope to see you all at the next meeting!