Starting Your Own Seedlings at Home

Garrett College in coordination with the University of Maryland Extension is sponsoring a one-session course, Starting Your Own Seedlings at Home, at the Northern Outreach Center in Grantsville. Class will be held on Friday, February 27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Learn the steps that one needs to take to be successful in starting seedlings in the comfort of your home or hobby greenhouse. There are a few simple steps to help one be successful in growing petunias, tomatoes, or asparagus, just to name a few. This course will share tips and tricks on how to select varieties that will do well in this area. The course is being instructed by Ashley Bodkins who received her B.S. degree in Agronomy from West Virginia University and an A.A. degree in Horticulture from Potomac State College. Bodkins works for the University of Maryland Extension where she answers home horticulture questions and coordinates the Maryland Master Gardener Program for Garrett County. The University of Maryland Extension programs are open to any person and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. Anyone with a disability that requires special assistance for participation in the program should contact the extension office at 301-334-6960.