Master Gardener, Shirley Barber, will present, "Great Gardens begin with the Seed." Shirley is in charge of the All-American-Selections trials at the St. Johns County Extension Center. She will describe the procedures she uses to assure seed germination, measure plant performance, and landscaping of the flowers. The presentation is on October 6 at 10AM in the Bartram Trail Library. Guests are welcome, but are asked to call 904-217-0584 so that we may provide adequate seating. Master Gardeners are eligible for 1 CEU.
Librarian, Donna Braasch, stands behind a butterfly rearing cage containing milkweed plants and several voracious monarch caterpillars. That was in mid-September. Now, all the caterpillars have begun to pupate. Several of them will probably be ready to emerge from their chrysalis and begin their journey to their overwintering locals. That event may coincide with scheduled presentation on October 8 by Master Gardener Dianne Battle on The Butterflies of October. October is an important month for local butterflies. As the weather turns colder and fewer plants are in bloom, butterflies have to choose a strategy to survive the winter: Migrate or Hibernate. Learn how our local butterflies deal with this problem by attending this family-friendly event.
The Butterflies of October: 10/8 11AM
Bartram Trail Library. register at www.sjcpls.org
Free raffle for butterfly rearing cage (must be present to win)
If any of our butterflies are ready to emerge from the rearing cage, we'll feature a trip to Alpine Groves Freedom Butterfly Garden after the presentation.
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