Boulder County to host fall gardening workshops

Now that the summer harvest is in, what's next for your backyard garden? With cold weather coming, what goes in the compost pile? For answers to these questions and more, join master gardeners from Boulder County for a free virtual workshop on garden clean up and backyard composting in the fall.

"The workshop is ideal for anyone, and definitely accessible to the beginner level," Boulder County's Michal Duffy of the Resource Conservation Division said. "Folks who are having their first garden or interested in starting to compost, but haven't yet, or for folks who have been gardening and composting, but want some reminders, or maybe want some troubleshooting advice because we have plenty of time for Q & A, and sharing of resources and ideas."

The two-hour workshop will be held via Zoom starting on Oct. 4, with four additional dates through the month (Oct. 14, Oct. 18, Oct. 23, and Oct. 28.). Topics covered range from putting perennials and vegetables to bed to preparing for spring composting. Leading the discussion will be Melanie Nehls Burow, a master composter, with support from other master gardeners from the CSU Extension office. The county will also be offering participants a chance to buy composting bins at cost.

The workshops are a part of the county's "Zero Waste" initiative that aims to reduce pollution and trash. Duffy said that the goal of the workshops is to make actionable information available to everyone.

"We're offering this free education to try to empower our residents to take this into their own hands and have a good experience," Duffy said.

For more information about the Fall Garden Cleanup and Backyard Compost Workshop or to register online, visit boco.org/compostworkshops. If you have any questions or trouble registering, reach out to Michal (they/them) at [email protected].