Educational seminars

Seminars

Our seminars are facilitated by fellow gardeners, guest speakers, and/or specialists including the University of Wisconsin-Extension.instructors who have considerable experience within their chosen fields of expertise. All of our seminars are open to the public. Seminars are posted in the local media, on the Gardens Facebook page and our website.

The seminars are based on six major themes:

Diagnosis, prevention, and control of diseases and pests on plants
Production techniques of fruit and vegetable crops appropriate for the small garden
Soil health, development, management, and cropping alternatives
Organic and sustainable agricultural techniques as related to garden care and crops.
Landscaping techniques and practices related to perennials, shrubs, and trees
Anything related to fruit and vegetable gardening such as cooking and preserving
Requests from Gardeners

2022 Program

The 2022 program is currently in the planning stages.
Wid is planning a square foot gardening demonstration.
Doug is planning a pest walk and a weed walk to take place at the Gardens.
Rose is planning a flower walk for a time in mid July to mid August

More information will be posted on the website and the Gardens Facebook page as it becomes available.

Suggestions for topics are welcome. Contact us at info@rvacg.org

2021 Program

Seminars for 2021 were limited to orienting beginning gardeners to prepping the soil, tilling soil, planting seeds and seedlings, fertilizing, irrigating and watering plants, and mulching for a weed free garden. Wid also demonstrated using a template for square foot gardening. Somehow the summer got away from us for doing another Pest Walk.

2020 Program

Pests in the Garden July and Aug 2020
Doug Rouse took participants on a garden walk. He identified insects and diseases attacking plants. He also told participants how to treat the diseases or eliminate the insects .

Prior Programs

Organic Vegetable Production Friday, May 12, 2017
Speaker: Erin Silva, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Organic and Sustainable Cropping Systems (UW-Madison)
Location and Time: 6:00 p.m. River Valley High School Little Theater
Program Description: A seminar over the principles and practices inherent to organic vegetable production, especially as they relate to the home gardener. Crop/cultivar selection, effective stand establishment, and integrative pest and weed management will be discussed.

Rots, Wilts and Spots in the Community Garden Plot: Why & Why Not? Saturday April 7, 2018

Presenter: Doug Rouse, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Pathology (UW-Madison)
Location and Time: RVHS Little Theater, 10 am
Program Description: A fellow community gardener and resident of Spring Green, Doug will introduce the art and science of plant pathology; the most common causes of vegetable diseases in Wisconsin; the biology, identification and control of plant pathogens common to a community garden plot

Mulching in the Garden Saturday April 13, 2019

Presenter: Doug Rouse, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Pathology (UW-Madison)
Location and Time: RVHS Little Theater, 10 am
Program Description: A fellow community gardener and resident of Spring Green, Doug will introduce the art and science of plant pathology; the most common causes of vegetable diseases in Wisconsin; the biology, identification and control of plant pathogens common to a community garden plot

Do you have an idea on what the RVACG's annual lecture for 2021? Send all comments via email at info@rvacg.org