By Dawn Oldfield, Collin County Master Gardeners

Spend a morning with the Collin County Master Gardeners and learn how to make your own garden produce delicious, nutritious vegetables at the Fall into Vegetable Gardening program on Saturday, July 26.

The class will be at Myers Park and Event Center in north McKinney from 9 a.m. to noon.

In Collin County many vegetables grow well during fall and winter months. Master Gardeners will speak about the best varieties of vegetables for Collin County, and the right time to plant them for a year round garden. Topics will include the importance of soil preparation, month to month guidelines for planting, specific plant varieties, and harvesting information.

Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and demonstration tables and displays will have examples and information about raised bed construction, irrigation, compost, and row covers. Master Gardeners will be giving tours of our potager vegetable research gardens. Attendees can take home seeds and printed information to get their fall and winter garden off to a great start.

To register for the event, or for more information visit the CCMGA website, www.ccmgatx.org. There is a $10 per person fee payable online or at the door with cash, check or credit card. Contact Kathleen Brooks at 469-401-3873 for additional information.

Directions to Myers Park: From McKinney take Highway 380 West to FM 1461. Look for signs. Turn right on FM 1461 and proceed for approximately 2 miles, then turn right on County Road 166 and proceed about 1 mile, Myers Park and Event Center will be on the left at 7117 County Road 166 map McKinney, TX 75071. Location is up North Lake Forest Drive near Baylor McKinney – just west of the Third Monday Trade Days.

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