News Release

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Master Gardeners Association has just two more gardening seminars scheduled for the 2023 season.

On Monday, Aug. 14, local master gardener Connie Street-Fribley will lead a discussion about how attendees’ vegetable gardening went over the summer. Participants will be able to share their experiences and learn from one another. Street-Fribley took Master Gardener classes in 2015. Her specialty is flower bed gardening with hostas and lilies. Her lily received Best of Show in the open class flower division during this summer’s Kosciusko County Fair.

On Monday, Sept. 18, local master gardener Steve Koontz will talk about growing houseplants and edibles indoors, as well as growing microgreens and soil-less gardening of lettuces and herbs. He will also discuss how to choose good plants at the store, watering schedules, light requirements, growing succulents, nutrients, getting rid of pests, and more. Koontz took Master Gardener classes in 2015, and his specialty is indoor gardening.

Both seminars are open to the public. They run from 7-8 p.m. and will be held at the Robin Hood Community Center, 1436 Camelot Drive, Winona Lake. It’s not required, but signing up at www.bit.ly/2023ML would be helpful. For questions, send an email to [email protected].