Mecklenburg County 4-H Starter Garden Project
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We are happy to present to you the Mecklenburg County 4-H Starter Garden 
Project. We will be providing new sessions regularly, both live and recorded throughout the next few months to accompany the kit you received.
Please provide your feedback about the project and what you’ve learned by completing our survey.
Important Notes about the sessions and videos
- Our classes are both live and recorded and are provided via Zoom.
- You can participate in the class via most desktop computers, laptops, tablets, & phones.
- For Live sessions, we recommend you click on the link to join the class at least 15 minutes prior to the class starting to allow for any software to install.
If you received your soil bag and noticed a yellowish or white fungus growing, have no fear at all! It’s all natural and our Horticulture Agent Steven Capobianco explains a bit more about it in this video: https://go.ncsu.edu/4hsoilfungus
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact Rachelle Purnell at rapurnell@ncat.edu or Catherine Daniels at catherine_daniels@ncsu.edu.
4-H Garden Project Videos and Sessions
Note: Links will be updated soon. Please check back periodically.
4/30/20 Planting Seeds: https://go.ncsu.edu/4hseedplanting
5/4/20 How to Plant An Herb Jar Garden: https://go.ncsu.edu/4hherbjargarden
5/8/20 Grow It Card (Mother’s Day Gift): Happy Mother’s Day Mom’s! We hope you enjoy this fun gift made by your kids! https://go.ncsu.edu/4hgrowitcard
5/15/20 Transplanting: Learn all about how to transplant your plants to larger pots or containers as they grow with this fun video. https://go.ncsu.edu/transplantingwith4h
5/18/20 Companion Planting: Join in and listen as Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T’s Community Garden Coordinator Alyssa McKim shares some history, purposes and how-to’s about companion planting. For any questions, you can reach Alyssa McKim at mamckim@ncat.edu. https://go.ncsu.edu/companionplanting
Other Project Resources
- Vegetable Planting Wheel & Planting Calendar
- Vegetable Planting Guide
- Visit the Alonso-Stepanova Laboratory website for some fun lessons in Spanish about plant and plant science!
- ¡Visite el sitio web del Laboratorio Alonso-Stepanova para obtener algunas lecciones divertidas en español sobre plantas y ciencias de las plantas!
Please provide your feedback about the project and what you’ve learned by completing our survey.