Gardening How-Tos
GARDENING HOW-TOS
If it has to do with gardening, chances are one of our dozens of gardening how-to presenters will be talking about it. A new topic is presented every 30 minutes throughout the Show. Join us to learn how to do a variety of gardening tasks at the Gardening How-tos stage in the heart of the show.
2017 Gardening How-tos Schedule
Friday, February 24
10:30 How to Create an Optimal Irrigation Schedule Mark Brown, Co-Operative Extension Agent- Water Conservation & Turf Management
11:00 Tuff Talk on Trees Vic Ford, U of A Co-operative Extension Service- Little Rock State Office
11:30 Lilies: A to Z Susan Rose, Pulaski County Master Gardener
12:00 New Succulent Trends: Not Your Grandma’s Moss Rose Justin Hoadley, Tanarah Luxe Floral & Event Styling
12:30 Water-Wise Gardening: Tips for Conserving, Capturing & Re-Using (Gray Water) Erika Droke, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
1:00 AR Flower & Garden Show Awards Presentation
1:30 I’ve Lost a Tree! Now What? Jeremy Bemis, Bemis Tree Farm
2:00 Avgolemono Food Demonstration (Lemon-Rice Chicken Soup) Keith Cleek, Expanded Food Nutrition Educational Program & Leigh Ann Bullington, County Extension Agent- Woodruff County
2:30 Cycling With Worms: How to Use Vermicomposting to Recycle Garden Wastes Betsy Spetich, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
3:00 Knowing & Nurturing Roots Tina Marie Wilcox, Ozark Folk Center State Park
3:30 What’s Old is New Again: Your Ancestors Fermented & You Can Too Elene Murray, HealthEfairy
4:00 Everything is Coming Up Green- The New Mentone Color for 2017 Chris Norwood, (AIFD, PFCI) Tipton & Hurst Flowers & Gifts
4:30 Extension Backyard Poultry On-Line Course Dustan Clark, U of A Extension Poultry Health Veterinarian
5:00- 7:00 Rock in the Garden Live Music from “Wildflower Revue”
Saturday, February 25
10:30 For the Love of Goats Tammy Sue Pope, Tammy Sue’s Critters
11:00 Introduction to Beekeeping Peter Stuckey & Larry Kichler, Central Arkansas Beekeeper’s Association
11:30 Old Timer’s Tips for Starting & Saving Seeds Mike Nocks, White Harvest Seed
12:00 The Roots of Floral Design Kay Schlaefli, (AIFD,CFD, AMF) Expressions Flowers(Fort Smith)
12:30 Secrets to Purchasing Bromeliads for Extended Color Michael Seal, The Funny Farm
1:00 Why All Worm Castings are NOT the Same: Benefits of Worm Castings David Dowell, Red Bud Farm
1:30 Orchids: Re-Potting & Re-Blooming Yvonne Becker, Arkansas Orchid Society
2:00 Dish Up a Moss Garden: Easier Than You Might Think Martha Coop, Pulaski County Master Gardener
2:30 I am Mushroom- Therefore I Roar: Easy Home Growing of Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, Reishi & Oyster Mushrooms Debbie Goodwin, Horticulturist- Equinox Outdoor Concepts
3:00 Coriander & Cilantro: Herb of the Year 2017 Kathleen Connole, Ozark Folk Center State Park
3:30 Shade? No Problem! Rand Retzloff, Grand Designs
4:00 Contrasting Roots Kathy Rodocker, (AIFD, AMF, PCF) Stems With Style
4:30 Local Honey: Process & Benefits Emily Bemis, Bemis Honey Bee Farm
5:00 Save the Planet: Bamboo- The Most Renewable Resource Dale Almond, Arkansas Bamboo Connection
Sunday, February 26
10:30 Natural Containers Sharon Mayes, Pulaski County Master Gardener
11:00 African Violet Clinic: Bring Your Violets & Questions Betty Ferguson, Central Arkansas African Violet Society
11:30 How to Make & Use Herbal Vinegars Debbie Tripp, Rosemary Hill Herb Farm
12:00 Chicken Chat Randy Forst, Pulaski County Extension Agent
12:30 Wicking Water Bucket System for Watering & Solar Fruit Dryer Ethan Clarkson, Dunbar Community Garden
1:00 Growing Muscadine Grapes Alan Hall, Pulaski County Master Gardener
1:30 How Much Garden Would a Good Gardener Need, If a Good Gardener Could Garden Good? Mike Nocks, White Harvest Seed
2:00 Drip Irrigation for Home Landscapes Mary Evans, Pulaski County Master Gardener
2:30 How-Tos of Food Preservation Mary Wells, Faulkner County Master Gardener
3:00 Farm Critters Chris Wyman, Heifer Urban Farm
