Seeds to Community - February Tray Planting & Winter Sowing
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Drinking Fountains
Register only for the time you will arrive; you are welcome to stay as long as you'd like.
Join us for a hands-on habitat friendly planting workshop. Our native seeds have already been experiencing winter in the Washtenaw County Parks refrigerator and they are ready to germinate indoors OR outdoors. Indoor growing requires grow lights, big bright windows, or a greenhouse is necessary for those planning to grow these babies. Outdoor growing requires containers appropriate for Winter Sowing.
Typically, each tray or container is planted with only one species of seeds, as species generally have different growth habits that can complicate mixed-species growing. Up to daily monitoring and care is necessary.
You are thus a steward of one or more species for just a few months and a key part in our communal approach. We encourage you to return with us on the weekend of April 20-21, to the greenhouse for up-potting, mixing, and sharing. With the help of many hands, we will have access to many more species at up-potting time. Some trays may struggle to thrive, but with so many participants, we also can pretty easily absorb some tragedy without dooming our individual dreams.
Please bring (or return) your own seedling trays or other appropriate seedling containers! Please gather and bring milk-jug style containers, if you have them, to help guarantee we have plenty for everyone! We encourage attendees to bring their own native seeds or your own vegetable seeds.
Trays and domes will be available for indoor growing.
Extra milk jug style containers will be on hand for outdoor growing.
This is a donation-supported event. Please donate at the end of the event to help us continue our offerings! We want everyone to have nature, no matter their personal situation, so we suggest a donation for each tray or container you select. This community series works because of all different kinds of reciprocity, so please ask us about other ways you can give back. We are so glad to grow with you!
Orientation sessions will happen all day at the top of the hour. Stay and grow as long as you like.