Program Sponsored by the ACU Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department, and the Taylor County AgriLife Extension Service Master Gardener Program.
We had another successful annual Sustainable Landscaping Workshop Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the McDaniel Lab (across the street from ACU).
Topic presentations by Billy Kniffen, Dr. Jim Carpenter, Professor Alex Wann and Dr. Jim Cooke.
Topics included:
*New this year: Hydroponics at home!
Rain Barrels and Rainwater Harvesting Rain Gardens
Permeable Walkway
Wicking Vegetable Beds
Keyhole Vegetable Garden
Xeric Plantings
Drip Irrigation Using Gravity Pressure
Raised Bed Vegetable Plantings
Composting Mulching
Handicap Accessible Vegetable Bed Green Roof
Watering Device Tippy-Tap Hand Washer
Worm Composting
Simple Homemade Greenhouse “Turfless” Roof Reliant Landscaping