Fall Gardening in East Alabama (In-person)

Enrollment limited to 20 students.

The heat, humidity, and long growing season in East Alabama can be a challenge to organic growers but offer an opportunity for year-round gardening. We can grow just about any vegetable with a little care as to the season of the year we plant it, and there are some care-free fruits that thrive in your backyard. A host of native trees and shrubs can thrive in your eco-friendly landscape. The class will offer lectures oriented toward the class's interests and some hands-on activities for the fall garden in East Alabama.

Charles Mitchell retired from Auburn University in 2016 after 36 years of service as Extension Agronomist-Soils. He has degrees from Birmingham-Southern College (B.S.), Auburn University (M.S.) and the University of Florida (Ph.D.) and taught for 4 years at Clemson University in South Carolina before coming back to his home state of Alabama. In addition to working with farmers and county Extension Agents throughout Alabama on matters related to soils, plant nutrition and fertilizer use, he has taught Master Gardener classes since the program began in Alabama. He and his wife, Peggy, live and garden near Loachapoka.

Patricia McNeal is retired from Auburn University and has been an active Lee County Master Gardener volunteer for more than 15 years. She has volunteered for the UAB Harvest for Health Program and is Senior and Youth Volunteer for the Family Enrichment Center of Loachapoka.

Fee Breakdown

Category	Description	Amount
Course Fee (Basic)	None Entered	$ 0.00