Workshop on planting petunias planned
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During the free Golden Afternoons program at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 in the Deane Center lobby at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro, the men and women attending will each plant one petunia plug in a 4.5-inch square black plastic flower pot and take it home.
According to a news release, different varieties of petunias to plant are being donated by Leister Sunny Acres on Route 287 in Delmar Township, near Wellsboro.
Anyone who is 55 years of age or older is welcome to participate. Free refreshments will be provided, including cookies and coffee or tea.
Yolie Canales of Wellsboro is donating the flower pots and preparing them with soil and water in advance. For 15 years, she and her husband ran Tioga Nursery, growing plants and flowers as a business in greenhouses on their property in Charleston Township on Route 6, just outside of Wellsboro.
Canales will talk about how much to water and fertilize a petunia plug as it grows along with other gardening tips, such as when to replant the flowers in an outdoor pot or hanging basket.
For more information about this Golden Afternoons program call the Deane Center at 570-724-6220.