With gardening season about to begin the Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a free home and garden expo in Los Lunas.

The expo runs 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday March 9 at the UNM-Valencia Campus, 280 La Entrada Road.

“This is a unique half-day conference that was very popular in its inaugural presentation last year,” said Kyle Tator, NMSU Valencia County Extension agriculture agent. “There will be a track of workshops on gardening and a track that will address what to do with your garden produce in the home.”

Participants will learn about:

• flower and vegetable container gardening
• how to graft apple trees during a demonstration by Extension agricultural agents
• how to successfully raise tomatoes during a presentation by  Master Gardener volunteers.
• ways of preparing the vegetables
• how to preserve the produce

Attendees are encouraged to bring their seeds for a seed exchange to be held during the expo.

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