Recycle your pots, make your own potting mix and pot your own cuttings to take home!

PLASTIC POT RECYCLING, MAKE YOUR OWN POTTING MIX and PROPOGATING CUTTINGS will run concurrently. Join for one, or do them all!!! 

PLASTIC POT RECYCLING approx 1.15 pm to 1.40pm

If you have any used pots that are waiting to be reused, bring them to the Demonstration Garden and join in the fun of washing, drying and sterilising (with biodegradable detergent and antiseptic eucalyptus oil) those gritty old pots (so that they are ready to use again).

Take your clean pots home again, swap with someone else to get ones the right size for your next project, or, leave the ones you don't need for our next project.

Follow on workshops if you want to make potting mix and strike plant cuttings (in your pot).

MAKE YOUR OWN POTTING MIX approx 1.40pm to 2.10pm

Are you tired of paying for dirt, If you have compost at home, bring a bucketful (or two). We will have compost, aged sheep manure, sand and perlite available to add to your mix.

Lifelong gardener Molly Wakely will discuss which plants you want to grow and recommend a recipe to you. You can sieve compost and manure, and work out the portions/proportion of sand or perlite that you want in your mix.

Bring a bucket or a bag of compost and you will go home with a bucket or a bag of potting mix.

All other materials supplied. Come along and get your hands dirty. (or bring gloves not provided).

Follow on workshop if you want to strike plant cuttings (in your pot).

PROPOGATING CUTTINGS approx 2.10pm to 2.30pm

Have you always wanted to propagate your own plants from cuttings?

Christine Pearson will show you how to propagate cuttings, what steps to take to grow a successful cutting and offer other handy hints and advice.

If you come earlier to wash out a pot and make your own potting mix, you can put a cutting in your pot ready to take home!

All equipment for this event will be supplied including root starter (or byo honey if you prefer)

These are free ticketed events.

These events will take place Saturday 14th October 1.15-2.30pm

Terms and conditions:

• WEC events may be photographed, and images used for promotional purposes on WEC's website or social media.
• If you do not wish your image (or the image of your child) to be published, please notify staff before the event.
• If you are no longer able to attend an event please, cancel your tickets as soon as possible. This will enable others to participate in the program. There are limited places.
• If an event is sold out, no tickets are given out at the door
• If you join a waitlist, we will contact you if a ticket becomes available.