JAMESTOWN — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County Master Gardener Volunteers welcome everyone to their June Evening in the Garden to be held at the Frank Bratt Ag Center, 3542 Turner Road, Jamestown on Wednesday, June 20 at 6 p.m. Have you ever thought that your garden looked like it was hit by a bomb? At June’s Evening in the Garden Master Gardener, Mary Erlandson, will teach how to make Guerilla garden bombs.

In the U.S., Guerilla gardening began in urban settings as a means of introducing seeds into abandoned, overgrown lots, but has now morphed into a conservation tool utilized by many civic-minded groups all over the U.S. Milkweed bombs have been thrown in Tennessee to encourage needed habitat for Monarch butterflies. In Texas, wildflower and grasses have been “bombed” to re-establish growth in areas devastated by prairie fires. Children in schools and at parties have loved learning the technique of making and using seed bombs. At the June EIG, participants will learn the formulas and procedure for making the seed bombs and have the opportunity to take some home.

In addition, Master Gardeners will also discuss pollinators and pollinator gardens. The third topic will be growing and establishing an asparagus bed, how to get the plants established and then maintained. As usual, soil samples will be tested for pH if you bring a small amount of dry soil. The Evening in the Garden will proceed, rain or shine, and we look forward to seeing you in the demonstration garden.