The fourth program in the Water Wise community education series will teach participants how to build a wicking garden bed that conserves water while being able to produce healthy, vigorous plants. Janet Bradford of the Wimberley Garden Club will demonstrate how to build one on Saturday, January 17, at the Wimberley Village Library.
A type of raised bed, the wicking bed has a reservoir of water underneath. When water is added to the reservoir, the water travels up to the roots of the plants by capillary action, much like the action of an oil lamp’s wick, from below. The session will show, step by step, how to build a wicking bed that sips water — perfect for Hill Country conditions.
After the live demo, participants will explore the merits of seed saving. Speaker Kat Locke, president of Keep Wimberley Beautiful, will explain how saving seeds deepens one’s knowledge of native plants and stretches the garden budget. Locke will also show attendees how to use the Wimberley Village Library’s Seed Catalog to find regionally-adapted seeds and as a place to contribute seeds for neighbors to utilize.
The session will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Wimberley Library Meeting Room. There is no fee to attend.
The Water Wise series was created and designed to show residents how to cultivate water resiliency in the Hill Country as a result of current drought conditions and blueprint and safeguard for the future. It is a collaboration of The Watershed Association in partnership with the Mothering Earth Podcast, Hays County and the cities of Wimberley and Woodcreek.
Sign-up at https://watershedassociation.org/ and scroll down to Events.
