At the recent Kingsville Horticultural Society (KHS) meeting, our new President Annette Cooper, introduced herself and the Officers and Directors for 2024.
Everyone is looking forward to a year filled with garden related activities for, with, and in, the community.
Members in attendance were treated to a slide-show presentation by one of the young gardeners who took part in the Junior Gardener Program run by KHS director Miklos Galata.
Students from Kingsville, Ruthven and Cottam were taught how to build a raised garden bed and were given a variety of seeds to plant.
It was hoped that their gardens would thrive and provide them, and their families, with some tasty veggies.
Nine-year-old Tyson Spitse of Cottam was one the the students who took up the challenge.
He worked very hard building a raised bed in his grandparents’ backyard. Tyson was a little surprised at how many screws he had to drill into the frame!
Once that job was finished, Tyson had to fill the frame with soil. He soon learned that a 4 foot by 8 foot bed needs a lot of soil.
Tyson tended his garden with care and was rewarded with a bounty of lettuce, beans and tomatoes. His radishes were the size of racquetballs!
For his efforts and his success, Tyson was awarded a silver medal and a plaque. He proudly showed these to those in attendance at the meeting.

It’s certain that Tyson will continue to participate in the Junior Gardeners Program in the future.
If you know a young person who is interested in gardening, watch for information that will come out later in the Spring.
Come and join the KHS at its next meeting on Thursday, February 15th. at 7:00p.m.
All meetings are held at the Unico Centre on Main Street.