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Grow Italian! Seeds, Tips, and More

Can you really grow traditional Italian vegetables, herbs, and flowers in New England? Bill McKay of Seeds from Italy, can answer with a resounding “Yes!”. In his trial gardens in Winchester, MA, Bill has learned what to plant, where to plant it, how to plant it, and, perhaps most importantly, how to cook with it. A distributor of more than 350 varieties of Italian seeds, and a self-described “heirloom tomato geek,’ Bill enthusiastically--and often humorously—reports on his Winchester trial gardens in a quarterly online newsletter ( www.growitalian.com ).

This free-ranging discussion will allow lots of time for Q & A. This program is presented by the Medford Garden Club

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