SFA gardening seminar to highlight tool maintenance

Dr. Craig Morton, SFA agricultural mechanics professor, will lead the upcoming SFA Mast Arboretum seminar "Garden Tool Maintenance for the Mechanically Challenged."

The SFA Mast Arboretum will host a garden seminar titled "Garden Tool Maintenance for the Mechanically Challenged" from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Agricultural Mechanics Shop on College Street, next to the Military Science Building.

Dr. Craig Morton, SFA agricultural mechanics professor, promises to help even the most severely challenged gardeners learn how to sharpen hoes, maintain lawnmowers and make the weed eater purr like a kitten. Come dressed to get dirty for this hands-on workshop.

Cost is $20 for Friends of SFA Gardens members and $30 for non-members. To register, contact Elyce Rodewald at (936) 468-1832 or erodewald@sfasu.edu.