AUBURN — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Christine Conlogue plans to provide some simple steps to being creative in growing vegetables during a Follow me Down to the Garden program.

The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, in the Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St.

Topics will include soil amending, optimizing your garden space, tailoring crops to one’s favorites, pest control, when to plant, when to harvest and preserving suggestions.

To register, or for more information, visit auburnpubliclibrary,org, email [email protected], or call 207-333-6640, ext. 4.