7:00pm - 4:00pm

Organic Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Saturdays: 12noon to 4pm/Palm Room
Jill Morganelli, Instructor and Horticultural Curator at the Arboretum
$25 Arboretum members/$30 non-members per class

Learn how to grow fruits and vegetables organically in your home garden! You’ll be saving money at the grocery store while contributing to the healthy lifestyle of your family by reaping the nutritional benefits of eating fresh-grown produce.  
Vegetable gardens enhance the appearance of any yard and provide a fun activity for all ages. This class focuses on seasonal production and covers a variety of topics.

March 9: Palm Room
Spring Crops and Companion Planting, Spring Weeds and Insects, Spring Disease ID, Treatment and Prevention, Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees and Grape Vines, Wrangling Wild Potatoes, Soil Fertility and Cover Crops, Organic Labeling, Sustainability in the Kitchen
June 8:  Palm Room
Summer Crops, Herbal Companion Planting, Summer Disease ID, Treatment and Prevention, Biodiversity, Summer Weeds and Insects, Remedies and Recipes, Horticulture Therapy, Small Space Gardening

• March 09, 2013

  Saturday

  8:00PM - 4:00PM

  June 08, 2013

  Saturday

  12:00PM - 4:00PM