12:00pm - 3:00pm

Organic Fruit & Vegetable Gardening

Classes  

NEW QUARTERLY SERIES:  Organic Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Saturdays, 12noon-3pm/Bamboo Room

Jill Morganelli, Instructor and Curator of the Kallam Perennial Garden

$22 members/$25 non-members per class; CALL 626.821.4623 for reservations & information

 

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, meets quarterly, and covers the following topics:

December 5:  The National Organic Program, Winter Crops and Companion Planting, Winter Weeds and Insects, Winter Disease ID, Treatment and Prevention, Irrigation, Soil Building, Composting and Worm Bins, Pruning Fruit Trees, Gopher-proof Your Planting Bed

March 6:  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 5:  Summer Crops, Herbal Companion Planting, Summer Disease ID, Treatment and Prevention, Biodiversity, Summer Weeds and Insects, Remedies and Recipes, Horticulture Therapy, Small Space Gardening

September 18:  Fall Crops, Fall Weeds and Insects, Fall Disease ID, Treatment and Prevention, Organic History and Current Events, Different Farming Practices, Tool Maintenance, Community Supported Agriculture, Slow Food

• December 05, 2009

  Saturday

  12:00PM - 3:00PM

  March 06, 2010

  Saturday

  12:00PM - 3:00PM

  June 05, 2010

  Saturday

  12:00PM - 3:00PM

  September 18, 2010

  Saturday

  12:00PM - 3:00PM