INTRO TO ORGANIC GARDENING PART I, Garden Design
- When
- Sat Apr 7, 2012
- Where
- Garden for the Environment
- Time
- 10:00 AM- 12:30 PM
- Tags
- Home & Garden
Description
Learn how to grow a healthy and beautiful garden that minimizes the impacts on the environment. From building a healthy soil with compost to selecting beautiful plantings appropriate for the Bay Area’s climate, this workshop will give you the basics to implement sustainable gardening practices.Topics covered include:
Importance of healthy soil
Organic matter
Composting
Selecting colorful plants for the Bay Area climate
Climate appropriate plants
California natives
How to water without waste
Preventing nutrient run-off
Irrigation basics and watering schedules
Natural pest and weed management
Pesticide alternatives
Non-toxic weed control
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