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Introduction to Organic Gardening, Part I. Garden Design

GARDEN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (PDT)

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Introduction to Organic Gardening, Part 1. Garden Design
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INTRO TO ORGANIC GARDENING
PART I, GARDEN DESIGN


SF PUC Organic GardeningDates: Saturday, June 4th, 2011

Date: Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
Time:
10AM - 12:30PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, San Francisco
Cost: Free

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

For more information, please call (415) 731-5627, or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org

 

This workshop is sponsored by the SFPUC

 

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