Master Gardeners Present: Free Class on Planning Your Fall-Winter Vegetable Garden

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Master Gardeners Present:

Free Class on Planning Your Fall-Winter Vegetable Garden

 

Saturday July 21, 10am to noon

Lyngso Garden Materials, 19 Seaport Blvd, Redwood City CA.

Classes are free but advance registration is required at www.lyngsogarden.com.

 

Before you even taste that first fruit of summer, it is time to think about your winter garden! Master Gardeners Lisa and Kathleen Putnam will teach you how to seed, plant and care for fall/winter vegetables. Class will include: planning for space, seeding and planting time charts, how to amend soil, what insects/diseases to look for, water, space and sun requirements, how and when to harvest and what can be grown year around in our climate.  Hands-on seeding workshop included at no charge.

 

Lisa Putnam has a degree in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis and also studied nutrition science at Davis. She currently operates a small organic farm in Woodside and is a Master Gardener & Master Composter. Kathleen Putnam is a professional vegetable gardener serving the Mid-Peninsula.  She is a Master Gardener and Certified Arborist.

 

The Master Gardeners of San Mateo and San Francisco counties are a part of the University of California Cooperative Extension.  They are UC-trained volunteers who provide home gardeners with research-based information that promotes sustainable gardening practices and a healthy environment.  Visit them at http://smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.org/.