Category Archives: Gardening classes and opportunities to learn

If you want to learn more about gardening, check out these classes, workshops or other opportunities

Gardening Word of the Day: Mulching

Posted on 18. April 2019 by admin

What is mulch? Mulch is plant/animal material, usually waste from tree clippings, animal poo, leaves, green waste, bark, or other “outside” organic materials that have been gathered and processed through a chipper, a composting process, or just heaped up in … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Your GMO?

Posted on 6. October 2014 by admin

Did you know that: Genetically engineered foods (often called Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs) are labeled or banned in 64 other countries, but not in the USA. GMOs are in 85% of the processed foods in America. Many GMO crops … Continue reading →

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Videos of yours truly!

Posted on 29. July 2011 by admin

Finally! I get to explain “organic” so that it can be understood! Visit these links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG-hs5LnfIg and others (see my Videos links, below, on your right).

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Tomato Workshop coming soon!

Posted on 13. May 2011 by admin

  Mark your calendar! Saturday, May 21 at 2:00 pm, I am hosting another tomato workshop. Please inquire at judyfrankel@gmail.com to reserve a space.

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Meet me at the Healthy Living Festival!

Posted on 12. May 2011 by admin

Peggy Curry, my friend and founder of Growing Great, is hosting a Healthy Living Festival this Sunday, May 15th at 12pm-4pm at the Metlox and 13th Street Plaza in Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 This is their 5th year hosting the … Continue reading →

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Tomato Workshop

Posted on 20. March 2011 by admin

Mark your calendar: Saturday, April 30 at 2 pm at my “farmette”. Please RSVP to: 310-750-6686 and receive address/directions. $5.00 per person admission. Learn about: indeterminate vs determinate How to plant a “start” How to remove suckers How to tie/stake/cage … Continue reading →

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“Secrets of Soil” Workshop January 29th 1 pm

Posted on 31. December 2010 by admin

Secrets of Soil Workshop   January 29 at 1:00 pm   By popular demand!     Learn: ·      how to use mulch, amendments and green manures ·      about soil microbes and how do I get some? ·      what a soil … Continue reading →

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Cornerstone Elementary learns seed starting!

Posted on 30. November 2010 by admin

With the help of Sharona Byrnes, I assisted two classes of 5th grader volunteers in putting together a dozen flats for seed starting yesterday! Then we took the trays to the classrooms to plant winter crops. The kids had so … Continue reading →

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Order your fruit trees/brambles/bushes now!

Posted on 8. October 2010 by admin

Contact me immediately 310-750-6686 if you want to purchase the following fruit trees, vines, bushes: Blueberries Raspberries & Blackberries Pome fruits: Apples, Pears, Asian Pears, Quince (but not loquat) Stone fruits: Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Prunes, Apricots, Cherries Unusual varieties: Apriums, … Continue reading →

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Peach/nectarine tree pruning workshop

Posted on 14. September 2010 by admin

On Sunday, September 26 at 3 pm, I will be holding a workshop to show how to prune a peach or nectarine tree. The best way to keep a tree small and manageable is to do an aggressive pruning in … Continue reading →

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