Intro to Gardening: Fall and Winter Series

w/ Suzanne Bontempo, VP Gardening

October 1 & 8

Thursday October 1 and Thursday October 8

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Location: 3641 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa

Cost: Member Free - Click here if you are a Member

Non-Member $25 each class, or $40 for both classes

Join us for the 2 day class and learn what you can do in your garden through fall and winter to have a thriving habitat next year. Don't miss out on taking a walk through the on-site pollinator habitat.

Thursday October 1, 5:30-7:30

Preparing the garden for the fall and winter season:
 -  Nurture Soil Health: cover crops, compost, feeding organically, and the benefits of Mulch
 - Plant selection: Right plant right place, How to plant, 
 - Fall & Winter Watering: Keeping water on site, and how to water during the winter months

Fall Maintenance for Spring success:  

 - Pruning, cleaning up, and winding the garden down for the winter

Review of Class #1

Pest management:

  -  The principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

  -  Resources for pest identification

  -  How and when to use pesticides

  -  Managing common seasonal pests: 

     Snails, slug, Rats, gophers, moles, raccoons, Weeds