How to Have a Healthy, Eco-Friendly Garden

UC Master Gardener David Peterson will discuss the latest advances for safe, eco-friendly ways to control garden pests and diseases, which will be at their peak in the summer months. The workshop will discuss an overview of control methods and also explain the proliferation of pests and plant problems. This introduction works for the novice gardener as well as a refresher for others. Gardeners ready to use petrol-chemical sprays may not really have a disease problem at all, instead this could be an "abiotic disorder" caused by an environmental stress on the plant. Ways to identify whether there is actually a plant in trouble or not will be discussed. Other topics include, alternatives to the burden of toxic chemical sprays, organic or natural gardening methods, and keeping the garden healthy for people as well as for plants.

No reservations necessary.