Sustainable Home Vegetable Gardening - A 6-week Adult Education Course
Campbell Community Center, 1 West Campbell Avenue, Campbell 95008
Gardening year round is easy and rewarding in our mild Mediterranean
climate. Learn how to have a successful, environmentally responsible
food garden that provides delicious vegetables and herbs every month of
the year. This course stresses sustainable gardening practices such as
mulching, efficient watering methods, on-site composting,integrated pest
management, and use of organic fertilizers and soil amendments.
Topics include: soil preparation, amendments, and fertilizers; irrigation
methods and systems; working with both seeds and seedlings; cultural
requirements of specific warm and cool season crops and varieties that
do well in our area; and how to identify and manage common pests, weeds,
and diseases of vegetable crops in Santa Clara County.
The class meets on 6 consecutive Tuesdays, Jan 18 - Feb 22, 2011, from 7-9 p.m.
Call 408-866-2104 to register or visit http://www.ci.campbell.ca.us/Recreation/communitycenter.