Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Smart Gardening


Los Angeles County department of Public Works has moved all their gardening classes onto Zoom. Each class lasts about an hour and they include a question answering period. The classes they offer are:

Intro to Composting: Learn the basics of using backyard and worm composting systems to create a rich soil amendment to nourish your garden. 

Water-wise Gardening: Guidance on creating a beautiful drought-tolerant landscape, as well as grasscycling for responsible lawn care.

Organic Gardening: How to build healthy soil, grow fruits and vegetables, and address common plant pests and diseases using organic methods. 

Small-space Gardening: Learn to grow edible and decorative plants in containers and set up a small-space worm composting system.

Class attendees are eligible to purchase compost bins at a discounted rate as an added benefit.  Visit https://pw.lacounty.gov/epd/sg/webinars.cfm for class schedules and to sign up.