Grow-Your-Own Gardening Events
Grow-Your-Own: Master Gardeners Skillshare Series @ Truckee Demonstration Garden. Slow Food Lake Tahoe in partnership with the UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe is once again offering a five-week series of fun and educational workshops at the Truckee Demonstration Garden. Each Wednesday from May 16 until June 13 from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm the Master Gardeners will provide a history lesson on each plant, planting instructions, and attendees will receive free cultivars to take home so that attendees make take part in a high altitude gardening study.
Not sure how to grow an organic garden? Join us for one more Wednesday evening for Grow-Your-Own Organic Gardening 101 @ the Truckee Demonstration Garden. On Wednesday June 20th from 5:30-7pm soil scientist and SFLT Board Member, Heather Cullen, will cover the basics of soil, how to grow a healthy soil food web, the high-altitude plant requirements, site selection, garden design and layout and more. Participants will walk away with an abundance of knowledge so that they may grow their own high altitude edible garden.
Spring Schedule of “Grow Your Own” Gardening Skillshares:
- May 16 - Potatoes
- May 23 - Onions
- May 30 - Berries
- Jun 06 - Lettuce & kale
- Jun 13 – Tomatoes
- Jun 20 - Organic Gardening 101
