Eighteen Organic Garden Club members enjoyed planting cool season veggie seeds in Bill Brandt’s lovely garden. We planted six 6-packs on each flat with Michael Wittman’s special Blue Sky Living Soil! We used Baker Creek Heirloom seeds and Botanical Interests Organic seeds. We soaked the planted seeds in Michael’s rich mix of Blue Sky nutrients! We…
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Michael Wittman – Brix Level Workshop
At the Organic Garden Club meeting, Michael Whitman, Blue Sky Biochar, spoke about BRIX testing for our plants. BRIX measures the sugar content of the plant or tree. The higher sugar levels create better nutrition density and creates a better immunity against insects. You should test the BRIX level in the early afternoon and test…
Tour of the Japanese Gardens
Organic Garden Club members enjoyed visiting the Japanese Gardens, the Garden of Water and Fragrance, six and a half acres designed by Dr. Koichi Kawana at the Van Nuys Water Reclamation Plant. Our member, Jean Gutierrez, recalled being in his class on Japanese landscaping and architecture at UCLA in the 1970s. “Simplicity means the achievement…
California Native Plants and Pacific Coast Irises
The room was charged with happy gardeners at our Organic Garden Club meeting with Bob Sussman, owner of Matilija Nursery in Moorpark. He has been growing California native plants and Pacific Coast Irises at his nursery for years. Native plants have adapted to their environment and can tolerate drought, poor soil, and floods, and therefore…
Field Day in Camarillo
Organic Garden Club members were treated to an incredible experience on Central Coast Field Day! The first stop was at at the new University of California Agricultural Research Center in Camarillo. A Cool Season Annual Cover Crop Trial was planted there January 30, with 20 plots of different cover crops repeated three times for scientific…
Tour of the Ventura Botanical Gardens
Organic Garden Club members experienced a gorgeous day for a tour at the Ventura Botanical Garden lead by Dr. Joe Cahill, the Executive Director. We walked through gardens representing the earth’s five Mediterranean climate zones and their native plants. Southern California being one of the five, the plants, after being established, thrive in our environment. …
School Garden Fruit Tree Planting
What a great time Organic Garden Club members had planting seven fruit trees (4 avocados, 2 cherimoyas, and 1 lemon) and weeding the future herb garden at One Spark Academy for middle schoolers. We donated lots of compost and an apple tree! Fortunately, we had an electric auger to dig the holes. Organic school gardens…
It’s Organic Blueberry Season!
Organic Garden Club members enjoyed a beautiful sunny day at One Acre Farm in Santa Rosa Valley picking organic blueberries. Owner, Scott Bahler, gave us a terrific presentation at our Organic Garden Club meeting in April on growing organic blueberries at his One Acre Farm! Scott started One Acre Farm in 2017 with his friend…
Organic Food Gardening
Organic permaculture gardening has the power to restore ecosystems, promote soil health, and create a sustainable future for generations. Several of our Organic Garden Club members, like Dr. Jeff Bass, have made hugelkutur mounds, a centuries old permaculture technique, in their backyard, where they started with tree logs, dirt, compost, sticks, twigs, and more compost…
Andy Lopez – The Invisible Gardener, “Don’t Panic, It’s Organic”
At our Organic Garden Club meeting, Andy Lopez told us about soil biology and why it is important in healing your plants and growing abundant organic veggies and fruits. He has over fifty years of magic in the garden, finding wholistic connections to attain maximum growth, working with Mother Nature for a better environment. Soil…
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