| Please note: The information on this page refers to the 2009 workshop schedule. Updated information for the 2010 workshops will be posted as soon as it becomes available. Thank you for visiting our site and we look forward to seeing you at the 2010 workshops. Click Here for a Google Map to Fair Oaks Horticultural Center | |
| January 10 Saturday 9 am | Victory Garden 2009 Part I: Edible landscaping basics Learn to incorporate a variety of edibles throughout your landscape, not just in the vegetable garden. Get fresh, flavorful food and improve the health of your plants and the environment. Train and prune berries, grapes, and kiwifruit. |
| February 28 Saturday 9 am | Victory Garden 2009 Part II: Mow no more! In place of a lawn, plant edibles or ornamentals, including native trees, shrubs and grasses. Learn to manage pests using least toxic options for a healthier, more productive landscape. Attract pollinators and other beneficials. |
| March 21 Saturday 9 am | Victory Garden 2009 Part III: It all begins with the soil Understand what makes healthy soil. Evaluate your soil, improve soil structure, and feed the soil for healthier plants. Start your summer vegetable garden: seed starting basics. Plant and care for citrus. |
| April 15 Wednesday 9 am-noon
| Open Garden: Special Wednesday open garden Watch demonstrations of fruit crop thinning, worm composting, and tool sharpening. Visit and enjoy the gardens on your own. |
| May 16 Saturday 8:30 am | Victory Garden 2009 Part IV: Timely tips for a delicious payoff Create a healthier, more productive garden in less time—learn to thin tree fruit crops, manage grapes, and summer prune fruit trees. Water the landscape, not the gutter—manage your controller and select appropriate irrigation methods. |
| June 13 Saturday 8:30 am | Victory Garden 2009 Part V: Savoring home grown Select, maintain and harvest berries. Extend your fruit harvest season: create a fruit salad tree using bud grafting. Select, prune, propagate, and dry herbs. |
| August 1 Saturday 8 am-2 pm | Harvest Day 2009 How-to sessions, educational booths, garden tours, demonstrations, and tree fruit, grape, vegetable tasting. Much more.... |
| September 12 Saturday 8:30 am-noon | Open Garden: Visit and enjoy the gardens on your own Watch how to prepare soil to grow blueberries. See how to capture rain water so it penetrates the soil and stays in your garden, not down the drain. |
| October 17 Saturday 9 am-noon | Victory Garden 2009 Part VI: Winter gardening Plan, plant, and tend a winter vegetable garden. Build healthy soil with cover crops, compost, and mulch—body building for the soil. Select, plant, and care for ornamental grasses and California natives. |