From The Natural Gardener - TWO GREAT CLASSES IN ONE DAY! IT’S A VEGGIE SEED “DOUBLE-HEADER”! At 10 am – Linda Wall presents “Starting Seeds Indoors.” When vegetable gardening in Texas, timing is everything. Being able to start vegetable (and other) seeds indoors gives a gardener more...
From The Natural Gardener - Roger Igo and David Johndrow, Groundsmaster and Assistant Groundsmaster of the Natural Gardener, present, “Pruning Grape Vines.” For the best health and productivity, grapes require an intricate pruning and training program. At The Natural Gardener, we use the Kniffen method on our...
From The Natural Gardener - Tom Grzinich, aka “Gardener Skatecurb” certified Agroecologist, presents “Double Digging 101.” Double digging is a method of preparing a garden bed so that it has superior structure, more nutrient availability and water-holding capacity. This method has been popularized all over the world by John...
From the Natural Gardener - Justin Duncan, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist with NCAT (www.NCAT.org), presents “African American Traditions in Gardening.” Justin will talk about the historical aspects of gardening in the African American community. Including the types of crops grown, their origins, their health benefits, and methods used to...
From the Natural Gardener - Mike Shoup, founder and owner of the Antique Rose Emporium, and author of the beautiful book, Empress of the Garden, presents “Antique Roses – The Ultimate Landscape Plant.” Happy Valentine’s Day! Mike returns to The Natural Gardener at just the right time...
From the Natural Gardener - Colleen Dieter, owner of Red Wheelbarrow (www.redwheelbarrowplants.com), presents “Tool Workshop.” Even though we often enjoy getting our hands dirty in the garden, we will inevitably benefit from using the proper implements of the trade. However, there are so many different weeders, for...
From the Natural Gardener - “Cultured Veggies” with Amanda Love Learn how to transform plain cabbage into a probiotic rich, gut healing food. In this class, Amanda Love will teach you how to easily make sauerkraut in your very own kitchen. She will teach the raw, unpasteurized method making...
From the Natural Gardener - Linda Wall, horticulturist at The Natural Gardener and owner of AustinGardenConsultant.com, presents a class on “Preserving the Harvest.” Now that you’ve become a successful organic gardener, what do you do with all that bounty? Linda Wall will demonstrate the basics of freezing,...
From the Natural Gardener - Linda Wall of The Natural Gardener – presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Then you need to join us this Friday! Linda will walk us...
From the Compost Coalition - Fall in love with compost this fall and discover the easy, cost-effective way to enrich soil, conserve water and avoid chemical fertilizers with compost made in your own backyard. Join Compost Coalition volunteer Bill Glass and others as they cover composting...