FREE Talk on Cover Crops
Saturday , September 21, 2024 – 11AM – 12 Noon
Presented by Alameda County Master Gardener – David Blood
As the season cools, it’s a great time to grow cover crops. During the off-season, cover crops can improve soil nutrients, prevent erosion, create mulch, and more. Learn about the benefits and how to plant cover crops with Master Gardener, David Blood. Talk topics are subject to change based upon speaker availability and attendees’ interest.
At Gate 4, Trials Garden Gardens at Lake Merritt
666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland CA (There is a fee for parking.)
interest. All talks are in person and outdoors and may be canceled in rain or severe weather.
FREE Talk on Propagating Native Plants
Saturday , October 26, 2024 – 11AM – 12:30PM
Presented by Alameda County Master Gardeners
Thank you to Laura Cornett for her hands-on workshop on California Native Plant Propagation: Seeds, Cuttings and Division. Participants had the opportunity to process cuttings, plant seeds and plant some rhizomes.
This talk focused on different propagation methods for California native plants. In addition to the lecture, there will be a hands- on portion where attendees will be able to sow their own seeds, prepare and stick cuttings and pot up some native plant rhizomes.
Presenter Laura Cornett is an Alameda County Master Gardener and part-time faculty in Horticulture at Las Positas College in Livermore.
At the 35th Annual exchange of the Golden Gate Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers, you can get free scions to graft onto your trees and cuttings to root, get your tools sharpened for a fee, get your fruit tree questions answered by experts, and more! $5 fee. Tickets available in advance and at the door (cash only exact change). Diablo Valley College, Horticultural Nursery, Free parking in Lot 9. 321 Golf Club Rd., Pleasant Hill.
Offered by the Alameda Native History Project. Get information on traditional and contemporary methods of acorn processing and assist in the production of nutritious, culturally relevant food for local Indigenous communities. Workshops are offered on a sliding scale.
Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave.
This project is also seeking donations – click here to donate.
Offered by the Alameda Native History Project. Get information on traditional and contemporary methods of acorn processing and assist in the production of nutritious, culturally relevant food for local Indigenous communities. Workshops are offered on a sliding scale.
Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave.
This project is also seeking donations – click here to donate.
Alameda Backyard Growers will have a table again at this fun community event! We’ll be having our Spring Plant Sale – including popular tomato and other veggie starts! Get there early before supplies run out!
Plus we’ll have activities for kids, and information on all the programs and projects ABG does around growing and sharing food in our community.
See you there!