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Soils & Fertilizers for Master Gardeners 2012

David and his assistant, TreDavidKing Phone number redacted - get it from a fellow class mate if you need it.Email: learninggardemaster@yahoo.com OR greenman@slola.org. Anyemail sent to one, also goe...

19 mar 12

Collecting and Drying Local Seed

There are seed pods on this Western Redbud.Collecting Make a point of picking only plantsgrowing in prime locations. Individual plants with many insect holesand obvious poor health are probably locat...

18 mar 12

Thoughts on California Native Plants

Ms Bee visits a California PoppyBeforewe begin to think about howto grow California native plants, lets think about whywe might want to grow California native plants. The nativevegetation, through ev...

18 mar 12

Plant Propagation by Leaf, Cane, and Root Cuttings: Instructions for the Home Gardener

by Katarina Eriksson, Horticulturist. 2012Guest Instructor, March 11, 2012 Types of Media used for propagation: (All equipment cleaned and sterile if possible)   &nb sp;  ...

11 mar 12

You Say Dekopon, I Say Sumo

The Los Angeles Times recently ran an article that highlights some of the business behind plant propagation like we are doing in class.  It makes for some interesting reading and a little time d...

26 feb 12

Rootstocks For Plant Propagation Class

A well rooted rootstalk from Raintree Nursery!  Most of the apple rootstock we used in our class came from this  rootstock on which we practiced saddle grafts. Here is more information abou...

23 feb 12

Getting Ready For The California Rare Fruit Growers Scion Exchange

 This coming weekend we will be guests of the local California Rare Fruit Growers.  From the local (West Los Angeles) chapters newsletter about the upcoming scion exchange:  Scion Wood...

05 feb 12

A Bibliography For Plant Propagaters

Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties, Deppe, Carol, ©2000, A plant breeder with a science degree and avid gardener all rolled into one, Deppe knows her stuff.. This is a lighter read than that makes it...

17 jan 12

Plant Propagation Checklist

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14 jan 12

Syllabus for Plant Propagation for Gardeners

COURSE SYLLABUS Instructor: David KingEmail: greenteach@gmail.comPhone: 310.722.3656 There are no prerequisites for this course, although some knowledge of basic botany is extremely helpful. We meet ...

14 jan 12

Potluck/Last Day of Class

If the winds have not blown you clean away, our last class meeting is this coming Sunday.  It will be short lecture and potluck.  Please have both your papers (plant paper and your journal)...

01 dec 11

Another Blow to Monsanto: Roundup Pesticide Linked to Serious Soil Damage

Its hard not to gloat (so pardon me while I gloat).  This bit of news comes from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), one of the most serious apologists for Monsanto and proponent...

26 nov 11

Food Gardening: Shrubs, Vines & Perennials

    Perenn ials/BulbsArtichokes Asparagus ChivesHorseradishJerusalem artichokesOnions, walking and others RhubarbSaffronStrawberries Shrubs: Blueberries (Southern Highbush, lowchil...

13 nov 11

Class Goes On; Dress To Survive

It was not bravado.  As it states in the syllabus, class goes on regardless of weather and I will be there and teaching.  I am attempting to locate a classroom on campus where we will have ...

06 nov 11

Label GMOs website

For more information please check out this websitehttp://labelgmos.org/

25 oct 11

Dress Warm Today

Blue Clouds clipart from Clker.com The weather for the garden shows a high of  67°  - overcast.  It will be a good day to work hard, unfortunately, weve scheduled a couple of gues...

23 oct 11

Some Suggested Varieties for the Fall/Winter Garden

Artichokes (a perennial) GreenGlobe –one of the more productive varieties, Green Globe is usually one ofthe varieties available in the farmers markets and groceries. Violetto– is not so often seen in...

27 sep 11

Class Assignment For Week Two

1.  Write me an email from the email account where you prefer to receive my emails.2.  Bring a one pint, clean jar with a lid to the next class meeting.Thank you,david

20 sep 11

Class Syllabus for Modern Backyard Food Production

UPDATED 25 September 2011 Course Number: BiologyX 489.6   Instructor: David KingRedacted....There are noprerequisites for this course, although some experience withgardening will prove usef...

20 sep 11

Quote I Promised All At the Potluck

A garden, where one may enter in and forget the whole world, cannot be made in  a week, nor a month nor year; it must be planned for, waited for, and loved into being.Chinese Proverb

21 aug 11

04 August Lecture Notes from David

Here is the promised post from the 04 August lecture. I have left out invasive species whenever I could identify them. This is not an exhaustive list; I relied heavily on Trees and hrubs for Dry Cali...

06 aug 11

River Field Trip This Saturday

View Larger MapWe will be meeting at the intersection of Laurelgrove Avenue and Valleyheart Drive, at 10 AM. In the book, Down by The Los Angeles River by Joe Linton, it is supposedly found on Thomas...

22 jul 11

Bibliography for Sustainability

Deep Economy, The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, McKibben, Bill, ©2007 Times Books Want a dose of hope? Here. McKibben has delved into a variety of alternative choices to find examples...

16 jul 11

Garden/Garden Field Trip

garden/garden on a Google mapA show of hands tonight in class made it obvious that moving the field trip to the afternoon impacted fewer folks than holding it in the morning; hence the field trip tim...

08 jul 11

Field Trip This Saturday - Scheduling Conflicts?

Greener Gardeners:  It has been pointed out to me that two other Extension Horticulture classes with some of our students have field trips this Saturday as well.  Because field trips a...

07 jul 11

Greener Gardens: Sustainable Garden Practices Biology X498.10

COURSE SYLLABUSInstructors: David King and Orchid Black Email: greenteach@gmail.com orchid@pitchersage.com Phone: redactedCOURSE TITLE AND NUMBER: Greener Gardens: Sustainable Garden Practices BIOLOG...

24 jun 11

The Garden in April

The summer gardens plants are in their little starter pots right now (vaguely reminiscent of training wheels on a bicycle) really begging to be transplanted into the earth. Tomatoes, peppers and cucu...

04 apr 11

FIELD TRIP CANCELED

Due to unforeseeable circumstances beyond my control, the field trip for this weekend is canceled and we will meet at The Learning Garden at our regular time and our regular place.  Please note:...

18 mar 11

Field Trip This Weekend - IMPORTANT NOTES

View Larger MapFrom Katarina Erikson, our hostess for this Sundays field trip, we learn that "the LA Marathon is running on Wilshire making the only access from Constitution off Sepulvada. I will...

17 mar 11

Preparing for Our Field Trip (Saturday) to CRFG

Scion Wood Preparation Select straight wood from last year’s growth and cut as near to our scion wood exchange date as possible.   Wood should be ¼” – 3/8” diameter (pencil size) and contai...

06 feb 11

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