Sunday, December 22 at the Mar Vista Farmers Market
Master Gardeners
’Tis the Sunday before Christmas, and all through the house,
Master Gardeners are bringing….
free seeds and plants for you
and your garden!
Join the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners (link) on Sunday, Dec. 22 from 9 am to 1 pm as they occupy the Green Tent. They’ve
lovingly planted greens and peas this month for you to take home and nurture on
your own.
There’s lots of mixed lettuce (yes,
Virginia, you can eat salad in the winter!), arugula seedlings that are just
popping their little heads up, and some yummy (everyone’s favorite) sugar snap
peas. (Here are some, dressed in Christmas colors!)
Come by with gardening questions and
don’t forget to share those leftover seedling six packs so they can recycle and
reuse them for next month’s Master Gardener booth.
Important alert: The disease known as
citrus greening is HERE and it’s being spread backyard to backyard. If you have
citrus trees, please educate yourself about the Asian Citrus Psyllid, the
insect that carries the Huanglongbing virus which is destroying citrus crops
nationwide. As a backyard gardener you can be proactive in preventing its
spread.
Please visit this page for detailed
information on what you can do: https://ucanr.edu/sites/ACP/Homeowner_Options/
And here’s a quick tip marker: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/QT/asiancitruscard.html