This month at the Green Tent, it’s the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners from 9 am to 1 pm, with free plants, free seeds and free advice about gardening.
Lots to choose from: Sunflowers, Cilantro, Collard Greens, Chard, Baby Lettuces!
Cilantro
Sunflowers
Sunflowers are the happy faces in your garden. Take some home this weekend!
Cilantro is “special”. For those who think it tastes like soap, there is a scientific explanation. Luckily, most of us can enjoy this versatile herb Thai, Mexican and many other cuisines…cilantro seeds can either be replanted or allowed to go to seed, where they become the spice, Coriander.
Baby Lettuces
Want to learn how to garden? Low-cost introductory Grow LA Vegetable Garden classes for Fall 2022 are at these locations: https://celosangeles.ucanr.edu/UC_Master_Gardener_Program/Grow_LA_Victory_Garden_Initiative_Class_Schedule/
Some areas of Los Angeles County are being asked to discontinue water use for 15 days due to a water supply line that needs repair. Click the link below to see if your community is affected. It does not apply to the City of Los Angeles.https://ktla.com/news/local-news/how-to-prepare-for-the-water-restrictions-coming-to-multiple-areas-of-l-a-county/
REMEMBER: MULCH MULCH MULCH and please consider replacing your lawn with natives and drought tolerant plants. You could even get a rebate! And by now you know about the general watering restrictions in SoCal — consider rebates for lawn replacements.
BUT PLEASE DON’T FORGET THE TREES!!! The shade and carbon capture they provide is priceless. Don’t overlook them when you water.
Save our Water & TreePeople
And don’t forget to bring those plastic six packs you’ve used to bring plants home in from the nursery. The MGs will use these to plant more seedlings in the months ahead.