Hidden Valley Garden Club
Are you interested in becoming a Member of a
Hidden Valley Garden Club?
Purpose: - to learn about gardening needs specific to our area. - Learn how to grow your own food
- Improve your flowers
- Learn about pruning, spraying and caring for fruit trees,
- Learn how to care for roses
- Learn about general yard maintenance.
We would meet about 4 times a year, unless there was a greater demand for certain sessions in specific subjects
I would also like to provide a Gardening Mentor Program that pairs people who feel somewhat proficient in gardening skills with others who are beginning gardeners but are willing to learn.
Through the Gardening Mentor Program individuals would be paired up voluntarily to share information, possibly be a gardening work buddy and help each other in yard projects, provide feedback to each other and ideas.
I am hoping that we will be able to pair up and help each other out whether you have good working hands, experience or ideas and flair for gardening. Even if all you have is enthusiasm and commitment this could be great for you!
If you are interested please email me camib6177@yahoo.com
1. In the Subject line include - Hidden Valley Garden Club and any specific areas you feel you would like to address
2. Your information – name, address and phone number.
3. If you would be interested in the mentor program.
4. Your skill level – beginner – just getting started
intermediate – your plants don’t die and you are pretty good at keeping the weeds out but would like to learn more
expert – you can grow just about anything and it looks incredible and tastes amazing.
Time to prep soil with mulch and soil boosters.
Time to dig out the old weeds and get the soil turned over and softened. When clear of weeds, sprinkle pre-emergent’s, such as Preen (available at stores like Home Depot). These product sterilize seeds that blow in or have been otherwise transferred or dropped onto your soil from unwanted plants, thus keeping them from germinating and growing.
Time to plan what you will plant and grow.
Time to plan any yard projects or changes you wish to implement this year.
Great time to plant fruit trees, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries.
Great time to plant peas, broccoli and Brussels’ sprouts that do well in the cold.
But not quite yet time to plant tomatoes, zucchini or other squash unless you have a good way to cover them from snows, frost and severe cold at night.
If you really want to plant them now and increase your growing season, containers are great - but remember to watch the weather and bring them in at night it the temperature threatens to drop.
