"Fall Vegetable Gardening"

Mia

Date: Sep 5th 2010
Time: 11:00 am-12:00 pm

"What should I be doing in my vegetable garden now so that I'll have a bountiful harvest throughout the winter?" For the answer to this question (and many others), join Mia as she shares with you her ample gardening experience.

 

This class is FREE.




"Summer & Fall Citrus Care"

Instructor: Mia

Date: Sep 11th 2010
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am

Your citrus trees should be looking their best at this time of the year. This invaluable class will teach you how to maintain their beauty and turn your citrus grave into a citrus grove! Also, Mia will discuss new varieties of citrus, including Yuzu and Sudachi (which is rapidly gaining popularity in culinary circles).

 

This class is FREE.




"Summer & Fall Citrus Care"

Instructor: Mia

Date: Sep 12th 2010
Time: 11:00 am-12:00 pm

Your citrus trees should be looking their best at this time of the year. This invaluable class will teach you how to maintain their beauty and turn your citrus grave into a citrus grove! Also, Mia will discuss new varieties of citrus, including Yuzu and Sudachi (which is rapidly gaining popularity in culinary circles).

 

This class is FREE.




"California Native Plants 101"

Instructor: Amy W.

Date: Sep 18th 2010
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am

Learn all about California's distinctive plants from the pro, Amy Wuie, assistant manager of Moosa Creek Nursery (California native plants are their specialty)! Though it's still too early for planting, now is the perfect time for planning!

 

This class is FREE.




"End-of-Summer Fruit Tree Care"

Instructor: Mia

Date: Sep 25th 2010
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am

What's to be done with deciduous fruit trees at the end of summer? Learn what you need to know to ensure a bountiful fruit yield next year.

 

This class is FREE.




"End-of-Summer Fruit Tree Care"

Instructor: Mia

Date: Sep 26th 2010
Time: 11:00 am-12:00 pm

What's to be done with deciduous fruit trees at the end of summer? Learn what you need to know to ensure a bountiful fruit yield next year.

 

This class is FREE.




Notes from Past Classes

Citrus Containers

By Mia McCarville

Picture a lush lemon tree in a terra cotta pot on your patio. The dark green leaves frame the pearly blossoms whose perfume wafts through the kitchen window. You step out and pick a lemon for your morning cup of tea, or for an after-dinner dry martini. Sounds good, doesn’t it?

It is not difficult to have great looking and productive citrus trees in containers. Just follow a few pointers and you’ll be there:

  1. Start with a healthy plant. A healthy citrus tree should have a lot of healthy leaves or have a lot of new growth. A lot of flowers but few leaves means that the tree is about to expire.
  2. Pick the right-sized pot. This means that the pot should be just one size larger than the nursery pot that the citrus tree came in. The width of the container should not be wider than the width of the tree. I have seen, unfortunately, many small and sickly trees dwarfed in huge pots because they are drowning. The shape of the pot should be taller than it is wide. The so-called lemon pot.
  3. The right soil mixture is important. Citrus trees need a well-draining, acidic soil. I like to mix half-and-half good organic potting soil and azalea mix.
  4. Follow a regular watering schedule. It doesn’t matter that you water every day. As a matter of fact, when you first plant a citrus tree in a slightly larger pot, water thoroughly initially and wait until the top inch is dry. You might be watering once every four to five days. As the roots start to grow into the new soil you will have to start watering a little bit more often. In the following summer you may need to water two times a week.

 

We have a huge selection of different pots from many different makers. We carry traditional terra cotta, asian style ceramics, indoor planters, Hayracks, wire hanging baskets, and stand alone iron and wire planters.

Campania International
Asian Ceramics
D.T. Pottery
Tamachi International
Kinsman & Company
and many more!