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Mar 27 ~ Companion Planting for Your Veggie Garden -Bryce Sumner and Sue Lovelace, shows wise watering practices,beneficial insects, no pesticides, & more. 10-11:30p Village Network of Petaluma 402 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma (at Oak St. and the carwash). info@petalumavillagenetwork.org or 707-776-6055
Master Gardeners’
Library Workshops ~ All events FREE, For more information visit: sonomamg.ucanr.edu and Register for all workshops.
Mar 2 ~ Sudden Oak Death - Includes symptoms, oaks it affects, extent of its spread & treatment that can slow the progress of the disease. 6-8p - Janet Calhoon Petaluma Seed Bank 199 Petaluma Blvd. N. 707-773-1336
Mar 4 ~ Monarchs and Milkweed - Discuss feeding, anatomy, life cycle, diet and distribution of populations. Rincon Valley Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd. 10:30a-12:30p -Rincon Valley Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd. Santa Rosa
Mar 4 ~ Making Your Sonoma County Garden More Sustainable Discuss what sustainability is and why it is so important for the future. 10:30a - 12:30p. Sebastopol Regional Library 7140 Bodega Ave. Sebastopol
Mar 4 ~ The Single Best Thing You Can Do For Your Garden - How and the why of composting. 10:30a - 12:30p Windsor Public Library - 9291 Old Redwood Hwy. Bldg. 100 Windsor -
Mar 11 ~ Spring Food Gardening: Soil, Seeds and Starts How to provide a sustainable environment for your crops along with hands-on activities making seed tapes and up-potting starts. 10:30a – 12:30p. Harvest for the Hungry Garden, 1717 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa
Mar 11 ~ Dahlia Care and Culture Grow dahlias for beds, borders and cutting gardens. 10:30a - 12:30p. Guerneville Regional Library - 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd. Guerneville
Mar 11 ~ Honey Bees: Pollinators and Honey Makers -What it is like to be a beekeeper and what you can do to help our busy and fragile pollinators. 10:30a - 12:30p. Healdsburg Library, 139 Piper St. Healdsburg Regional Library - 139 Piper St. Healdsburg
Mar 11 ~ Native Plants for Sonoma County Gardens Learn which native plants hail from plant communities whose conditions are similar to those in Sonoma County and how to site them in your garden 10:30a - 12:30. Cloverdale Regional Library - 401 N. Cloverdale Blvd. Cloverdale
Daily Acts Workshops
Mar 18 ~ The Wonderful World of Worms
Informative, illustrated presentation includes how to differentiate and use our coastal “sea vegetables”. In addition to a slideshow with demonstration items, we’ll discuss the health of our coastline, harvest cycles, and the nutritional/ health benefits of seaweed. 6-8pm. .
Occidental Arts &
Ecology Center’s Certified Organic Plant Nursery NEW in 2017! Now open every weekend from April-October with tours of the OAEC demonstration gardens on 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. FREE. Tours at 1p. Plant nursery open Sat-Sun 10-5p.
Sonoma Library - 755 W Napa Sonoma -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Mar 25 ~ Growing Great Tomatoes- Peppers and All Summer Vegetables 10:30a - 12:30p - Steve Albert - Petaluma Library - 10:30a - 12:30p 100 Fairgrounds Dr. Petaluma
Mar 25 ~
Management) 10:30a - 12:30p - Kathleen Fitzgerald - Rohnert Park Library - 6250 Lynne Conde Way - Rohnert Park - sonomamg.ucanr.edu
IPM (Integrated Pest
Our 2017 Gardeners Resource Guide to LOCAL Garden Businesses can be found @ www.SonomaCountyNurseries.com
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Register for FREE workshops at www.dailyacts.org or 707-789-9666
Mar 4 ~ Drip Irrigation for Happy Roots A detailed overview followed by hands-on installation at Pocket Park. Free. 10 - 1p. Cotati Room, 216 East School Street, Cotati
Mar 9 ~ Work Party - Cavanagh Center Food Forest 426 8th Street, Petaluma, Free 10-noon
Mar 13 ~ Rockin’ Homesteads Tour
Choose: Petaluma, Cotati, or Windsor. A fantastical Tour of beautiful water- wise gardens and homesteads. A great activity for Mother’s Day. 10a - 1p
Mar 15 ~ Garden Day - Sebastopol City Hall & Library LandscapePlace: 7140 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol Free 10-Noon
Mar 17 ~ Garden Day: Pocket Park - Intersection of LaSalle & Loretto Ave. Cotati Free 2-4p
Mar 22 ~ Garden Design Workshop - Let us help you design a garden that will nourish your senses, provide habitat, and enhance your home value, while saving money on your water bill! 5:30 – 7:30p 9291 Old Redwood Highway, Windsor
Mar 22 ~ Garden Design Workshop:
Dreaming Your Water-Wise OasisPlace: 9291 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor Free 5:30-7:30p
Harmony Farm Supply
and Nursery 3244 Gravenstein Hwy North, Graton. 707-823-9125. Register for the Free classes at www. harmonyfarmsupply.com
Mar 4 ~ Gopher Trapping Class - 10-12p Mar 11 ~ Rainwater Harvesting 10-12pR Mar 18 ~ Soil Health, Amendment,
Nutrients and Irrigation - 10-12p
Mar 25 ~ Gopher Trapping 10-12p
Apr 1 ~ Gopher Trapping Class - 10-12p
Petaluma Seed Bank
Talks&Workshops All talks are Free, unless otherwise noted. 199 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Visit Facebook for full calendar of events.
Mar 1 ~ Good Fungus, Happy Plants
Promote healthy roots of native and ornamental plants. Nearly all plants, especially trees, need this symbiotic relationship for superior growth. 6-8pm.
Mar 2 ~ Sudden Oak Death Workshop
Presents what is currently known about this disease, the extent of its spread, and the details of a treatment that can slow the progress of the disease. Doors open at 5:45pm.
Mar 8 ~ Seaweed Harvest & Use