Tomorrow’s Garden – April 2024
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
3d ago
Speakers: Dena Cowan and Kendall Kroesen Tuesday, April 16, 6:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Presbyterian AND via Zoom Mission Garden is a living museum that tells the story of over 4,000 years of multicultural agriculture in the Tucson Basin. Mission Gardens is now planning a new garden that is to be called Tomorrow’s Garden. Its purpose is to explore how to grow food in the local area in the future, with higher average temperatures, more extreme weather events, and less water. A garden committee has gathered input from diverse stakeholders and is now in the process of making initial decision ..read more
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Biochar – December 2023
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
1M ago
Janick Artiola, Ph.D. is a Retired Associate Professor, Researcher, and Extension Water Quality Specialist from the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona.  As a soil scientist/chemist Janick has expertise in water quality, waste management and soil fertility with 36 years of experience working with soils and water quality in semi-desert Southwest.  The presentation will cover the following topics: Biochar composition and characterization, how to make biochar, and how to safely use biochar in gardens ..read more
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Arid Adapted Seeds – May 2023
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
1M ago
Joel Johnson and Monica Sanders from Native Seeds/SEARCH will be providing an overview of how their organization grows, saves, and shares arid-adapted crop seeds and works with farmers and gardeners throughout the Southwest to preserve agricultural biodiversity and to share knowledge and seeds. They will also speak about some of their composting methods with an emphasis on making high-fungal compost, which can provide unique benefits to desert soils, using a Johnson-Su composting bioreactor ..read more
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Tasting Your Community – January 2024
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
1M ago
Jesus Garcia of Mission Gardens and the Desert Museum.  Learn how Native Americans and modern residents of the Sonoran Desert Region have used their environment to find food, medicine, and tools to live in harmony with the surrounding desert. Your community is more than just its people – it’s the whole ecological tapestry of interwoven lives in their environment. What better way to ponder local ecology than to eat of its riches! Sample native and traditional foods and learn techniques to gather and process them. Experiment with natural fibers and pigments. And come away with a new view ..read more
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Fruit Trees For Tucson – October 2023
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
1M ago
Emily Rockey – Mission Gardens. Drought tolerance is a highly desirable characteristic of desert dwelling fruit trees, especially in current climate conditions. Tucson’s agricultural heritage museum called ‘Mission Garden’ grows desert adapted and native crops. The presentation will offer details about varieties’ drought tolerance and general hardiness, as well as insight about their roles in the cultural traditions of the region. Finally, key cultivation and maintenance techniques will be discussed with regards to increasing water efficiency and mitigating the impact of extreme environment ..read more
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Healthy Soils – September 2023
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
1M ago
Shota Austin, of Tank’s Green Stuff, will discuss the foundation for healthy soil and how to foster healthy soil in the garden. Topics include but aren’t limited to: soil microbiology, soil health, mulch, pests, agroecology, and composting. He will explore how quality organic materials can be applied to encourage healthy soil and, in turn, healthy and happy gardens ..read more
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Tucson Organic Gardeners Shop Hop
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
5M ago
Introducing the first annual TOG Shop Hop – Saturday, December 9 On December 9, it’s a pre-holiday plant crawl with discounts for TOG members at local garden-related small businesses & info and tours and good times for all! Got a gardener on your shopping list? (Maybe it’s you?) We’ve got you covered! We will be posting a detailed map of all participating vendors and hours next week, but here’s a sneak peek of the Hop Hosts we have lined up for you. All discounts are for TOG members only, but the activities are open to all! Watershed Management Group 10% off in the Welcome Center plus to ..read more
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Native and Near-Native Planting
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
1y ago
Plant native and near-native plants in and around the vegetable garden to repel or distract garden pests and attract native pollinators to support your garden.  Carianne of Strategic Habitat Enhancements and Jared from Spadefoot Nursery will be sharing great ideas for your garden ..read more
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Growing Root Vegetables and Tubers in Tucson
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
1y ago
Lorien Tersey from Dreamflower Garden, an urban farmer who gardens in midtown Tucson, presented about growing root vegetables and other underground edibles in our Tucson climate!  It was a great presentation and well attended on-line and in person as well.  Lorien even shared some of her bulbs and starts with us to take home and brought fresh eggs to sell as well!  Each were a big hit!  We hope that you enjoyed the presentation ..read more
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Fall Plant Fair Re-Cap
Tucson Organic Gardeners
by Tucson Organic Gardeners
1y ago
The Fall Plant Fair was held on 10/15/22 at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church at Alvernon and 3rd Street. It was great to see and connect with so many people! We had many members attend along with other customers which was outstanding! It ended up being a beautiful day and we had a vast array of offerings including several varieties of plants, soil amendments, irrigation options, crafts and gardening information. We also had a great array of raffle gifts that were donated by vendors and others that were a big hit! We had music for the first time thanks to the Dust Devils 2 band which was a great ..read more
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