The Ojai Garden

Over fifty aspiring vegetable gardeners came to Steve Sprinkel's Planting What you Cook workshop in the City of Ojai Community Demonstration Garden Saturday afternoon.Most stayed cool in the shade of the oaks, but a few chose to watch from the comfort of the gazebo.
Steve entertained the crowd with a lively talk peppered with a generous dose of practical advice.Steve taught all the basics of organic vegetable gardening, and shared many expert tips with the group. He also demonstrated some of his favorite tools.After a two hour discussion in which Steve answered the participants' many questions, Steve prepared a bed for planting, added compost created a straight row and, with a little help from the groupplanted tomato and eggplant seedlings.Ojai residents will undoubtedly enjoy some tasty homegrown meals this summer! Photos by Les Dublin.

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Learn how to grow your own delicious and nutritious organic vegetables, at this free, hands-on workshop with Steve Sprinkel of The Farmer and the Cook. Steve will cover everything from site planning, soil preparation and fertilizer to organizing crop successions, rotations, and pest control. He will also share tips on how to increase your yield, what to plant in Ojai and when to plant it.
Steve will demonstrate techniques for digging beds and planting seeds and seedlings. Bring gloves if you want to dig in! Seating is limited, so feel free to bring a chair for a comfortable seat. The workshop will take place rain or shine in the City of Ojai Community Demonstration Garden on Saturday, March 20 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. The garden is located at 401 South Ventura Street, behind City Hall.

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There will be a volunteer work day in the City of Ojai Community Demonstration Garden on Saturday, March 13th at 9:30.

Come see what's growing on — plus get some exercise, meet people and have fun working to help maintain our wonderful community garden.

Stay as long as you like to work on various tasks with our volunteers. We have some mulch that needs to be spread, plus there is pruning, weeding, and more. There is something for everyone, and no experience is necessary. There's plenty to do, so come join us!

The garden is located at 401 South Ventura St., behind City Hall.

Seed you in the garden!

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