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UC Master Gardeners: A Winter Start for Your Greener Summer Garden - Saratoga

Contact: UC Master Gardeners, Santa Clara County, CA

Sponsor: UC Master Gardeners, Santa Clara County, CA

Location: Saratoga Library

Event Details

Instead of buying expensive transplants from the nursery, how about growing them yourself? Learn how to grow your own garden transplants from seed, and get better results for your summer garden. It's easy, fun, and inexpensive to start tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, squash, herbs, and many other vegetables from seed.
This one hour talk will cover: Seeds and seed sources, Planting seeds,  Germination, Creating the right environment for strong seedling growth,  Materials and equipment, Transplanting out into the garden, and Early care for your seedlings in the ground.

Presenter: UC Master Gardener Louise Christy 

Registration: None

Cost: Free