Click on the link below to watch the slide show COGC Bounty from 2019 Gardens. It’s a large file so be patient and wait for it to load. COGC Bounty from 2019 Gardens
COGC 2018 Tomato List H = Heirloom OP = Open-Pollinated Cherry/Small Fruited Black Cherry – OP, black Blue Berries – very dark purple Camp Joy – H, red Chadwick Cherry – H, red Isis Candy – bi-color Sungold Select II– gold, low acid Black/Purple Black Krim – H, 10-12 oz., beefsteak, heat tolerant, late Cherokee […]
Thanks to all our hard working volunteers on Thursday our booth is now ready for the Fullerton Arboretum’s Green Scene Plant and Garden Expo. We open on Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 am for the general public and 9:00 am for Fullerton Arboretum members. We are located in spot #25 on the lawn. For more […]
Green Scene is THE spring event! Come to the 44th annual Green Scene Plant and Garden Expo at the Fullerton Arboretum for a spectacular weekend outdoor garden event. Green Scene is the place to purchase bulbs, succulents, organic vegetables, varietal plants, garden accessories and garden products. Specialty exhibitors offer an eclectic variety of beautiful and […]
TOMATO PLANTS are big, heavy feeders, so dig deep holes for them to be placed in. You’ve got to dig deep when it comes to tomatoes. The Los Angeles Times asked Lucy Heyming, a certified master gardener in Riverside, to share her secrets to putting in tomato plants that will yield juicy, flavorful fruit. Here’s […]
Southern California’s much needed rain has brought a spectacular display of wildflowers to the hills in my hometown of Lake Elsinore. The California Poppies can be seen at the 15 Freeway and Lake Street. I did not take these pictures, they were posted on a community board and I thought they were too pretty not […]
August 2016 Tomato Tasting Results The following tomatoes were entered in this year’s Taste-Off: Regular-Size Tomatoes Berkely Tie-Dye Druzba Hawaiian Pineapple Japanese Oxheart Pantano Romenesco Red Zebra San Diego San Marzano Supice Tangerine Cherry Tomatoes Black Cherry Blue Berries Corbaci Indigo Kumquat Isis Candy Sweet Gold Sweetie Yellow Pear Best Tasting Regular-Size Tomato 1st Place: Druzba 2nd […]
Are you interested in having a winter garden? If so, you’ll need to germinate the vegetable seeds you selected. Here is the way California Organic Gardening Club successfully germinates seeds. Take a look and if you have any questions, click here to contact us. Enjoy your winter garden! Germinating Seeds in Winter Using Heating Mat […]
Our member Donnae Bergson posted this tip on our Facebook page, but I thought I’d post it here for those of you that missed it. She says McCrawl’s Redworms is a great place to get worm castings for your garden. McCrawl’s Redworms 6029 Orange Ave. Cypress, CA 90630 714-220-9282 MAP http://home.earthlink.net/~mccrawls/
Approximately 25% of the waste we generate each day is compostable — given a few weeks in the proper conditions, it will break down in to rich, beautiful organic material called hummus which can then be used to grow plants and enrich soil. The Fullerton Arboretum’s Education Program Manager, Miguel Macias will show you how […]
