Gardening U - September 2025

Our September 2025 Gardening U class featured Joran Viers, Board Certified Master Arborist, speaking on the life of trees - from planting to aftercare.  HIs talk was a mix of tree facts with relevant examples from things he’s seen in the field, and a little philosophy and humor thrown in.  Lots of good information there, and we’re glad he could come and present to us!

Join us in October for our class "Leave the Leaves"

Register starting Sept 26 @ https://link.abqgardencenter.org/OCT12

NM State Fair Flower Show Classes

🌸✨ Stop & Smell the Flowers! ✨🌸

Join us at the New Mexico State Fair Flower Show – the BIGGEST flower show in New Mexico! 🌼🌵

🎉 Don’t miss our fun & educational classes:

• Sept 6, Saturday – Cooking with Mushrooms

• Sept 7, Sunday – Mushroom Cultivation

• Sept 10, Wednesday – Fall Vegetables in the Garden

• Sept 12, Friday – Iris Planting & Growing

🌺 Hosted by The New Mexico State Fair & The Albuquerque Garden Clubs, Inc.

💻 More Info: albuquerquegardencenter.org/state-fair

📅 Mark your calendars, bring your friends, and let’s grow together! 🌻

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Gardening U August 2025

August 10, 2025

Our guest speaker, Max Bervig, is the lead farmer at Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Farms. 

Max had good information about how they do things at Los Poblanos, and how we can do similar things in our own gardens.  He suggested using hoop houses to start seedlings and propagate plants, but recommended against using metal raised beds to grow because they get too hot in our weather.  He uses compost tea made from fish emulsion, molasses, castile soap, and cayenne pepper to fertilize plants and keep the pests away.  Where as they compost acres of foliage and manure at the end of the growing season, he suggested we dig compost holes in our gardens.

Los Poblanos is famous for their lavender fields and we learned about lavender lifetime, pruning, species, and harvesting the flowers. Lots of insight into what Los Poblanos grows and the products they make from them.

Thanks to Max for taking time out of his busy summer schedule to come speak to us!