Dig It

Hello everyone! If anyone has any planting questions about anything post them to me and I’ll answer them the best I can. I’ve been in the horticulture industry for over 30 years. I have knowledge of many things with plants. Incl house plants. 😁

Stephanie Lopez with Janetta Alverez, Calindra Alverez, family and friends.

Workshop was awesome. They were a fun group, eager to learn and had great questions.

Thank you Janetta for inviting me to your home to help teach you, your family and friends how easy it is to grow your garden in containers. 😊

We have our first workshop tomorrow. Yay! I have a very good friend (Cammy) coming to take pics and short videos. Should be fun indeed! The vegetable chosen is eggplant.

Ok, “Dig It” has its first workshop lined up for June 2nd. A dear friend (Cammy) will be taking pictures and short videos of the day. YAY for Dig It!!! 💓

I spoke at a local garden club last night, the Charlestown Garden club in va b*h about organic gardening in containers. It was fun indeed!
Here’s a copy of the email the president sent me this morning.

Learn How to Grow Organic Vegetables & Herbs
in Containers!

• Healthy & Fresh
• Easy & Fun
• Economical & Space-saving

Tired of paying high prices for inferior produce? Let me show you how easy it is to create your own container gardens and grow your own fresh organic herbs & vegetables.

Host one of our Organic Container Garden workshop - we’ll create a sample container garden together. Host or hostess can select their choice of vegetables (depending upon availability) and keep the finished sample garden.

Get on board with the healthy nutrition movement.

Workshop includes

Talking about the difference of
- Choosing containers best for growing your vegetable and or herb gardens. Differences in containers ie...resin -vs- plastic, ceramic, and clay. Containers best for growing Your garden in.
- Potting soil mix vs potting soil which is best for container growing
- Tips on how to water your containers
- How often your containers can be fertilized. Difference between organic and synthetic fertilizers.
- Which insects/diseases most common in your garden.
- How to treat (get rid of insects/diseases) organically

Handouts
- Companion planting chart
- Which herbs attract your pollinators like bees, butterflies and humming birds.
- Learn how to attract natural predators.
- How to make your own natural insect repellants using herbs

I supply all material.
Host keeps sample container 18” guest receive a 3 gallon pot, soil and a vegetable plant.

All for just $50 a person, 10 or more guest host will be free.