Las Flores Community Garden

You may have heard some of these gems from your Grandmother, Mother, Favorite Aunt or the wise old farmer next house over. Their origins and history have a way of sticking in your memory bank and you never quite know

There will be 3 bulk soil orders this year, March 1st, May 3rd and September 30th. We will order Agromin Premium Blend https://agromin.com/products/ the price is $54.36 a cubic yard, plus $10 delivery, plus 7.25% sales tax.   If you wish to

Getting rid of those pesky pests from your garden I’m not sure if anyone else had unwanted guests in your garden this year, but I sure did. Much to my dismay I had several pests who decided to camp out

November was a trying month for the residents of Thousand Oaks. In reflection of the tragedies that we experienced as a community, it made me count my blessings and cherish my family and community. The garden is a big part

Enjoy some fabulous recipes from October’s Cooking Class Creamy Curry Pumpkin-Apple Soup with Roasted Pepitas https://soupaddict.com/2013/10/curried-pumpkin-and-apple-soup/ Spaghetti Squash Alfredo https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mock-fettuccini-primavera-recipe-2173163 Toasted Pumpkin Seeds 1 cup fresh pumpkin seeds 1 tsp. dried oregano 1 ½ tsp. vegetable or olive oil Optional: 

One day it’s 72 and sunny and the next morning you wake up and there’s a nip in the air and you can hardly see your neighbor’s house through the morning dewy mist. Winter is upon us and our plants.

Click the link below for a fabulous article from Oregon State University about composting with worms. em9034.pd

Hopefully you all had a successful summer harvest and are ready for Fall planting. One of the advantages of Southern California over the North and the East, is that our mild winters make it possible to plant and grow year-round. Fall

We have changed our soil orders to Agromin in Oxnard who has a higher quality Premium garden soil.   1 cu yd of soil is $54.36, delivery is $10 and 7.25% tax (soil and delivery are taxed).  Soil orders will be

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates Medicinal Gardening For centuries, people have used a wide variety of plants to treat all types of illnesses. In fact, you may be surprised to learn that there are

The critical role that pollinators play in our planet is the reason why both scientists and the public are so concerned about their declines. Green Thumb has a great article about ways we can save our pollinators. As gardeners we

A wonderful article from Carol Nierman (Third in the container tree series.) Many of us enjoy refreshing tea during our day, either a warm infusion to get us going in the morning, or a tall glass of iced tea after a