Our first Mesquite Class of the season - Peggy Sue Sorensen and Mike Clow team up to give us the basics on harvesting and prepping pods for milling. Tasty recipes included.
Tuesday, June 11th at 6pm AZ For those of us who struggle with summer heat, we need to consider our young trees as they acclimate to their surroundings. Our summers are much more extreme than they used to be and we are going to chat about ways to help our trees stay healthy. "Prepping Young […]
New topics each* month 4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern 4pm ARIZONA Selecting for Good Seed Stock In June’s Seed Chat, Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson delve into the art of cultivating optimal seed stock straight from your garden. Discover the satisfaction of hand-selecting seeds that thrive in your unique […]
Saturday, June 22nd at 8 am. Join Don Titmus and Jordan Stejskal as they take you on a walking tour of the mesquite trees in Rio Salado Park. You will see, smell, touch, and taste mesquite trees and beans as you take our walking class and learn how to collect mesquite beans. Improve your mesquite pod […]
Sunday, June 23rd at 8 am. Join Peggy Sue Sorensen and Mike Clow as they take you on a walking tour of the mesquite trees in Granada Park. You will see, smell, touch, and taste mesquite trees and beans as you take our walking class and learn how to collect mesquite beans. Improve your mesquite pod […]
It's that time of the year - it's time to mill your beans.. choose your appointment slot, and bring us your buckets of dried mesquite pods. We are partnering with The Mollen Foundation to help move this event into a larger community program. They will be running the scheduling and while we are working on a new location, we are still planning on being at the Nursery Lot this year.
It's that time of the year - it's time to mill your beans.. choose your appointment slot, and bring your buckets of dried mesquite pods. NEW LOCATION at an elementary school in Phoenix! We have been working to make the Mesquite Milling event as beneficial as possible to as many valley residents as we can […]
Ready to add a Citrus Tree or two to your back yard? The CITRUS PRE-ORDER phase is happening now through August 31st. Click HERE to see what Citrus Options we have. Choose from our 5 or 15 gallon options of: Grapefruit & Pumellos, Kumquats, Lemons, Limes, Mandarins & Tangerines, Oranges & Navels, and Tangelos! NOTE: Our […]
New topics each* month 4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern 4pm ARIZONA Nurturing Your Seed Starts In this Seed Chat, Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson provide the essential elements of nurturing your seed starts for a thriving garden. From selecting the right seeds to providing optimal growing conditions, the two […]
New topics each* month 4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern 4pm ARIZONA Basic Seed Saving Seed saving can be as straightforward as plucking seeds from mature plants, making sure they are dry and planting them again. There are some tweaks for harder to save seeds, but it is not required […]
Every year we start our Fruit Tree Program with A Day FULL of Free Fruit Tree Education. This year we have an online event with 5 Speakers, Fruit Tree variety videos, Free Prizes, Early Bird pricing and access to virtually everything you need to know to successfully grow fruit trees in the low desert! We are dedicated to helping you succeed, and this is where we begin.
New topics each* month 4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern 4pm ARIZONA Harvesting and Storing Join Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson as they demystify the intricacies of seed harvesting and storage. Discover the nuances of selecting the best seeds, understanding their unique characteristics, and implementing effective harvesting techniques. Bill and […]
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