Garden Talk #4 Spring 2025: Garlic 101: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting
May 29 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Buttonwood Nature Center’s 2025 spring series of small-group garden talks were held on four Thursdays in May from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Civil War era garden adjacent to Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum.
#4: Garlic 101: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting
The final program in a series of four spring Garden Talks presented by gardening expert Melissa Irwin.
Not only is garlic delicious and nutritious, it is also incredibly easy to grow! Learn all the basics on how to grow your own garlic, from selecting varieties to making beautiful garlic braids that will last until your next harvest.
Then, find out all of the many ways garlic can be used, including culinarily, medicinally, as a companion plant and as a natural pesticide.
Participants should wear shoes appropriate for being inside the garden. Seating is not provided, but feel free to bring a chair.
Melissa Irwin is a naturalist who has experience working with the Audubon Society and Moonfire Orchard. She holds a degree in Environmental Studies and specializes in all things growing in soil!
Register HERE.