MONTA LOMA GARDEN CLUB
Let’s Grow Together!
Are you enthusiastic about gardening and keen to meet like-minded people? If the answer is yes, then why not join the Monta Loma Garden Club (MLGC)?
Whether you are an expert grower or a novice – or are just thinking of starting up the hobby or improving your home´s curb appeal – we can help!
We meet every third Saturday of the month from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The exact location and agenda are shared with the members via email. If you live in the Monta Loma neighborhood and want to become a member, just send an email to klvalente@yahoo.com.
What do we do?
Apart from giving you the opportunity to socialize with like-minded people, members share knowledge, resources, and ideas. We also exchange seeds/cuttings, help each other to troubleshoot plant and landscape problems, and learn about specific plants and garden tasks/solutions.
| Monta Loma is in USDA Hardiness Zones 9b (25°F to 20°F).
You can determine your gardening zone at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture website. You can either enter your ZIP code or, for even more precision, use the interactive map to click down to within a half-mile of your home. |
Gardening Resources
Gardening Basics
http://cagardenweb.ucanr.edu/General/
Beginning Home Gardening Guide
https://www.angi.com/articles/beginning-home-gardening-guide.html
Home Gardening Guide for Families
https://www.fragrancex.com/fragrance-information/a-home-gardening-guide-for-the-family.html
https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-gardening-guide-for-your-family/
General Garden Info
http://mgsantaclara.ucanr.edu/garden-help/
Horticultural Myths
Garden Soil Testing
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/crop-production/soil/how-do-i-test-my-garden-soil
http://sfp.ucdavis.edu/pubs/Family_Farm_Series/Veg/Fertilizing/soil/
Building Healthy Soil
https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/building-healthy-soil/5060.html
Drought Gardening Tips
http://cagardenweb.ucanr.edu/Drought_/Drought_Gardening_Tips_/
Drought Irrigation Tips
http://cagardenweb.ucanr.edu/Drought_/Drought_Irrigation_Tips_/
California Poison Control information
Safe and Poisonous Plants
https://ucanr.edu/sites/poisonous_safe_plants/
Plant database:
https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-database
Master Gardeners Santa Clara County
http://mgsantaclara.ucanr.edu/
FREE assistance, problem-solving from Santa Clara Master Gardeners http://mgsantaclara.ucanr.edu/contact-us/ask-a-gardening-question/
Gardening with kids:
https://kidsgardening.org/garden-activities/
https://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/03/outdoor-nature-gardening-activities.html
Fairy Garden With Kids:
https://fairygardendiy.com/fairy-garden-ideas-for-kids/
Growing Great Irises
https://www.americanmeadows.com/perennial-planting-guide/about-irises
American Rose Society
California Native Plants Society
Fruit Trees Training and Pruning
http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/8057.pdf
Plant Problem Diagnosis Questions
http://mgsantaclara.ucanr.edu/garden-help/plant-problem-diagnosis/
Spider Mites
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7405.html
Home, garden, turf, and landscape pests
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/menu.homegarden.html
Cleaning and disinfecting garden tools