Home Gardening in El Paso: 1st Day at EPCC

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Home gardeners can learn directly from Master Gardeners through the El Paso Community College (EPCC) Continuing Education Program. Master Gardeners share their expertise in topics such as soil improvement, turf grass, vegetable gardening, native and adapted plants, xeriscaping, herb and container gardening, fertilizers, and pesticides in this sixteen-hour non-credit course offered on Saturday mornings. 

Saturday, September 9th, is the first class of the 8-week series. You can register at EPCC before the class to hold your spot and come learn with us this fall!

Here’s the schedule and instructors for this fall’s Home Gardening in El Paso course:

• Sept. 9                 Earth-Kind Landscaping: Environmental Stewardship – Enrique Pérez
• Sept. 16               Vegetable Gardening – Marianela Milner
• Sept. 23               Soils and Fertilizers – Enrique Pérez
• Sept. 30               Propagation – Art Corral
• Oct. 7                   Native and Adapted Plants and Trees – Clarisa Gilliland
• Oct. 14                 Down to Earth with Container Gardening – Jan Petrzelka
• Oct. 21                 Integrated Pest Management/Weed Management – Mary Ann McCravey
• Oct. 28                Lawn is NOT a Four-Letter Word – Ignacio Muñoz

Click here to see our page on our EPCC course and learn how to register.