Tropical Gardening

This class is designed to help people become better gardeners. The term will begin by covering gardening basics including soil, nutrition and watering. In the weeks following we will discuss the life cycle of plants, ways to propagate them, identity and control of pests as well as learning about native Hawaiian plants. The final two classes will cover gardening problem diagnosis and solutions. Note that specific topics in Tropical Gardening vary by term, basics and problem solving are offered every term, others rotate by term

9/30 - Gardening Basics building soil, adding nutrition and watering 

10/7 - Ornamentals ID Identifying 50+ ground covers, vines & shrubs 

10/14 - Ornamentals ID Identifying 50+ shrubs & trees     

10/21 - Edible Flowers how to select, grow and use edible flowers    

10/28 - Composting backyard bins & vermicomposting with worms 

11/4 - Amendments & Fertilizers for soil and plant health   

11/18 - Pruning 1 basics of pruning

11/25 - Pruning 2 situations and demonstrations    

12/2 - Diagnosing Plant Problems steps to diagnose problems 

12/9 - Solving Plant Problems ways to solve problems