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Organic mulch, compost, alfalfa pellets and seasoned horse manure â during Thursdayâs weekly webinar Dan McEuen, a participant in the Payson Community Garden, explains his recipe for garden success. A complete beginner at vegetable gardening when he started four years ago, McEuen and his wife have become active participants at the Payson Community Garden, learning much over the years by trial-and-error and gleaning valuable knowledge from other experienced gardeners at the community garden.
The sixth of this spring’s Payson Community Garden online classes is at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 18 and offered free. It is a joint effort with the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Gila County. Zoom link for the presentation is arizona.zoom.us/j/87916496014 and participants are welcome to login up to 10 minutes prior to the start time.
Payson and Rim Country have abundant examples of badly pruned trees: from mangled maples to pitiful Ponderosa pines. Donât force your beautiful shade trees to suffer from improper pruning. Winter is the optimal season for pruning â trees have dropped their leaves and are dormant during the coldest months of January and February â making them more adaptive to pruning.
Cooperative Extension Agent Chris Jones and Master Gardener Jan Groth team up this week to host an online webinar at 11 a.m., Thursday Jan. 21, taking both camera and pruning shears outside for a live demonstration of proper pruning techniques.
As always, the program is offered free and online by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Gila County, part of a weekly webinar series exploring a variety of horticultural and natural resource topics applicable to Gila County.