# Event Details - **Event Name**: How to Make Your Own Fertilizer at Home with Deni Friese - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 06 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Turn kitchen scraps—and even pesky weeds—into garden gold! Get expert step-by-step guidance from Master Gardener, Deni Friese—Deni has helped numerous home gardeners boost their soil health using simple, sustainable methods. Now she’s sharing her favorite DIY fertilizer recipes. Join us as she demonstrates easy, sustainable ways to transform everyday food and garden waste into powerful, nutrient‑rich fertilizers. WHAT TO EXPECT: ? Get a DIY-friendly introduction to natural fertilizers: Understand what plants actually need and why homemade fertilizers can outperform store‑bought options. ? Learn how to create your own all-purpose organic fertilizer—using banana peels, eggshells and other kitchen scraps, plants from your garden that are loaded with nutrients such as nettles, chickweed, purslane, borage, comfrey and other weeds. ? Fermented Fertilizer method: Discover why Deni prefers fermentation over "water rotting" when brewing her fertilizer mixes. Learn how natural fermentation boosts nutrient availability and how to make your own batch at home. ? Get expert soil‑health tips for thriving plants including expert tips on improving soil structure, boosting microbial life, and supporting long‑term plant health. ? Discover how to safely use common weeds as fertilizer: which weeds are beneficial, how to prepare them, and how to avoid spreading unwanted seeds. ? Hands-on demonstrations: Watch each method in action so you can confidently recreate them at home. Bring your curiosity—and maybe a handful of dandelions. Deni will walk you through how to turn them into something your garden will love. Grow Greener with us in the New Year—starting at CCGC's January meeting! MEETING SUMMARY Veterans Memorial Building - Garden Room ? Where: 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City CA 90230 When: Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 7:00 PM Admission: FREE ABOUT DENI Former President of Culver City Club, Certified Master Gardener, and Environmentalist Deni Friese is the founder and owner of "Custom Landscapes and Water Gardens", where she specializes in design consultations, installation, and specialty maintenance across the landscape design spectrum. Deni is an active figure in a variety of gardening and environmental organizations (including UCLA Common Ground and the UC Master Gardener Program), where her B.A. in Environmental Studies and Aquatic Biology and over 30 years of botanical and horticultural experience add incalculable value. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/culver-city/how-to-make-your-own-fertilizer-at-home-with-deni-friese/200029452109833 - **Event Categories**: meetups, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 8 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029452109833?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=culver+city-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Culver City - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Veterans Memorial Complex, Garden Room, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230 - **lat**: 34.012 - **long**: -118.4024 - **full address**: Veterans Memorial Complex, Garden Room, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Culver City Garden Club (https://allevents.in/org/culver-city-garden-club/26551486) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/4f906e4aaeaa3e8ae1d9d221525590473868cdd5bc5e6601d5f25d00132a7cfc-rimg-w1200-h628-dc31312b-gmir?v=1767669392 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/1d2c967242a8f651045612e460788b1187c178572496dd7fd9fe6b1181bed590-rimg-w300-h300-dc432c1b-gmir?v=1767669393 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 06 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Veterans Memorial Complex, Garden Room, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230, United States - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Culver City Garden Club - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** meetups, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about How to Make Your Own Fertilizer at Home with Deni Friese ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "How to Make Your Own Fertilizer at Home with Deni Friese", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/4f906e4aaeaa3e8ae1d9d221525590473868cdd5bc5e6601d5f25d00132a7cfc-rimg-w1200-h628-dc31312b-gmir?v=1767669392", "startDate": "2026-01-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/culver-city/how-to-make-your-own-fertilizer-at-home-with-deni-friese/200029452109833", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Veterans Memorial Complex, Garden Room, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230-3733, United States", "addressLocality": "Culver City", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "34.012", "longitude": "-118.4024" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Turn kitchen scraps—and even pesky weeds—into garden gold! 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