Efficient Watering for Fruit Trees & Vegetable Gardens

Our instructor for this workshop will be Scott Kleinrock, Conservation Programs Manager here at Chino Basin Water Conservation District and the Waterwise Community Center.

Scott has been working in horticulture for almost 20 years, focused on both the design and ongoing care of sustainable native or edible landscapes in Southern California at the residential and public garden scales. He has a master’s degree in landscape architecture for Cal Poly Pomona and was previously the Landscape Design and Planning Coordinator at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens.

Proper watering of fruit trees and edible plants is often little understood but extremely important to optimize your yields, maximize flavor, and protect your financial investment in plants, seeds, and supplies.

Participants will learn:

-How to build two approaches to irrigating fruit trees: High-efficiency sprays and in-line drip irrigation.

-How to build drip irrigation systems for vegetable beds, including raised and in-ground beds.

-How often and how long to run these systems at different times of the year for maximum plant health without wasting any extra water.

-We will also provide parts lists and sources for each type of irrigation system we discuss.

This class will be held partially outdoors, so please check the weather and dress appropriately. Please bring water, a hat, sunblock, etc. as appropriate for the weather.

Each participant will be able to select a native wildflower seed packet of their choice to take home.

After the workshop concludes, for those who wish to stay, we will be offering a raffle give-away of some of our favorite waterwise California native plants. We will also tell you a bit about each one, why it is one of our favorites, and the garden situations in which it is likely thrive.

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