Tucson Weekly: Gardening (October 11

GARDENING
Events This Week
COMMUNITY GARDENS. Grow your own vegetables in community plots with drip irrigation. Master gardeners are on hand to help with gardening tips. Call Darlene at 795-6393 to find the site near you, receive a newsletter and join a garden meeting.
FARMACY GARDEN. 2450 S. Cottonwood Lane. The Farmacy Garden offers classes, workshops, teaching opportunities and internships in sustainable desert gardening. This 9-acre organic farm produces vegetables, medicinal and culinary herbs and flowers. The Farmacy Garden is a non-profit organization serving low-income singles and families lacking health insurance. Call 622-2241 for information.
GARDENING FOR THE NEWCOMER. Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686. Gardening for the Newcomer classes meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Thursday and third Saturday of the month. Xeriscape classes meet the second Saturday of the month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $6, and includes admission; it's $4 for garden members. Regular admission to the gardens is $4 general, $3 for seniors, $1 for children 6 to 11 and free for members and children under 5. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. The garden nursery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays. Call 326-9686 for information.
GARDENING LECTURE. St. Mark's Presbyterian Church. 3809 E. Third St. Ron McBain speaks to the Tucson Organic Gardeners on Bulb Planting Tips for Spring Bloom Tuesday, October 16. Doors open in the Knox Room at 7 p.m. Call 670-9158 for more information.
HYDROPONIC GARDENERS. UA Agri-Farm Greenhouse. 2031 E. Roger Road. Join the group October 13 at noon for a free event. This group meets at noon the second Saturday of every month. Call Bob at 327-8822 or Jo at 751-1005 for information.
Announcements
COMMUNITY GARDENS. Grow your own vegetables in community plots. Weekly work parties take place on Saturdays at 9 a.m. For more details call 795-8823 or visit www.communitygardensoftucson.org.
NATIVE SEEDS/SEARCH. Native Seeds/SEARCH is a nonprofit group working to conserve the traditional crops, seeds and farming methods of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. Call 622-5561 for information.