Not sure what to do in the garden this month?
Check out our Houston Garden To-Do List. It’s organized by month for easy reference.
Upcoming Events, Seminars and Workshops
OHBA Grow Better Veggies – 3 Part Webinar Series
Dany Millikin is the Host of HomeShow Garden Pros & Executive Director of OHBA. Eating healthy food is a paramount importance and growing your own is richly rewarding and fun. From this three part series you will learn the tips and tricks on what vegetables to grow and how to keep up with them. Register here!
Monday, March 22, 2021 @ 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Class 1: How to Grow Food: The Many Methods & Singular Truths
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 @ 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Class 2: 21 Food Plants you Should Grow in Houston
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 @ 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Class 3: Tips and Tricks: Food Gardening Habits that will lead to better success Grow in in Houston
Urban Harvest – Basic Organic Vegetable Gardening
Monday, March 13, 2021 @ 9:00AM – 12:00PM
This is an introductory class to growing vegetables organically in Houston, with all of its climate challenges. Growing your own food can be rewarding in many ways—a healthy family activity, fresh air and exercise, as well as better food quality and lower food costs. In this class, you will learn how to select the site, build the beds, plant, care & maintain a vegetable garden.
Zoom class invitation and presentation links will be emailed to you a couple of days before the class date. Register here!
(at registration you will receive two emails, one is a receipt and the other is a registration confirmation with contact info. if you have questions)
Urban Harvest – Edible Landscapes
Saturday, April 17, 2021 @ 9:30AM – 11:30AM
In making the most of our small spaces, it’s a good idea to think about an edible landscape. This class will discuss the basics of good landscape design based on sound gardening principles and aesthetic beauty. Included will be instruction on how to design the basic components of the garden space and how to accomplish much of this through the use of food plants – from traditional vegetable crops to edible flowers, fruit trees and more.
Zoom class invitation and presentation links will be emailed to you a couple of days before the class date. Register here!
(at registration you will receive two emails, one is a receipt and the other is a registration confirmation with contact info. if you have questions)
Urban Harvest – Square Foot Gardening
Saturday, May 17, 2021 @ 9:30AM – 11:30AM
Square Foot Gardening is a simple method for planting seeds in a specific way in a raised bed garden. However, this class is designed for Houston’s deluge/drought rainfall, heat and humidity; information not included on the internet when you read about square foot gardening. You will learn alternative methods for making a raised bed, what soils and augmentations to utilize, and then specific planting methodologies which will allow you to maximize your garden’s productivity in a small space.
Presenter: Angela Chandler is a life-long hobby gardener. Angela holds Specialist Certifications in Plant Propagation, Entomology, Rainwater Harvesting, and Greenhouse Management. She teaches Urban Harvest monthly classes in varying subjects from Basic Organic Gardening, Basic Fruit Tree Care to Low Volume Irrigation and Bokashi Composting.
Zoom class invitation and presentation links will be emailed to you a couple of days before the class date. Register here!
(at registration you will receive two emails, one is a receipt and the other is a registration confirmation with contact info if you have questions)
Urban Harvest FB Live Series
Join Urban Harvest on Facebook live for their live class schedule. Pro gardeners will give informative talks on each respective topic. Check out the schedule below!
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 @ 10AM
FB Live 2: Top 10 Warm Weather Veggies
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 @ 10AM
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 @ 10AM
FB Live 4: Square Foot Gardening
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 @ 10AM
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 @ 10AM
