Southern California Coastal & Inland Valleys
June, 2006
Regional Report
Shows & Events
TASTING 80 TOMATO VARIETIES
Tomato grower Steve Goto will provide more than 80 varieties at Rogers% Gardens% 5th Annual Tomato Tasting. You%ll compare with your homegrown choices, and Rogers% will determine which to sell for next year. Steve%s salsa alone should entice you! 9-12am, Saturday, August 12. Rogers% Gardens, 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar 92625, phone 949-640-5800, website www.rogersgardens.com
Clever Gardening Technique
BIRDS LOVE SUNFLOWERS AND INSECTS
Encourage birds into your garden to eat the harmful insects by providing whole sunflower seedheads. Hang the entire head in a clothes hanger on a tree limb, fence, or post, letting the birds pick their own. Save the sunflower stalks, stripped of their branches and leaves, to use next year as trellis stakes.
