You will also notice that it takes less water and fertilizer to maintain your roses in a happy and healthy manner. You will also notice that it takes far less work to keep your roses impressing you and your neighbors. The roses you will get will be stronger, bigger, and easier to grow because you will be feeding the soil and letting the soil feed your roses. Just the nature intended. There are several types of organic compost that are commercially available in bags at your local garden center and hoe improvement warehouse.
Many communities collect yard waste and make it available to citizens of that community.
Next time, in our final pre-spring discussion on roses we will be covering a calendar of typical rose maintenance issues at the time of year roses seem to respond best. All classes will be held in the Ecke Building. Seating is limited, pre-registration and prepayment is required. The California Avocado Commission will hold its annual meeting in January to provide avocado growers with the latest information about the Federal Promotion Order, Mexican avocado imports, and the Commission s marketing plans for the 2000-2001 season. The annual meeting provides an opportunity to inform growers and answer questions on topics such as imports, regulatory issues, water pricing and our strategic vision for the coming year.