Marin Master Gardeners – Preparing the Spring Garden

Posted on 23 October 2025

Have you forgotten all the details of how to prepare for a successful spring planting? Sometimes we do too, so we decided to write it all down. Learn some tips on what can be done now to increase your odds of bountiful summer harvest to enjoy all season.

Speakers:

Keri Pon has been a UC Marin Master Gardener since 2011. She has been involved with the Edibles Guild since 2013 and has also worked with the Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden. She is a contributing writer for Backyard to Belly, as well as grow sheets for the MMG website and articles for the Leaflet.

Jenine Stilson became a UC Marin Master Garden in 2014. She has been a long-time member of the Edibles Guild, leads and supports the Tomato Market, is a contributing writer for Backyard to Belly and has presented at the Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden. She spent time growing up on her parents’ almond orchard in the heat of Yolo County and has been a life-long gardener of edibles ever since.