Growing Strawberries & Blueberries – Marin Master Gardeners

Posted on 08 February 2018

Growing Strawberries and Blueberries

Are you interested in growing strawberries and/or blueberries, or have you tried to do so unsuccessfully in the past?  Come and learn which varieties are recommended, what their requirements are for light, soil, water and fertilizer, how to plant and care for your plants, how to propagate them, and what to do about diseases and pests.

Judy Orsini was a landscape architect and became a UC Marin Master Gardener in 2015.  As a Master Gardener, she assists with the annual tomato market, and has participated in the Plant It, Grow It, Eat It program, performed Garden Walks to give homeowners advice about water use, and provided advice at the Marin County Fair and various farmers markets.  She also helped to get a community garden built in Mill Valley where she grows her own vegetables and fruits.   Judy is a member of the Edibles and Plant Identification Guilds of the UC Marin Master Gardener organization.

CE: 1 CE unit, UC sponsored