Vegetable Gardening 101 – Loretta O’Brien

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Loretta O’Brien, Co-founder and Director of Pacifica Gardens, who presented a lecture via Zoom on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 7 pm entitled “Vegetable Gardening 101.” She discussed how to start a vegetable garden and how best to maintain it. She talked about how to build a proper raised bed and how to take measures to keep out gophers. She discussed soils, the right time to plant, and which vegetables grow best on the coast. Loretta also added some helpful pointers about the benefits of home composting for the backyard edible garden.