Did you know it can be too hot for tomatoes? Is your soil too acidic for beets? Linda Gilkeson will give the Garden Club a Zoom presentation on Monday, January 17 at 7 p.m. which will cover how plants actually 'work', what stresses them and what they need, from nutrients and microbes in the soil to irrigation and protection from temperature extremes. You will learn what causes growth disorders and how to prevent them, including premature flowering, blossom end rot, button heads, sunscald and other other problems caused by poor growing conditions.

Linda Gilkeson, author of “Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest”, has a Ph.D. in Entomology from McGill University and is a keen organic gardener with over 30 years of gardening experience on the West Coast. She is a regular instructor in Master Gardener programs and gives courses and workshop on organic gardening and pest management.

This is a Zoom presentation open only to members of the Bowen Island Garden Club

For information on membership, go to www.bowenislandgardenclub.ca