Our spring tomato plant sale (now with lots of other veggies and herbs for 2022 will be held from March 26 to June 5 and is located at 5311 Scotts Valley Drive in Scotts Valley, CA. Our gardening classes are also located where we hold our plant sale (the above address).
ALL CLASSES ARE HELD RAIN OR SHINE.
WE REQUIRE ADVANCE REGISTRATION, EVEN FOR GIFT CERTIFICATE HOLDERS
View our cancellation/rescheduling policy.
Visit our gift certificate page to purchase a class for someone else.
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January 2022 Workshops
Early Spring Vegetable Gardening - January 8, 2022 ($99) SOLD OUT
Tomato Masters - January 9, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Early Spring Vegetable Gardening - January 15, 2022 ($99) SOLD OUT
Tomato Masters - January 16, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Designing the Perfect Vegetable Garden - January 22, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Early Spring Vegetable Gardening - January 23, 2022 ($99) SOLD OUT
Growing Tomatoes, Peppers & Eggplants from Seed - January 30, 2022 ($99) SOLD OUT
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February 2022 Workshops
Fruit Trees Simplified - February 5, 2022 ($89) SOLD OUT
Growing Tomato Transplants from Seed - February 6, 2022 ($99) SOLD OUT
Tomato Masters - February 12, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Summer Vegetable Gardening - February 20, 2022 ($109) SOLD OUT
Tomato Masters - February 27, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
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March 2022 Workshops
Summer Vegetable Gardening - March 5, 2022 ($109) SOLD OUT
Fruit Trees Simplified - March 6, 2022 ($89) SOLD OUT
Tomato Masters - March 12, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Growing Culinary Herbs - March 27, 2022 ($99) SOLD OUT
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April 2022 Workshops
Garden Mosaics - April 2, 2022 ($99) SOLD OUT
Backyard Bee-Keeping- April 2, 2022 ($109) SOLD OUT
Tomato Masters - April 3, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Summer Vegetable Gardening - April 9, 2022 ($109) SOLD OUT
Designing the Perfect Vegetable Garden - April 10, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Growing Culinary Herbs - April 16, 2022 ($99)
Tomato Masters - April 23, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Summer Vegetable Gardening - April 24, 2022 ($109)
Drip Irrigation Simplified - April 30, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
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May 2022 Workshops
Garden Mosaics - May 1, 2022 ($99) SOLD OUT
Summer Vegetable Gardening - May 14, 2022 ($109) SOLD OUT
Tomato Masters - May 15, 2022 ($69) SOLD OUT
Compost, Vermiculture & Soil Fertility - May 21, 2022 ($89) CANCELLED
Drip Irrigation Simplified - May 22, 2022 ($69)
Tomato Masters - May 28, 2022 ($69)
Summer Vegetable Gardening - May 29, 2022 ($99)
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September 2022 Workshops
Winter Vegetable Gardening - September 10, 2022 ($99)
Garden Mosaics - September 17, 2022 ($99)
Winter Vegetable Gardening - September 18, 2022 ($99)
Winter Vegetable Gardening - September 24, 2022 ($99)
Hi Cynthia,
Thanks so much working with me to give the Spring Planting class to my husband for Christmas. He'll be so surprised since you sent the certificate to my daughter so he wouldn't see it in the mail! He's so hard to fool.
Ann Andrews
PS I'm not sure what website URL means.
Posted by: Ann Andrews | November 16, 2010 at 09:35 AM
I love your website and newsletters! Just wish that you were a little closer so that I could attend some of your fabulous looking classes!
Posted by: Caity | November 16, 2010 at 08:51 AM
Love your website...exceptional quality in the articles. THANK YOU. You inspire my gardening life.
Pat from Minnesota(!)
Posted by: Pat | November 16, 2010 at 06:00 AM
Hello Cynthia- I follow you online through your wonderful emails and SOOOO wish you were closer! I live near Denver and would love to attend so many of your classes. Ever think of expanding??!! :)
Posted by: Cinthy Tanko | November 16, 2010 at 05:10 AM
I have taken only one class so far [pickling] and it was great. The new class room is great. What a beautiful farm!
Posted by: Andrea G | November 15, 2010 at 11:29 PM
This was a truly nasty year for tomatoes - wet, rain, cold, mites! But supplementing my seed started tomatoes with some of Cynthia's plants helped alot. Thanks, all.
Posted by: Suzanne McLean | November 15, 2010 at 11:05 PM
I grew tomatoes this year but never really felt in control of the final result. For instance, I totally overwatered them and diluted the flavor I think. Also, there was a mold or something that killed 4 of my plants.
I can't wait to take a tomato-growing class so that I can better steer the process next year. I love tomatoes with a passion and enjoy growing them so much, but it would be a lot more fun to know what I'm doing! Now I just have to figure out how to get to a class given my crazy travel schedule.
Posted by: Stacy Carp | November 15, 2010 at 10:48 PM
Thanks for the updated calendar of classes - the ones I took last year were so inspiring! I am really looking forward to seeing your new space and taking classes that take me beyond tomatoes, herbs, and vegetables. Should I have bees? Shall we have chickens? I probably should get my husband to come out so he has some buy-in on any new projects.
Posted by: Jennifer Ezell | November 15, 2010 at 10:39 PM
The Tomato Masters class was excellent and I really had a good learning experience from you (just like my classes for years in Catholic School)! You truly have helped me become a better educated gardener.
Posted by: Julie Mazurek | September 01, 2010 at 04:04 PM
Here's some food for thought about the dangers of commercially grown fruits and vegetables that support your inspiring efforts to promote growing your own.
Posted by: Grow your own vegetables | March 11, 2010 at 06:25 AM
My husband and I took
"Growing Tomato Transplants from Seed" on 2/6/2010.
Our seedlings are now ready to be transplanted into pots(all 288 plants). We are now hooked on Cynthia's classes and have registered for 4 more classes. It is amazing how well the seeds grew and now dream of 10 foot plants.
Thanks Cynthia
Posted by: Vickie and Bob Francone | February 26, 2010 at 07:23 PM
Is there a chance that you can video tape some of your classes and make them available online for those of us who live in other parts of the country? That would be great. I don't know much about growing veggies and would appreciate help so I can avoid common mistakes beginners make.
Posted by: Forklift Guy | January 12, 2010 at 06:24 AM
Dear Cynthia,
Almost everyone thought that my seven foot high tomato cages were only going to give my plants inferiority complexes. Well, I had the last laugh. My plants grew and grew and exceeded the cages, and, most importantly, produced the most delicious tomatoes that I have ever eaten. Hooray Grandma Viney's Pink and Yellow, Chuck's Yellow, Matina and Tigerella!
Many many thanks to you and your tomato magic.
susie
Posted by: Susie Ellestad | October 20, 2009 at 02:20 PM
Thanks for a wonderful Winter Vegetable class yesterday. Wow, did I learn alot. I look forward to more classes as you share your knowledge and experience. Chickens are next!
Posted by: Nan Lesnick | October 04, 2009 at 09:02 AM
these classes sound great! encouraging people to be more sufficient is always a good thing keep up the good work
Posted by: Lawn Care Specialist | August 21, 2009 at 07:02 AM
Thank you so very much Cynthia for giving so much of yourself all day today. I thoroughly enjoyed the class. This is only my second year for growing vegetables so I have much to learn.
I know I will be back for more........
Thanks again,
Posted by: Candace Graham | August 19, 2009 at 08:01 PM
It was a treat to hear Cynthia speak about growing tomatoes at the Sunset Celebration Weekend. She’s passionate and knowledgeable about growing the best tomatoes possible. We learned a lot including some very interesting tips, like using aspirin and fish heads! I’m looking forward to Tomato Masters and other classes, to learn more.
Posted by: Diane | June 07, 2009 at 10:24 PM
I just want to say that Cynthia has great classes. I'm a veteran of many, and look forward to the bee keeping class. Following Cynthia's advice has produced great results this far, and I'm looking forward to a great tomato harvest this year! Thanks Cynthia for all the knowledge you share!
Posted by: Joy Williams | May 23, 2009 at 06:55 PM
Thank you again for such a wealth of information yesterday at your Summer Vegetable workshop. Your class was probably the best class I've ever attended.
Posted by: Carol Hill | May 03, 2009 at 02:15 PM
Cynthia _ reporting in from the Jan 31st tomato starting class. I split a flat with my friend and didn't even water them for two weeks. Now I am innundated with 68 large healthy tomato plants!! Yikes. The only one that didn't germinate was the fuzzy white peach one. Am following your instructions to the letter. The biggest plants went into 4 " pots about 3 weeks ago and are now going into gallon pots, the others are about 2 weeks behind. They've been in a very sunny window, with fan and are really, really happy. But I need a cart to take them in and out side -- or a gardener!! Thanks so much. Suzanne in Scotts Valley
Posted by: Suzanne McLean | March 25, 2009 at 03:57 PM
Cynthia,
Thanks very much for the most interesting and helpful class - Early Spring Veg. Gardening. Class length provided ample time for both gardening overview and plant- specific details. I look forward to several future classes.
Posted by: Jack Schiffhauer | February 23, 2009 at 03:13 PM
Hi Cynthia: Thank you once again for a very good and informative class. I appreciate your efforts to do these educational classes for those of us trying to successfully grow food. You are a great community resource.
Posted by: Donna Richeson | February 15, 2009 at 09:06 AM