Starting this weekend, volunteers and members can join the Queen Creek Botanical Gardens for U-Pick Saturdays from 7 to 9 a.m.
Tomorrow, July 9, the following items will be available for harvest:
- Arugula
- Armenian Striped Cucumbers
- Patty Pan Squash
- Zucchini
- Green Beans
They encourage all participants to come equipped with their own baskets and/or bags, gloves, sun protection and water.
Note that now through Oct. 3 the Queen Creek Botanical Gardens is closed to visitors but open to volunteers as they work on "summer beautification." With the new addition of the restaurant and marketplace, they will be closed for summer maintenance to beautify, maintain and replenish. Public visiting hours will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Although they will be closed to visitors, you can take advantage of the fun volunteer opportunities offered, like the U-pick on Saturdays starting July 9 and Saturday markets will begin in August.
A free Agriscaping webinar, Elegant Ways to Grow Indoors, will be at 6 p.m. MST on Thursday, July 21. Too hot or too late to start your summer garden? Start one indoors! When set up right, a good indoor growing system can be even more economical and efficient than a traditional outdoor soil garden. Fruits and vegetables grown indoors have been shown to contain more vitamins than traditional soil grown produce. Plus, there are no weeds. Learn seven elegant ways to grow your plants indoors and 10 time-saving techniques for successfully Agriscaping indoors in our free webinar by registering today.
Fall will see the return of Farm to Fork dinners, Life is Better in the Gardens classes and the second Fall Harvest Festival Oct. 28-29.
Queen Creek Botanical Gardens is located at 25002 S. 206th St. Contact them at 480-704-4100 or visit qcgardens.org.
