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Monrovia Community Garden (MCG) is a partnership between the City of Monrovia and Mountainside Communion at 303 West Colorado. Monrovia Community Garden South (MCGS) is a partnership between the City of Monrovia and Food ED. All are welcome to visit the open public garden on the corner of Magnolia and Colorado as well as attend one of our classes. Please park in the church parking lot, the alley to the west of the building, or next to the dumpster for MCG. Please park on the top two floors of the Metro Parking Structure to visit the garden. Behind the fences and fruit trees are the plotholders spaces. Applications for these spaces open annually. For more information contact info@monroviacommunitygarden.org.

Mark your calendars for our Summer Solstice event on Saturday, 6/21, from 9am-12pm at Monrovia Community Garden located at 303 W Colorado Blvd! Celebrate the start of summer with us with FREE garden crafts, activities, workshops, & demonstrations! Free & open to everyone of all ages! 🌱☀️🦋
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#summersolstice #monrovia #communitygarden #sangabrielvalley #summer

As our spring veggies and fruits start to bloom and produce food, it may get snacked on by critters. While this may be frustrating, it can actually help your garden! Letting fruits and veggies like tomatoes and strawberries that have been munched on by critters fall to the ground and decompose will not only add nutrients to your soil, but they’ll also leave their seeds behind to sprout again next year! So next time you see a favorite fruit or veggie had been eaten or started to turn bad, leave it in the garden for a new growth cycle next year, or compost it! 🌱
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#communitygarden #monrovia #gardening #sangabrielvalley #gardentips

Thank you to the almost 100 people who came out to our small spaces & container gardening workshop! We gave out 6 free fruit trees, over 200 free veggie starters, and dozens of seeds! We had a blast celebrating an early Earth Day, and hope to see you at our next workshop on garden irrigation on Thursday, 5/22, 7PM-8PM located at Monrovia Community Garden at 303 W Colorado Blvd! 🪴💧
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#earthday #communityworkshop #communitygarden #monrovia #sangabrielvalley

Our small space & container gardening workshop is happening THIS SATURDAY, 4/19!! Pop in any time from 10am-11:30am for resources and information about small space & container gardening, and grab a free plant while supplies last! We’ll be raffling off FREE dwarf stone fruit trees, perfect for container gardening, at 10:15am and 11:15am! Winners must be present at time of raffle to claim their prize. We hope to see you there! 🪴
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#monrovia #communitygarden #sangabrielvalley #smallspacegardening #containergardening

Mark your calendars for next month’s garden irrigation evening workshop on Thursday, 5/22 from 7pm-8pm! We’ll be going over all the information you need to irrigate your garden to get it ready for the hot summer months by reducing your water use and getting water right where it needs to go!💧☀️🌱
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#irrigation #communitygarden #communityworkshop #monrovia #gardenworkshop

As spring and summer plants start to sprout up, you may be wondering how to protect your plants from wildlife. We love to use metal baskets to protect our sprouts from hungry squirrels, deer, and other animals, as well as keeping them from being stepped on! Utilizing wire baskets as a cover is a simple way to keep your sprouts safe while they grow nice and strong, and once they’re large enough you can remove the baskets and just let them grow! 🌱
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#summergardening #gardenhacks #gardentips #communitygarden #monrovia

Our small space & container gardening workshop and Earth month plant party is just around the corner and we hope to see you there! Come pop in to Monrovia Community Garden South, located between the MODA apartments and the Metro, on April 19th to grab some FREE plants, informational resources, and ask us all your small space gardening questions! We’ll also be holding two FREE raffles for dwarf stone fruit trees, perfect for container gardening! We’ll be raffling 3 trees off at 10:15, and 3 more at 11:15, you must be in attendance during the raffle to claim your prize. We hope to see you there, from 10am-11:30am on April 19th! 🌱🌎🌸
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#communitygarden #earthmonth #monrovia #earthday #sangabrielvalley

Did you know you can save the seeds of your favorite flowers to grow again next season? Watch this quick demonstration to learn how to save marigold seeds, so you can keep them growing in your garden! 🌼
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#marigolds #seedsaving #communitygarden #monrovia #seedstarting

Spring is here and it’s almost summer squash season! Did you know when your squash plants bloom, you can harvest your male flowers to eat? There’s lots of different ways to prepare squash blossoms, just make sure to leave some to pollinate your female flowers! 🌼
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#squashblossoms #squashblossom #squash #summersquash #communitygarden

Winter harvest for plot-holders at Monrovia Community Garden South has been underway! 🥕🫛🥬🥦 It is amazing to see residents rally around this space and grow so much community in a little slice of town!
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#communitygarden #community #garden #monrovia #monroviaca #growfood #wintergarden #urbangarden

See you at the spring veggie gardening workshop from 9am-11am! We’ll be discussing starting your spring garden, what veggies are in season, and more! We’ll be giving away free veggie starters to help you get your garden rolling, we hope to see you there at 1650 S Magnolia Ave between the MODA apartments and the Metro! Stop by anytime between 9-11am 🌽🫑🍅
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#veggiegarden #springveggies #springgarden #communitygarden #monrovia

Spring is right around the corner, so mark your calendars for our spring workshops! Come learn about irrigation, spring veggies, and small space gardening with us! 🌱💧
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#communitygarden #communityworkshops #monrovia #sangabrielvalley

March 15, Saturday, 9am to 11am - Spring Veggie Garden Workshop 🍉🍅🍆🌽🫑🌶️🥕🥒
Join us anytime between 9am-11am and learn all about how to plant and care for Spring veggies! This workshop will be held at our newest garden location, Monrovia Community Garden South (1650 S. Magnolia Ave.). FREE veggie starts while supplies last! No cost and open to all. Parking lot at Station Square is no longer free. Plan accordingly! See you there! 🌱

Have you seen our new garden kiosk? Come to Monrovia Community Garden to check it out! This kiosk will be a hub for event information, monthly stories and highlights, garden updates, and more! Check it out today and keep checking back for more updates and information!
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#communitygarden #monrovia #communitygardens #communitygardening

What’s growin’ on in the garden right now? It’s mid February, which means we still have cold and rainy weather so we have lots of winter veggies thriving in the garden! Stop by for kale, cauliflower, lettuces, edible flowers, and more! Remember to take what you’ll eat from the public corner beds and leave the rest for your neighbors, and please note the numbered beds behind the gates and along Colorado Blvd are private beds! 🥬☔️🥦
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#communitygarden #monrovia #sangabrielvalley #garden #wintergarden #winterveggies

Did you know California native plants can be grown in pots?! 🌱 You can support native pollinators like these local butterflies in the smallest of spaces! 🐝 🦋🪰🪲 Join us this Thursday 2/13 from 7-8:30pm at 303 W. Colorado for a buzzing good workshop!
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#monrovia #garden #communitygarden #native #nativeplants #nativegarden #pollinators

Join Gio, our resident certified Pollinator Steward, next week for his version of a good time: native plants, pollinators, and people! You’ll meet native insects, native plants, and learn how to build a garden that works for all of your multi-legged neighbors! This evening workshop is free and open to all from 7pm-8:30pm indoors at 303 W. Colorado Blvd. 🌱🐝🦋🐞🪰🌱
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#pollinators #garden #nativeplants #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #nativebugs #monrovia

Let’s talk irrigation! 💧 Irrigation is a great way to make sure your garden beds are getting enough water while reducing your water usage, but make sure to keep an eye on your irrigation tubing! Sometimes fittings can become loose over time, and animals may chew holes into tubing, so it’s important to make sure you check your irrigation seasonally to ensure your plants are getting the correct amount of water and none is being wasted!
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#communitygarden #irrigation #gardenirrigation #monrovia #sangabrielvalley

Hi neighbors, we are postponing the fruit tree pruning workshop to Saturday February 1st from 9:30-11am. We will also be discussing post-fire gardening, what we have learned, and how we can keep taking care of ourselves and our neighbors. Looking forward to fruitful days ahead. Thank you 🫶

When you stop by to harvest veggies this season make sure you’re harvesting them to maximize the amount of food we’re able to grow and share with the community! When harvesting veggies like bok choy or lettuce, please take large leaves from the outer layers while leaving the inner leaves to continue to grow! 🥬
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#communitygarden #winterveggies #wintervegetables #winterharvest #monrovia

In need of some last minute gifts before the holidays and missed our DIY garden gifts workshop? Check out this DIY holiday gift guide for some fun sustainable gift ideas you can make yourself! 🎁
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#diygifts #lastminutegifts #lastminutegiftideas #diycrafts #gardengifts

Did you know kale, cauliflower, broccoli, mustard, cabbage, and other green leafy veggies are related? This family of brassicas are delicious winter veggies and we have lots growing in the garden! Stop by and harvest what’s ready in the community beds on the corner and leave the rest for your neighbors! 🥦🥬
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#brassica #broccoli #cauliflower #communitygarden #kale

Have you stopped by our fruit tree orchard recently? It’s citrus season and there are lots of different citrus fruits ripe and ready to be enjoyed! Stop by and pick what you’ll eat and save the rest for your neighbors! 🍋🍊
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#citrus #citrusseason #fruittrees #communitygarden #monrovia

Our DIY Garden Gifts Workshop is a week away! Make sure to save the date and stop by 303 W. Colorado Blvd on Saturday 12/7 at 9am for this gift guide to help you create thoughtful and sustainable garden gifts this holiday season! Here’s a sneak peak at one of the DIYs we’ll discuss making appropriately for all your neighbors! 🌱🐛
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#bughotel #beehome #diygifts #diypresent #monrovia #communitygarden

We hope you’ll all be gobbling up some good food this week, but make sure you sort your food scraps into the correct receptacles! 🦃 Our community compost bin cannot accept meat or bones, but your green bin may be able to! Please remember to reference our accepted materials posters next to the adding bin before you add your organic waste to the community compost, and check your hauler’s website for information on how to dispose of other organic waste like meat and bones. 🌱♻️ We’ll also be collecting accepted scraps at the Monrovia Farmers Market every Saturday 9am-12pm!
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#compost #communitycomposting #thanksgiving #composting #foodscraps

Winter workshops are happening soon! Mark your calendars for upcoming workshops on DIY garden gifts, fruit tree pruning, and building your own pollinator garden! We hope to see you there! 🐝
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#communitygarden #gardenworkshop #monrovia #sangabrielvalley #communitygardening

Thanks for coming out to dig into soil science with our soil maestro Gio! We learned about keeping soil healthy, the soil food web, and tips on applying principles of soil science in our home gardens 🪱 Keep an eye out for our upcoming workshops at Monrovia Community Gardens and hope you’re all amending your beds for Fall/Winter planting! 🌱
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#soil #soilhealth #garden #gardening #community #buildsoil #growfood #worms

We’re soil excited about our upcoming All About Soil workshop, this Thursday, 11/7 from 7pm-8pm! Attendees will learn so mulch about soil science, how to care for their garden soil, and how to troubleshoot soil issues! We hope to see you there at 303 W Colorado Blvd! 🪱
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#soilscience #communitygarden #communityworkshop #monrovia #gardenworkshop

Happy Halloween! Did you know that often times you’re able to compost your pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns after Halloween? Come visit our community compost at the garden at 303 W Colorado Blvd to compost yours! 🎃
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#halloween #pumpkin #jackolantern #composting #compost

Want to dig into soil science? Join us on Thursday, November 7th from 7pm-8pm at Monrovia Community Garden, 303 W Colorado Blvd for Gio’s All About Soil workshop to learn about what makes your garden soil tick! 🪱 We hope to see you there!
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#soilscience #monrovia #communitygarden #gardenworkshop #soil

What’s growin’ on in our fruit tree orchard? We have various stone fruits and citrus, as well as Fuyu persimmons and pomegranates! 🍋 Keep an eye out, because the persimmons and pomegranates will be ripening soon! Feel free to come by and grab what you’ll eat when ripe, but make sure to leave some for your neighbors to enjoy too! 🌳
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#fruittrees #communitygarden #monrovia #sangabrielvalley #fruittree

Join us at Monrovia Community Garden South, located at 1650 S Magnolia Ave between MODA apartments and the Metro, from 9am-10am for a Winter Veggies workshop on Saturday, 11/2! 🥬🥦 We’ll be talking all about what’s in season this winter and giving away free veggie starters while supplies last! We hope to see you there! 🌱
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Free parking is available on the top 2 floors of the metro parking structure!
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#garden #communitygarden #monrovia #gardenworkshop #winterveggies

Join us for our upcoming fall workshops! 🍂
🥦🥬 On Saturday, 11/2 we’ll be hosting a Winter Veggies Workshop from 9am-10am at Monrovia Community Garden South located at 1650 S Magnolia Ave!
🪱🪴On Thursday, 11/7, join us for All About Soil at Monrovia Community Garden located at 303 W Colorado Blvd, to learn about soil science, and how to make your soil the best it can be to support your garden ecosystem!
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#gardenworkshop #monrovia #communitygarden #communityworkshop #sangabrielvalley

Fermentation, kimchi, and sauerkraut workshop was a blast! Thank you to everyone that came out today for fermented fun 🫙🥬 Our next workshop at 303 W. Colorado is all about soil 🪱 on Nov 7 from 7-8pm ! Hope to see you there!
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#fermentedfood #kimchi #sauerkraut #foodworkshop #communityworkshop

Our upcoming fermentation workshop is POSTPONED to next Saturday, 10/12! Unfortunately, the original date wasn’t fer-ment to be, we’re sorry for any inconvenience, and can’t wait to kim-chi you all there for fermentation fun! 🫙

Did you know plants that are closely related can often be hybridized? A great example of hybridization is in the stone fruit family! Stone fruits include cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and all their hybrids! Here at Monrovia Community Garden, we have a couple stone fruit hybrids, including nectaplums! 🍑
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#communitygarden #stonefruit #fruittrees #communitytree #fruittree

You may feel tempted to trim back your trees after a bountiful spring and summer, but it can be better for your trees to wait (and you) until the weather is nice and consistently cool! Pruning your trees too early can stress them out when we have inadvertent heat waves. Summer pruning to bring down height is a responsible way to prune trees, but save the bulk of your work for cooler season pruning when leaves are all gone on your deciduous trees. Once we enter late fall and early winter, go ahead and prune back your tree to get it ready for a fruitful spring! 🍎🌿🍑
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#communitygarden #fruittrees #treepruning #treecare #gardencare

Come veg’ out with us on Saturday, October 5th at 9am for a fermentation fun workshop! $25 supply fee includes your own jar of hand made fermented food to take home and enjoy! 🫙 Spaces are limited with just a few spots left, so RSVP today!
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#communitygarden #communityworkshop #workshop #cookingworkshop #monrovia

Monrovia Community Garden South’s grand opening will be this Saturday, September 7th at 9am! We’ve been hard at work to get the garden ready for community members and plot holders to enjoy, and we can’t wait for you all to see it! Come on down to 1650 S. Magnolia Ave, between the Metro station and MODA Apartments to celebrate the grand opening with us! 🌱
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#communitygarden #communitygardens #monrovia #sangabrielvalley #garden

We’ve been getting Monrovia Community Garden South ready for its grand opening on Saturday, September 7th, so here’s a sneak peak at the process and how the garden is looking! We can’t wait for the garden to be officially open and for plot holders to start planting! 🌱🌸
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#communitygarden #monrovia #sangabrielvalley #communitygardens #garden

What’s growin on at Monrovia Community Garden right now? The garden is ramping down as the season ends, so the plants may look a little dry or overgrown, but don’t worry we’ll be prepping the garden for fall at Green Care Day! Monrovia’s greenest day of volunteer action! Join us to work in the garden and get it ready for a new season on September 14th at 8:00am, we hope to see you there! 🌱
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#communitygarden #monrovia #volunteerday #sangabrielvalley #communitygardens

Monrovia Community Garden South is opening very soon!! 🌱 Join us for the ribbon cutting on Saturday, September 7th at 9am to celebrate Monrovia’s newest community garden opening! Special thanks for making this possible @cityofmonrovia @mrsmeyerscleanday @kidsgardening @monroviastreetfairmarket 🍅🥬🍉🥦

Monrovia Community Garden South is opening soon! We’re getting the garden ready and finalizing all the last little things to make it ready for planting! We still have some beds available for rent so click the link in our bio to apply today! 🌱☀️
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#communitygarden #communitygardens #monrovia #sangabrielvalley #gardening

Did you know you can grow flowers for beauty and food? Some flowers like the pansies and violas that we have growing in the garden are actually edible, and are commonly used to decorate pastries, in salads, and as drink garnishes! These beautiful flowers not only improve the appearance of your garden and attract pollinators, but also can be used as a fun snack! Would you try edible flowers? 🌸
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#pansies #violas #edibleflowers #communitygarden #gardening

Starting to plan for next season’s veggies? Here’s a guide on how to plant your seeds, so you’ll be ready to get started in the fall! 🌱☀️ What will you be planting next season? 🥦🥬
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#planting #seed #seedplanting #wintergarden #seasonalgardening

Want to learn more about the new Monrovia Community Garden South? Interested in renting your very own garden bed? We still have two more information sessions later this month! Come learn all about this new community feature, and make sure to bring all your questions! We hope to see you there! 🥒🥕🌶️🫛🌱
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#communitygarden #monrovia #sangabrielvalley #communitygardens

Join us this Saturday, 7/13, at the Monrovia Farmers Market at Station Square Park for an info session to learn more about the new Monrovia Community Garden South! Info session will be from 9:30-10, but we’ll be there with our booth the whole time to answer any questions you may have! We hope you’ll bee there! 🐝🌱
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#monrovia #communitygarden #communitygardening #sangabrielvalley #communitygardens

With the summer heat you may be wondering what plants are best to keep your garden water wise. At Monrovia Community Garden we have a small native plant space full of great options! Come stop by and see what we have growin’ on for inspiration on how to cut back your water usage and bring more pollinators to your green spaces! 🌱 Keep an eye on this space as we plant more native plants and reduce our water usage! 💧🌿
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#canative #canativeplants #californianativeplants #nativeplants #californianative

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