Jean Fefer shared information about the Turning Point Center Garden. This is a donation garden that provides food for residents of the Turning Point Center that provides assistance to homeless elders in the Houston area. This community garden welcomes volunteers in many different areas. Jean also provided the class a lot of good basic information about gardening in Houston's climate. Check out the attachments for more information.Turning Point Center Info - Click Here.
Vegetable Varieties Harris Co - Click Here.
Vegetable Garden Plant Dates - Click Here.
Vegetable Gardening Guide - Click Here.
Urban Harvest Comm Gardens - Click Here.
Harris County Master Gardener - Click Here
Turning Point Center http://www.turningpointcenter.org/index.htm
Urban Dirt Website – review their informative newsletters from Master Gardeners Association http://hcmga.tamu.edu/Public/urban/2010.aspx
Urban Harvest Website – learn about community gardens http://www.urbanharvest.org/index.html
Texas AgriLIFE Extension Publications http://harris-tx.tamu.edu/hort/pubs/vegherb.htm