IMPORTANT NEWS
April 22, 2026 - 6:00pm
NEW meeting location:
3845 Spring Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977
Our April Presentation is:
HORTICULTURAL MYTHS
"It's easy to find gardening advice online - but how much of it makes sense or has been adequately researched?
Our April speaker
is a 21 year veteran University of California Master Gardener - and former computer engineer Dawn Standke:

Join us for some "Myth Busting" where she will cover topics including: Should Neem oil be my go-to solution for garden problems? Are banana peels good for your plants? Are bananas radioactive? Can milkweed hurt me?

Would copper nails kill trees? Can you use pennies as a snail and slug repellant?

In addition to currently researching horticultural science, Dawn has degrees in math and a master's degree in computer engineering with an emphasis in artificial intelligence.
Today, Dawn prefers gardening and grows extensive fruits, vegetables and plants that attract birds and butterflies.
Along with her husband in Rancho Peñasquitos, they tend a wildlife-friendly garden where Bobcats chose their backyard six years in a row to raise young! Check out this video from 2023 of the bobcat kittens playing in a cardboard box:
Don't miss this meeting!
No doubt you'll learn Something surprising.
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