Amazing Vegetables A to Z: Pest and Disease Management and Winding Down the Season

Wrap up your gardening expertise with best management practices and how to wind down for the season. Learn to manage the most common Colorado pests and diseases, harvest at the right time, and prepare your garden for the end of the growing season so it’s geared up for next season.


  • Treatments for common Colorado pests and diseases

  • Organic vs. Conventional Problem Solving

  • Pollination, Pollinators, Beneficial Insects

  • Garden Sanitation and Resources

  • This class fulfills one elective requirement for the Rocky Mountain Gardening full series certificate program.


    Amazing Vegetables A to Z is a four-part course series that helps beginners and intermediate gardeners grow more successfully. Learn science-based techniques, debunk myths, and maximize your harvest. Take the full series or choose individual classes. Sign up for the full series here.



    Price: $60, $51 member


    Location: York Street


    Instructor: Patti O'Neal



    Patti is a horticulturist with a background in nutrition. She is a retired CSU Extension Agent, where she served for 15 years. This is her 23rd year teaching with Denver Botanic Gardens where she continues to inspire gardeners—seasoned and new—across the Front Range.

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