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Now Starring at Your Local Farmers Market or Garden – Summer Squash

A Wide Variety of Summer Squash is Peaking - Master Gardener Lee O’Hara Wants you to Eat Them Fresh.

Summer squash, from “A”mbassador to “Z”ucchini, is reaching its peak. Master gardener Lee O’Hara (http://www.organichomegardener.com) gets his directly from his garden, less than an hour before preparing them for the table.  For those who have yet to take the plunge into gardening, Lee says: “Get thee to a Farmers Market. Find the stands with organic produce and buy the most recently picked.”

“Summer squash is picked young.” Lee continued. “Look for squash that feels heavy for its size (usually 6 to 10 inches long). Steam them or sauté them briefly – they don’t need much cooking – and they will reward you with a fabulous, mild flavor.”

Lee O’Hara also urges people to get started on a garden now, even if it is in large pot. Growing your own is addictive in a good way, and soon you will be growing all you need. He converted his yard to an organic garden 25 years ago and has helped many do the same. O’Hara’s website is devoted to assisting those who have started growing their own food and total beginners alike. His DVDs “Organic Home Gardening Made Easy” and “The Organic Tomato” are a compilation of decades of experience that can turn virtually any thumb green.

 O’Hara’s website, www.organichomegardener.com, is a treasure trove of gardening advice and technique. Presented in an easy-to-understand way, it is intended to help those who are gardening or want to start. “You don’t need to buy the videos to get started. An intention to eat well, the ability to read directions and a little persistence will result in a good garden. The videos are there to help you make your garden great and feed you, your family and all your friends very well.” O’Hara concluded.

The DVDs Organic Home Gardening Made Easy  ($22.95 plus shipping and sales tax) The Organic Tomato ($12.95 plus shipping and sales tax) can be ordered on the website (http://wwworganichomegardener.com), by phone (818 249-2611) or by mailing a personal check or money order to EZ Garden, 2355 Honolulu Ave. Suite 200, Montrose, CA 91020.  Order both for only $29.95 plus shipping and tax.

Master Gardener Lee O’Hara Releases Two New ‘How To’ DVDs

“Organic Home Gardening Made Easy” and “The Organic Tomato” available on O’Hara’s website www.organichomegardener.com

LOS ANGELES: Master organic gardener Lee O’Hara (www.organichomegardener.com) is passionate about gardens, home grown organic food and teaching others the methods he has discovered through years of growing magnificent vegetables. “Awareness of the environment and our impact on it has increased greatly over the last decade. An organic garden is an excellent – not to mention delicious – action anyone can take to improve the environment and to improve health.” O’Hara said.

“People just don’t know how easy it is and how much fun it is – otherwise we would have more gardens than lawns.” O’Hara continued. “The investment is small and pays back many times over with organic vegetables you would pay a small fortune for at the Farmer’s Market. Especially if you watch my videos and avoid all the mistakes I made.”

Seven of O’Hara’s tomato plants, a few inches high, planted in April, produced more than 800 pounds of organic tomatoes by October and still had 10 or 20 pounds on the vine. Using raised beds, homemade compost, a few simple tools and procedures while working in the garden an hour or two per week, he produces far more food than he can eat. This results in well-fed and devoted friends who become avid students of his gardening methods.

O’Hara’s website, www.organichomegardener.com, is a treasure trove of gardening advice and technique. Written in an easy-to-understand way, it is intended to help those who are gardening or want to start. “You don’t need to buy the videos to get started. An intention to eat well, the ability to read directions and a little persistence will result in a good garden. The videos are there to help you make your garden great and feed you, your family and all your friends very well.” O’Hara concluded.

The DVDs Organic Home Gardening Made Easy  ($22.95 plus shipping and sales tax) The Organic Tomato ($12.95 plus shipping and sales tax) can be ordered on the website, by phone (818 249-2611) or by mailing a personal check or money order to EZ Garden, 2355 Honolulu Ave. Suite 200, Montrose, CA 91020.  Order both for only $29.95 plus shipping and tax.