Garden Pool Meetup

FREE Class: How to Grow & Cook the Curry Plant -Sat 12/08 Noon @ Garden Pool

December 8, 2012 · 12:00 PM
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Join us at the Garden Pool for this special FREE class about the amazing Indian Curry Leaf plant.

The Indian Curry Leaf (Murraya koenigii) has been used for centuries for cooking and natural medicinal properties.The leaves are highly valued as seasoning in west-coast Indian and Sri Lankan cooking, especially curries. Often fried in oil along with chopped onions in the early stages of preparation. Also used to make thoran, vada, rasam and kadhi. Leaves from the curry tree can be used in many other dishes to add flavor.

Indian Curry leaf trees are easy to grow and adapt well to many climates. Can be grown in sun or part shade, and even container grown on a patio or green house, and even indoors by a sunny warm window. In the landscape they can grow to about 12-15 feet tall, but can be pruned to any shape or size. Outdoor in zone 9 or higher.

We are pleased to have a special guest speaker and friend of GP, Wilmot. Wilmot is originally from Sri Lanka and is a Master Gardener in Tucson, and member of the California Rare Fruit Growers, Arizona Chapter in Phoenix and Tucson.

The class will focus on three parts:

How to grow Indian Curry Leaf
How to cook with Indian Curry Leaf
Medicinal properties of the Indian Curry Leaf.

We will have plenty of organically grown Indian Curry Leaf starter plants available for those who want to start growing their own Indian Curry Leaf Plant!

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Dennis McClung

Here is the complete class: http://gardenpool.org/recipes/h...
Happy New Year!!!

1 · January 1
David Schwinghamer

I enjoyed the Curry class very much, so much I bought my own plant. I want to share with everyone the way I planted it. I used the water wicking method, a tall container filled with water inside a large pot so the containter and plant fit. Add a 100% cotton towel strip, half in the container and half wrapped around the plant roots within the compost/soil mix. This way the plant always has water. Make sure to remember to put the cap back on the container.

0 · December 13
Ghayathri Ravichandran

Sorry we couldn't attend this week. We will surely attend next week's class. Really looking forward to if.

0 · December 9
- Danielle McClung
  
  Thanks for letting us know. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday.
  
  0 · December 9
Rani

This was a very informative class, Wilmot was wonderful and full of knowledge to share. Thank you so much Dennis and Danielle for setting this up. I'm looking forward to learning more from you

0 · December 9
- Danielle McClung
  
  Wilmot is did a great job! Thanks for attending the class and hope to see you and your mother at future events.
  
  0 · December 9
Tamela

Class was informative and the people were friendly. I loved that our speaker covered the medicinal properties of the plant and how to use it in cooking. I can't wait to try to make the spread he let us sample.

0 · December 8
- Dennis McClung
  
  Thanks for stopping down. Wilmot was great. We will post the recipe real soon. We can't wait to make it too!
  
  0 · December 8
chrisgsdl

Super interesting class on the curry plant! I am enthused and can't wait for mine to get big enough for a harvest. The pesto made from the leaves was amazing!! Thanks for holding the class.

1 · December 8
- Dennis McClung
  
  Thanks for the help and thanks for the seeds!
  
  0 · December 8
Dennis McClung

This was a great class with useful info about the Curry Plant. The curry pesto was delicious! Thanks to Wilmot for making it up here to be with us from Tucson today and the GP Team Members for helping to make this a great experience.

0 · December 8
mitzi

Knew to take your phone # as I got lost.....(new to the area)
I guess its next time!

0 · December 8
- Danielle McClung
  
  I really apologize. We have the dedicated GP line @ [masked] or you can call Dennis @ [masked] Hope to see you soon Mitzi!
  
  0 · December 8
Becky Knutson

Great info!

1 · December 8
Tony T.

Out doing some knot passing practice at camelback, wasn't able to finish up in time. Not gonna make it. I'll see you guys next week.

1 · December 8
Debby Thomas

Dennis, is this plant related to the Moringa plant? If not, do you have any experience with Moringa? Thanks!

0 · December 3
- Dennis McClung
  
  Hey Debby, this is not related. We are giving a class all about Moringa here: http://www.gardenpool... We'd love to see you there.
  
  0 · December 3
- Debby Thomas
  
  Thanks, I thought I saw something with GP and Moringa.... I will see you on the 15th!
  
  0 · December 3

24 attended

Danielle McClung

GP Team Leader, Co-Organizer

Event Host
Dennis McClung

GP Team Leader, Organizer

Event Host
brian
mitzi
Ginger +1
MIKE
Tony T.
David Schwinghamer
KC
Rani +1
Tamela +1
chrisgsdl

GP Team Member
Becky Knutson

GP Team Leader
DeVia Murry
michele
Ghayathri Ravichandran +2
shamus oleary
A former member
+1 guest

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