Learn how to grow cannabis in your garden! Penny Barthel, author of “The Cannabis Gardener”, will teach new and experienced gardeners alike all about this fascinating, easy to grow plant. We’ll explore everything a canna-curious greenthumb needs to know to grow cannabis outside, in the sunshine, at home. From seedling to lush midsummer plant to sticky bud, this plant offers delights and joy in the garden. We’ll begin with a brief history and biology of cannabis, journey through the growing calendar from seed to harvest, and delve into specific growing tips for a variety of garden spaces – including growing in containers on a sunny patio or rooftop. The hour will conclude with Q & A and book signing.
Date: Sunday, June 4
Time: 1pm
Location: Garden of Fragrance – San Francisco Botanical Garden 
Participant fee: $25
Books by our featured author will be available for purchase.

Please join me June 10 for a free event. We’ll meet at Flowerland Nursery in Albany at 1:00 pm for a mini-seminar on How to Grow Cannabis in the Garden. We’re back by popular demand, and Flowerland will be selling cannabis seeds, grow bags, copies of The Cannabis Gardener, and anything else you’ll need to succeed at growing your own. Joining me will be special guest Emily Gogol, CEO and founder of Grow It From Home, a high quality CBD cannabis farm in Southern Oregon. She’ll be selling a limited quantity of her seedlings — ideal for planting in the late Spring garden.

Join me at Wondering About Weed’s signature Spring workshop! Sunday May 21, 1 pm to 3 pm From Seed to Sesh, Part 1: How to Grow Outside at Home. In this workshop, we cover everything a canna-curious green thumb needs to know to grow cannabis outside, in the sunshine. We will show you how to prepare seeds for planting, how to transplant seedlings, and best places to plant your cannabis plant. We will give you plenty of tips on how to take care of your green babies, and each attendee will go home with a signature Goody Bag that contains everything you need besides the soil to start a cannabis garden. Sign up soon!

Please join me at this free event. We’ll meet at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery at 11:30 am for a mini-seminar on How to Grow Cannabis in the Garden. I’m back by popular demand, and Berkeley Hort will be selling cannabis seeds, grow bags, copies of The Cannabis Gardener, and anything else you’ll need to succeed at growing your own. Joining me will be special guest Emily Gogol, CEO and founder of Grow It From Home, a high quality CBD cannabis farm in Southern Oregon.

Please join me at this free event. We’ll meet at Flowerland Nursery in Albany at 1:00 pm for a mini-seminar on How to Grow Cannabis in the Garden. I’m back by popular demand, and Flowerland will be selling cannabis seeds, grow bags, copies of The Cannabis Gardener, and anything else you’ll need to succeed at growing your own. Joining me will be special guest Emily Gogol, CEO and founder of Grow It From Home, a high quality CBD cannabis farm in Southern Oregon.

Please join me at Flowerland Nursery on Sunday April 16, 2023 at 1:00 pm. I’ll be sharing some key information to help you grow cannabis in your own garden at home. Special Guest Emily Gogol – Owner of Grow It From Home will be in attendance! AND — groundbreaking news — Flowerland will be selling SEEDS from Grow It From Home and Humboldt Seed Company! You really can get everything you need to grow cannabis in your garden at this event. My book, The Cannabis Gardener, will be for sale. I’ll happily sign your copies, and hang around to take your questions. This is a FREE event, open to all. Flowerland is in Albany, CA at 1330 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Please join me at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery on Saturday April 15, 2023 at noon. I’ll be sharing some key information to help you grow cannabis in your own garden at home. My book, The Cannabis Gardener, will be for sale. AND Emily Gogol from Grow It From Home will be in attendance as well. I’ll happily sign your copies, and hang around to take your questions. Free event, but you need to sign up – click through to go to Berkeley Hort’s event page.

Wondering About Weed is a company that I Co-founded in 2017 to offer education to adults about all things cannabis. We just held Spring Forward: Sunday Brunch. It was a luxe brunch with an allstar panel of experts. So proud of this endeavor.

Humboldt Seed Company is a California breeder and producer of some of the finest cannabis seeds available. In the 2022 growing season, I participated in a home grower trial of some of their newest seeds — Autoflowering cannabis. Check out the videos on YouTube.

Personal Plants offered this kind review of The Cannabis Gardener, and wonderful interview of me.

Article on my tasty Vanilla Bean Gummies in Kitchen Toke, V5, #1

Article in Sensi Magazine about The Cannabis Gardener

20 Spring/Summer Books by (and about) Bay Areans — nice review of The Cannabis Gardener in 7X7 magazine

Penny is a featured cannabis gardener and recipe developer in Growing Weed in the Garden by Johanna Silver (Abrams, March 24, 2020)

Sunset magazine article featuring Penny Barthel • Living Laboratory by Johanna Silver, Sunset Magazine, May 2017

Q/A with Home Cultivation Queen Penny Barthel by Kaisha-Dyan McMillan in MJ Lifestyle IV, Summer 2020

Recipemuse is Penny’s original recipes blog. Penny is obsessed with edible plants, cocktails, cakes, and color. Her goal is to capture moments of life in her food – making tangible the ephemeral experiences of our lives.