Learn how to grow nutritious food for you and your family in your backyard. In this comprehensive workshop, we will cover many essential topics that will help you grow a productive garden, that is capable of feeding you and your family throughout the year.

Date: 23rd January 2021
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm
Location: Pakaraka Farm, Thames

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Course teaches:

• Basic principles of organic gardening: soil health and fertility.

• Considerations in choosing the best location for your garden, including pest proofing.

• Starting a new garden; Converting a lawn into a garden, creating garden beds & and building raised beds.

• Recommended Tools.

• How to make great compost.

• How to use compost and other fertilizers.

• Propagating your own plants; how to grow healthy seedlings.

• Direct seeding in the garden.

• How to plant in the garden.

• Trellising and crop support.

• Weeding strategies.

• Watering your garden.

• Companion planting & crop rotation.

• Saving seeds.

• Your small greenhouse.

• Detailed information on how to grow: potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, lettuce, broccoli, radish, peas, beans, onions, garlic, kumera, corn, strawberries and a few herbs.

• Growing year round for a 4 season harvest.

• Crop Planing.

Organic morning and afternoon tea will be provided. 

Please bring a plate to share for a potluck lunch.