Did you grow enough zucchini last year to feed a small army? Did your tomatoes ripen around Thanksgiving, or not at all? Find out from a pro how to plan a garden that will feed your family (and a few neighbors) all summer long, with minimal effort and maximum results.
The first workshop in the series on planning and designing your garden, “insider” seed sources, and theme gardens will be Saturday, February 4 from 10:00-12:00 at Canvas Ranch in west Petaluma. Cost of each workshop is $40 and reservations are required. Participants 14 years old or older are welcome. The full series includes classes on building raised beds, making your own potting soil, French biointensive growing, cooking out of the garden, seed saving, and much more.
The schedule includes:
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February 4 Designing your garden, theme gardens, seed sources, best varieties for our climate
February 18 Building a mini hoophouse/coldframe, making your own potting soil, growing your own starts
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March 3 Building raised beds, container gardening, low tunnel hoophouses
March 17 Testing/amending your garden soil, building a compost pile, worms
March 31 Get the bugs out, companion planting, French biointensive gardens, crop rotations
For more information and to sign up, email dirt@canvasranch.com, or call 707.766.7171.
