Register now! Early-bird registration ends 5-31. Two Sundays, June 9 & 16; 1-4 p.m.
Have you tried gardening in the past but didn’t have the success you hoped
for? Are you a current gardener and want to know more about increasing
garden productivity AND fertility? Are you inspired when you go to the
nursery, but leave overwhelmed about what to buy? Large or small, we can
help you have the garden space you’ve always wanted. This class is
scheduled just in time to start a garden that will yield beautiful
results this spring and summer. You will leave with the knowledge and
confidence to turn your yard into productive and flourishing garden
spaces.
Course Content Description:
1. Visioning the Backyard Farm — Plant Biology 101, Figure out what to grow!
2. Preparing the Soil — How to build and sustain soil fertility.
3. Compost Gold — Create an easy system to nourish plants with free material.
4. Making Great Choices — How to select seeds, starts and transplants.
5. Timing is Everything — Design a planting calendar to get the most out of space.
Participants will learn about yard space considerations, the necessary elements of
soil prep, planting, and nurturing the plants to full productivity.
Instructor: Beth Wheat, UW Instructor; Grower, SkyRoot Farm.
Beth teaches ecology, urban farming and systems thinking in the University
of Washington's Program on the Environment. She was one of the
founders of the UW Student Farm and in 2010, while she worked on her
doctorate, she was honored with the Excellence in Teaching, one of the
highest honors awarded to graduate students at the University. Outside
of the UW she operates a small, integrated vegetable farm on South
Whidbey Island.
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