Kitchen Gardening Course - 19th & 20th June 2021
Date: Sat 19th - Sun 20th Jun 2021
Time: 09:30 - 17:30
£135
Tutor: Caroline Aitken
Refreshments: Teas and coffees provided.
Accommodation:Â Please check here for availability and prices.Â
A seasonal weekend course on creating and managing a successful and abundant food garden. The course will include hands-on practical sessions and all the theory you need to make your kitchen garden grow and keep your larder full. From crop planning to soil care, pest control to storing produce, this course will show you environmentally friendly and sustainable approaches to growing your own food. The course will give you time saving and energy saving tips and inspire you to create a garden that works in harmony with nature.
The June course will cover: seasons in the gardener’s year, jobs to do in summer and autumn, what to grow – advice on how to choose annual and perennial vegetables to cultivate, how to plan your mixed vegetable crop (to maximise space, deter pests, minimise weeding and watering), Forest Gardening, pest management, growing fruit trees (understanding rootstocks and fertilisation), making plant feed, guidance on how to store and preserve produce and energy saving tips for harvesting.Â
Maximum 15 participants.
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