Description
Instructor
James Staruk-Peloquin started gardening with his Dad as a child. He wants to bring the knowledge, gained from years of experience through research and trial-and-error, to others. He believes that all people – no matter their ability, age or property – should be able to garden, if they want.
Dates: January 25, February 29, March 28, April 25, May 23
You can choose one session or multiple session
Time: 6:00PM- 8:00PM
Fee: $ 30 per session or $150 for all the sessions.
Location:Worcester Technical High School, 1 Officer Manny Familia Way
Topics
January 25:
o Identifying best growing spaces, covering topics of light and soil
o Discussion of the pros and cons of container versus in ground gardening
o Overview of conventional and unconventional sources for plants, seeds, containers and bed construction materials
February 29:
o Discussion of the needs, pros and cons of different starting methods: seed starting, buying plugs, propagation, direct sowing seeds
o Discussion of different seed starting methods, including winter sowing and windowsill containers
o Discussion of different propagation methods, including water and container soil
o Explanation of USDA hardiness zones, perennial versus annual versus biennial plants, and last frost date
o Introduction to companion planting
March 28:
o Discussion of different methods for preparing a garden bed
o Discussion of different methods for filling containers
o Overview of weeding, treating and pest control
o Overview of basic watering and maintenance needs and timelines
April 25:
o Overview of methods to provide resiliency into garden spaces, through lens of weather and vacations
o Introduction to succession planting and Fall gardening
o Identifying common beginner vegetable plant ripening (tomato, pepper, potato, cucumber, summer squash)
May 23:
o Overview of the growing season timeline
o Introduction to overwintering and identifying good candidates for overwintering
o Understanding the First Frost date and urban heat island impact on growing season
o Discussion of methods for planning for the next growing season, common changes to consider and recovering from a bad growing year
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