Container & Patio Gardening
The Ecology Center
37201 Alipaz, San Juan Capistrano, CA, US
CA
33.4878623687625
-117.67285569517
Description
Healthy, delicious food can come from anywhere. Explore the basics of container gardening and learn how to grow your own organic food in raised beds, veggie boxes, and pots!When you garden in a container, you can grow your own food anywhere - front yards, backyards, paved walkways, patios, rooftops and window sills.Container gardening allows you to easily manage soil moisture, sunlight, temperature, weeds, and pests. With the right plants, container size, soil mixture, and watering schedule you can create an abundant harvest in even a small space.Join us in our The Ecology Center's container garden and courtyard to learn hands-on how to start and maintain your own container garden!In this workshop, you will learn: The many benefits of growing your own food for you, your community, and the environment
How to pick plants and pair them with the appropriate container size
About different types of containers and how to maximize your yield of edible crops with each one
How to maintain the appropriate soil mixture, water your containers, apply mulch, prune, and more
Create a seasonal planting and care plan for your container garden
All attendees will receive an informational hand-out to complement the subjects covered in the workshop. Every participant will prepare and take home their own small potted garden! Instructor: Lucian Toma
Cancellation Policy: We understand your plans may change. We will give you credit toward a future program if you cancel at least 24 hours in advance. Credit must be redeemed within 90 days of issue. To account for our preparation and our instructor's time, we cannot give refunds or credits if cancelled with less than 24-hours notice or in the event of a no-show.
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Start:
2016-05-21T13:00:00-07:00
End:
2016-05-21T15:00:00-07:00
Category
Other
Tickets
Members
30.0
USD
30
Non-members
40.0
USD
30