Although designed as a whole series, an individual day can be taken by those who wish to focus on a particular topic. This course has been newly designed so that participants can follow the growing season from February with monthly sessions of what to do in the garden and be well on their way to successfully growing their own by June.
Courses in this series:
Day 1, Wednesday, February 24
Ground Preparation, how to build a lazy bed, green manures, soil and composting.
Day 2, Wednesday March 24
Rotation, seed sowing, early planting and tools.
Day 3, Wednesday April 21
Growing in polytunnels, spring planting and companion plants, pricking out
Day 4, Wednesday May 19
Pests and diseases, weed control, planting tender crops, hardening off
Day 5, Wednesday June 16
Herbs and propagation, filling the hungry gap
€90 per day, or €375 by booking all five days together (save €75)
Booking through The Organic Centre
Other related courses that can be taken with these or on their own include:
Harvest, Storing and Saving Seeds
Garden planning, Winter soil care & Autumn ground preparation
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24 Mar 2010
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21 Apr 2010
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19 May 2010
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16 Jun 2010
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