Habib's Garden

This is the second in a series of eight practical workshops - Eight Steps to a Blue Mountains Food Garden. They can be attended as a full course, as stand-alone workshops or in any combination. You choose where you need help. The series as a whole is aimed at guiding novice gardeners at their own pace from their first box-garden of vegies to a year-round harvest of vegies and fruit.

Workshop Two is called "Expanding Your Food Garden - Using containers or no-dig-garden beds" and is for people who want some hands-on guidance before they take on a large (organic) vegie garden, or before they have another try at it.

For people who have a limited sunny area - we show you how to make the most of that area by making use of vertical space, eg setting up tiers of box-gardens, or planting along a fence or wall.

For people with a larger sunny area - we show you how to make a no-dig-garden bed.

For all participants - we show you:

·     how to use box-gardens to raise seeds, grow cut-and-come-again leafy greens and keep an eye on vegies needing special attention when they’re young

·     how to water & feed your vegies appropriately (including the use of collected water, home-made compost and home-made liquid fertilisers);

·     how to select suitable seasonal plants (including herbs and companion plants);

·     how to spread your harvest-time and rotate your crops;

·     how to minimise damage from a range of pests as well as from extreme weather.

We also provide:

·    a detailed Guide to follow when setting up, maintaining and harvesting from your expanded vegie garden;

·    basic models and easy-to-follow instructions for making frames to protect your vegies from pests/weather;

·    seedlings of suitable plants for you to select and buy at cost (about 50c each)*.

For more information (including a brochure on the series as a whole) email Lizzie Connor, lizzieconnor@bigpond.com.

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