About Gardening 101 Series

Hone your skills with this three workshop series on gardening basics. Join expert gardeners for hands on learning about gardening techniques. Each workshop will build off of the last for a deeper understanding of how to build a healthy foundation in spring for the growing season to come. Attend whichever workshop you can, or all three for the full experience.

May 3 – Soil Care

Healthy soil is the foundation of a productive garden. Learn important practices to help build and maintain healthy soil including mulching, low till, soil testing, innoculation, and more. There will be demonstrations on how to prep garden beds for spring planting, and how to care for the soil over the season.

May 10 – Planting and transplanting

May is the peak planting season in the garden. Participate in hands on demonstrations of seeding and transplanting. Learn the best time to plant different types of crops, and best practices for watering and fertilizing.

May 17 – Trellising and pruning

Once plants start to get established in the garden, it’s time to stat thinking of treslling and pruning. Participate in a hands on demonstration of building several types of trellises, and learn the techniques of pruning different kinds of fruiting crops and herbs. We’ll also review some of the important garden care techniques to set up your spring garden for success: watering, mulching, and more.

This series is being offered through a sliding scale, $0-20. Please pre-register to attend.

Location:

The Lenox Kendall Community Garden is located at 900 Tremont St in Roxbury, a short walk from the Mass Ave Orange Line Station.

Rain Date:

These workshops will be hosted rain or shine, but in the cast of thunderstorms or other dramatic weather, the workshop will be postponed to the following week. Make sure to pre-register for weather related updates.

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