Introduction to Organic Gardening and Vegetable Growing

2010

with Helen Pitel, Jane Brown and Mike Atherton – a series of four workshops.

These exciting new workshops are being run by GREEN in 2010 at Upper Grange in Stroud.

For more details and bookings contact Mike on 0780 671 8319  or see www.green-ug.org.uk.

Upper Grange has a wonderful garden and excellent facilities, close to the centre of Stroud.

Cost - £40 per day inc. lunch. Time 9.00a.m - 4.30 p.m..

Saturday 6^th February - Vegetable Growing - Getting started: Learn the principles of organic gardening. Develop your own plans, covering which crops to grow, buying seeds and selecting varieties. Also how to prepare ground by digging, no-dig and raised bed methods.

  Saturday 20^th March - Springing into Action: Learn how to grow vegetables from seed and how to look after them. Also how to grow potatoes, salads, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and cabbages. Learn about the principles of crop rotation and discuss weeding and mulching.

Saturday 26^th June - In The Swing Of Summer: Techniques to look after vegetable  crops through the year. Explore principles of pest and disease control, companion planting, soil fertility, organic matter and caring for your soil. Learn about biodynamics and permaculture.

 Saturday 25^th September - The Fruits of Our Labour: Learn how to harvest, store crops and save your own seed. Begin compost making in practice and theory and sowing of 'green manures'. Review what has been learned, plan crops for next year and how best to carry on.