Our second workshop of the season will be an Introduction to Veggie Gardening in South Florida with an emphasis on the tasks and info crucial to success in the WINTER. Winter is the middle of our growing season (its the opposite from the rest of the country) and its when you'll start to encounter some challenges like properly harvesting and dealing with pests and fertility. Winter is also a great time to trellis & prune your tomato plants, and make hard decisions about which plants can stay in your garden for the end of season and which ones you should replace while you still can.
This workshop is a 1.5 hour lecture where we focus on the following:
-how has the sun moved in the sky and how does that effect your garden
-which new crops are best for planting now in our cooler weather
-how to succession plant for continual harvest through the season
-methods for continued organic fertility
-the basics of organic pest management practices
-basic harvesting techniques & post harvesting tips to keep your veggies fresh
-trellising & pruning tomatoes
After that we move on to a hands on demonstration where we use the verdant fields of French Farms to show some hands on techniques like thinning root crops and harvesting lettuce and herbs using the "cut and come again" method. We will also check out the exhibition beds by our plant nursery to diagnose any mid season issues we see, plus we can answer any questions you may have about issues you are facing in your own garden.
Saturday, February 1st, 11am - 1pm
Little River Coop Nursery
22305 SW 157th Avenue
Redland, FL. 33170
Due to the intimate nature of the workshops we do not offer refunds for cancellations but we oftentimes have a waitlist so with enough warning we can try to replace you and then refund your payment.