Vegetable Gardening: Composting and Fertilizing
Activities2019 Winter/Spring - Recreation|#11248
Aug 10, 2019
Age at least 16 yrs but less than 100 yrs, Mixed
Adult RecreationNature Education
Description
Understand plant nutrient needs. Create a compost pile and brew nutrient-rich compost tea. Start an indoor vermicomposting (worm) bin. This class is a part of a series of Low-Maintenance Vegetable Gardening classes offered by Backyard Abundance and Iowa City Parks and Recreation.Green your thumb, improve your wellness and beautify your garden during these fun, hands-on classes on Saturday mornings in downtown Iowa City.
You will take home all the knowledge, publications, seeds and inspiring ideas needed to successfully and enjoyably grow vegetables and herbs in your own garden.
Learn to help plants thrive, produce high yields and reduce maintenance chores through proper seed starting, bed layout, soil preparation, mulching, composting and companion planting.
Only organic methods of weed and pest management will be learned; no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers will be used.
Participants of any experience level are invited.
You will take home all the knowledge, publications, seeds and inspiring ideas needed to successfully and enjoyably grow vegetables and herbs in your own garden.
Learn to help plants thrive, produce high yields and reduce maintenance chores through proper seed starting, bed layout, soil preparation, mulching, composting and companion planting.
Only organic methods of weed and pest management will be learned; no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers will be used.
Participants of any experience level are invited.
Taught by Fred Meyer, master gardener and permaculture designer at Backyard Abundance, and Jennifer Kardos, horticultural therapist and health coach.
Activity meeting dates
Aug 10, 2019
Sat9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
More Information
SupervisorJoyce E Carroll
Number of sessions1
DepartmentRecreation
Registration dates
Dec 12, 2018 to Aug 16, 2019
Retired
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