Using both theory and practice, we will look at:

• Planning your crop rotation and seed sowing schedule
  • What is organic and why is it important?
  • How to grow different groups of vegetables – legumes, roots, brassicas, alliums and beets
  • Preparing beds and use of compost – caring for your soil and soil assessment
  • Ways to extend the season – growing under cover
  • Pest and disease management
  • How to avoid bare soil over the winter – winter crops and green manures

Included

On this course, the tutor will supply the materials used for planning and designing a vegetable garden, i.e. handouts, and also seeds for sowing, pots and compost and a pH testing kit.

What students need to bring

Outdoor clothing suitable for gardening, including wet weather gear, boots and gardening gloves Pens/pencils and a notepad – ideally A4 to map out crop rotations, etc. and no smaller than A5

Additional information

Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear (no sandals or open toes).

Arrival Day - this is the first date listed above

Courses start early evening. Residential students to arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm.

6.45pm: Welcome, followed by dinner (included).

8 - 9pm: First teaching session, attendance is essential.

Daily timetable

Classes 9.15 - 5pm, lunch is included.

From 6.30pm: Dinner (included for residential students).

Evening working - students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with their tutor's permission and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.

Last day

Classes 9.15am - 3pm, lunch is included.

Residential students are to vacate their rooms by 10am please.

(This timetable is for courses of more than one day in length. The tutor may make slight variations)

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