ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Fitness & Wellness

Event Overview

Excited to get back in the garden growing fresh organic produce? Never grown before? Gardeners from WeFarm America will provide tips and demonstrations to help you get an all-too-critical jumpstart on Chicago's relatively short and unpredictable growing season.

One of the biggest challenges for many gardeners is finding the right timing for beginning their growing season. With frost dates, funky weather patterns and misconceptions about what crops fair the best in Chicago's notorious climate, gardening can be a daunting endeavor for many.

This workshop is designed to uncover best practices for season extension, bed preparation, seed starting and organic growing techniques just as your garden begins to thaw. We will provide an overview of hoophouses, coldframes, and cloches for the intrepid 4-season gardener, appropriate timing and selection for starting and transplanting quality seedlings, and ways to ensure the health and vitality of your soil for optimal yields. Great class for cactus-killers and green thumbs alike.

Minimum age

All ages welcome

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