Start of Season workshop 2018

It was the start of Spring 2018, time for a Food Garden Group’s Start of Season workshop.  The topics of this year’s presentation by Christina Giudici were propagation, seed raising mixes, potting soils, rooting hormone and biochar. This blog post documents some of what Christina covered in her workshop.

Microbes in your soil

In this blog post Letetia Ware explains how to make bokashi, and also a simple fermented liquid, a simple fungi-rich compost and potting soil.  It documents information provided by her during the Food Garden Group's 2016 winter workshop.

Sowing in Pots and Punnets

Sowing directly in your food garden means you don't have to transplant seedlings and therefore avoid transplant stress.  So why then can it be better in some cases to sow in pots or punnets inside or in a hothouse?  This blog post looks at why it can be a good idea to sow in punnets and how this is best done.