I learned about a new online resource today. The International Seed Saving Institute has put their basic seed saving materials online.
Tag: education classes
Vegetable Gardening Class
Yesterday I went to the vegetable gardening class at the extension service. It was a good basic class, but was very general information, so I had heard most of it previously. It would be a great class for a beginner.
The two things that I took away from the class were building a floating garden, a simple hydroponic gardening system for the home grower and using five gallon buckets with a hole drilled in the bottom for making an upside down tomato growing bucket.The extension service has a great page on growing in containers:
Here’s the link on how to build a floating garden:
The least expensive net pots I have found are at Amazon and Simply Hydroponics and Organics.
Tampa Area Gardening Classes
The Hillsborough County Extension Service offers many free gardening classes. If you are interested in improving your gardening skills, check out the new schedule of classes.
The University of South Florida Botanical Gardens also offers classes.