$41.00 (Member Price) / $48.00 (Non-Member Price)
Crisp, fresh lettuce in November? Home-grown chard and kale in December and into January? Growing fresh produce IS possible year-round without a greenhouse. Come learn the secrets of extending the growing season in your own backyard through the use of cold frames and other season extenders. The class will cover different types of season extenders and when to use them, how to build your own cold frames, plants best suited to cold-season gardening, when to plant and how to care for them, and other factors involved in gardening year round. There’s nothing like brushing aside the snow in a winter landscape to reveal a cornucopia of fresh green produce in your own backyard!
Kelly Simmons is a graduate of UC Santa Cruz in ecology, holds a teaching certificate as well as a certificate in permaculture design and permaculture teaching. She has a broad range of teaching experience over the past 20 years including gardening… (Read More)
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