Welcome to our Gardening Courses category, where homesteaders and gardeners cultivate green thumbs and sustainable practices. Explore our diverse selection of courses designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to nurture thriving gardens and sustainable landscapes.
From cultivating edible and useful plants to exploring the vibrant world of tropical flora, our courses cover a wide range of topics tailored to your homestead needs. Dive into the art of container gardening with our "Edible Tropical Plants in Pots" course or master the basics with "Gardening Basics: Before the Harvest."
Discover the principles and practices of organic gardening in our "Getting Started with Organic Gardening" course. Explore specialized techniques for growing tropical plants in any climate. Plus, unlock valuable insights and quick tips for year-round gardening success in our mini course.
Whether you're a novice gardener or seasoned green thumb, our courses offer practical guidance and inspiration to help you create thriving gardens that sustain you and your community. Join us on a journey of learning and growth, and cultivate a greener, more sustainable future for your homestead.
Start planting the seeds of success today with our Gardening Courses!
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Edible and Tropical Plants in Pots - Live Presentation Recording to Pinterest (opens in a new window)
Watch my recorded live presentation on growing edible and tropical plants in containers, including pineapples, bananas, papaya, tomatoes, peppers, green beans, and tropical ornamentals.
Recorded live at Igleheart Gardens in Evansville, Indiana.
Learn practical uses for cultivated and wild plants that may already be growing around your garden or homestead. The course covers soapwort, rosehips, yucca, redbud, nasturtium, milkweed, cattails, and dandelions.
A practical gardening course covering healthy soil, compost, soil testing, pH, fertilizer, seed starting and getting seedlings established in the garden.
Build a practical foundation for growing an organic garden. This beginner-friendly course covers healthy soil, deciding when to start seeds or use established plants, direct sowing, simpler garden maintenance and natural approaches to pest management.
Learn how I grow and overwinter tropical plants in a cold climate, including moving plants indoors, indoor care, propagation, watering, outdoor protection, and greenhouse growing.
The course also covers five tropical plants I recommend for indoor growing and my experience growing tropical fruit at home.
In this course, taught by Sheri Ann Richerson, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide To Year-Round Gardening, you will learn quick tips for gardening outdoors year-round, even in a cold climate, as well as how to harvest fresh produce all year long.
You will learn:
How to garden outdoors year-round, even in a cold climate, using protective covers or garden structures!
How to protect both your cool-weather crops and your heat-loving crops, depending on season!
How to keep overwintered plants producing fresh food all winter long, even in a cold climate!
Please note, this is a mini course, so the content is very brief, but there is enough information to help you get started growing fresh produce all year long.