Vegetable Gardening Course

What you'll learn

Learn to make your garden grow with our gardening short courses in Sydney!

Learn to grow your own vegetables, aimed specifically at containers and small-space gardeners.

There are countless reasons to want to grow your own food at home. There are some great ways of increasing productivity for any given space. This workshop will teach you the basics so you can understand how to create your very own edible garden at home. From selecting the right plant for the right place to creating an ecological edible garden that includes natives and flowers, this vegetable gardening course will provide you will essential gardening skills that will last a lifetime.

Course content

What will be covered in this vegetable gardening course?

The Leaf, Root & Fruit philosophy of Edible Gardening, understanding how plants function
Hints and tips on getting the most out of your containers
Planning Your Veggie Patch: Grow What Where?
Site analysis: Access your microclimate and space
Go for Height: Vertical spaces and vertical gardens
Plant requirements and how they affect container gardens
Raised garden beds
Soil (creating super soil) and different types of soil
Container gardening: common pitfalls for new gardeners
Seeds vs seedlings and veggie patch layout
Variety Selection: Heirloom vs Hybrid vs GMO
Types of plants suited to container gardens
Herbs, Edible Flower, Bush Tucker (Native Edibles) and Dwarf Fruit Trees
Seasonality, a basic discussion around what to plant and when
Organic fertilizing regimes and Green Manures
Dealing with Weeds and Disease
Water (watering, transpiration and evaporation, mulching
Planting and harvesting for year-round abundance
Beneficial Insects: Their importance to gardens (bees, pest/predator interactions)
It's not waste, it’s a commodity (composting, worm farming, harvesting unusual parts of plants, seed saving)

Course venue

Rozelle Campus

2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd on the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)

Course testimonials

Mary said: I thoroughly enjoyed the day and left feeling inspired and a lot more confident.
Bonnie said: Tutor skills and interaction
Aden said: The overall experience was of a high level! The venue is good but the TV screen could not be brightened or enlarged which makes it difficult to see small writing on a screen in a relatively large room. The presenter was excellent and very knowledgeable but the program could have been made a little tighter with a program that stepped through a well structured and flowing program but balancing the need for just enough formal information with participant engagement. Otherwise top marks for Gisele and the idea of the course itself!
Carol said: Although I have been gardening for years I got so many hints and tips that will improve my garden and enable me to expand my home veggie plots. Giselle is a knowledgeable presenter with a passion for plants that is catching. She was able to answer all my questions.
Lauren said: I really enjoyed the course and learnt so much but I wish it was a longer course over a few weeks. It information overload for a complete novice like myself and sometimes a bit hard to keep up.

Course tutors

This course has no current classes. Please join our waitlist and we will notify you when we have places available. Join waitlist for Vegetable Gardening Course