FG4ALL Food growing course 2027

Have you ever said? “Anything I grow always dies or gets eaten by pests!”

If YES! then this is the course for you.

Course 2027

As you may know, growing your own food has many benefits, from eating nutrient dense food with no harmful chemicals, to better mental well-being while physically exercising and reducing stress and anxiety.  Even growing things on a kitchen windowsill has been proved to give health benefits.

This will be my third year of running this course from February to June and I’m looking forward to guiding and growing with you through the busy seed sowing months

The five monthly sessions will show all the basics you will need to start growing your own food and to begin reducing your shopping bills.

On the course I will supply the pots, compost, seeds and handouts to start you off on your food growing journey. Each month we will have practical, hands on lessons on all aspects of many different types of vegetables for you to grow.

At the end of each session there will be tea, coffee and biscuits supplied and an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about food gardening.

Below are some of the subjects we will be looking at.

February 8th, 2027.  Planning your space, tracking the sun & shade, reliable vegetable varieties, where to get your seeds and how to look after them, seed germination methods, what equipment and what compost you will need and growing sprouts and microgreens.

March 8th, 2027.  Sowing seeds, planting 1st early potatoes, determinant & indeterminant vegetables. Hybrids & F1’s vs open pollinated & heirloom seeds, multi-sowing, where and how to get free seeds, how to save your own seeds and what to sow in March,

April 12th, 2027.  Winter vegetables, the hungry gap, potting on and pricking out, watering tips, sowing carrots in class and what vegetables need thinning out, spacing guidelines, companion plants, how to correct ‘Leggy’ plants and what to sow in April.

May 10th, 2027.  Last frost date, hardening off, planting out, how to get rid of slugs and snails, succession sowing, feeding your plants and your soil, organic vs chemical, fertilizers explained, the wonders of comfrey, and what to sow in May.

June 14th, 2027.  Direct sowing, vertical and container growing, supports for tomatoes and beans, tips on harvesting, pest damage prevention, what needs netting or cloches, how to compost successfully, how to make a slug pub and what to sow in June.

Venue is Mortlake Hall, Mullins Path, SW14 8EZ

The course is £50 with a maximum of 15 people, so places are limited. For more information or to make an advance bookings please Email me.

If you know beforehand that you won’t be able to make a particular session, please Email me.

Many thanks, Chris.