Description

Everything you need to know to get started or improve your tomato growing skills. A highly practical, hands on workshop covering:

How to choose which tomato varieties to grow
Whether to grow from seed or seedling, in pots, raised beds or directly into soil
When and how to plant and tips for success
Training growth with stakes, cages or string vs free range
Pros and cons of pruning and how to do it
Preventing common problems
Feeding, crop rotation and more.

Participants will pot up and take home an heirloom tomato plant.

Trainer Bio:

Carol Henderson is a horticulturist, permaculture designer and teacher, who is passionate about urban food production. She regularly runs workshops for CERES, Cultivating Community, schools and local councils. Her style is friendly and highly interactive, incorporating group discussion and hands-on activities as much as possible. Working with children, youth and adults from all walks of life, Carol tailors each session to suit the needs and interests of each group.

What you will learn

Choosing varieties
Garden set-up
Common problems

What you will get

Handouts
Participants will pot up and take home an heirloom tomato plant.

What to bring

Notepad and pen

What to wear

Casual clothes that can get dirty and gardening gloves if you prefer to use your own

Appropriate for

Those wanting to grow the best tomatoes!