Green Thumb Gardening 2026 Vegetable Gardening Series

The 10-session live, online Green Thumb Gardening class series offers in-depth and engaging gardening information on a variety of topics. From starting seeds to composting to managing insect pests, this gardening class series will help home and community garden vegetable gardens to thrive. Speakers will include Extension Horticulture Educators and UW–Madison Dept. of Extension campus outreach specialists.

All gardeners from the novice to the experienced are welcome. You can take the whole series for a discounted price or select individual classes. You will receive electronic access to the lecture slides and any other handouts and access to the video recordings for 6 months.

Recordings will be available for past classes. Links to recordings and handouts will arrive by email immediately after you register in your confirmation email and be available to you through 10/15/2026.

Dates/Times

Thursdays 5:30-7:30 pm CST, except February 12. Full descriptions for individual classes are available on the Register page or on our website.

If you missed being able to purchase the live class (registration closes at Noon on the day of the class), recordings of classes will be available for purchase after the classes are held, up until 2 weeks after the last class.

• Full Vegetable Series (Recordings for Past Classes)

• January 15 | Planning the Organic Vegetable Garden (Recording)

• January 22 | Seed Starting (Recording)

• January 29 | Soils, Soil Testing, & Fertilizers (Recording)

• February 5 | Vegetable Crops & Specialized Gardening Techniques (Recording)

• February 19 | Composting (Recording)

• February 26 | Vegetable Insect Management (Recording)

• March 5 | Vegetable Garden Weed Management (Recording)

• March 12 | Cover Crops for the Vegetable Garden (Recording)

• March 19 | Vegetable Crop Disease Management (this session will NOT be recorded)

• March 26 | Vegetable Garden Succession Planting, Companion Planting, & Season Extension (Recording)

Cost

Register for the complete class series at a discounted price ($100.00) or individual classes ($12.00) according to your interests. Limited scholarships are available in cases of financial need. Contact cowen.sarah@danecounty.gov for more information.

Location

Online through Zoom. You will receive the access link the day of the class by 2:00pm CST.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.

These classes will be conducted in English. You may request an interpreter, materials in an alternative language or format, or other services to make this event more accessible. Contact Lisa Johnson at johnson.lisa@danecounty.gov or 608-224-3715 two weeks prior to the class. There is no added cost to you for these services.