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Urban Seedling Indoor Seed Starting Workshop

741 Rue des Seigneurs Québec

45.4894237 -73.5726113

Description

Starting your own plants from seed is fun, fascinating and a great way to save money on plants for your garden. As well as getting a jump on the short Montreal growing season, starting seeds gives you access to growing a wide variety of unusual, new or heirloom plants that are not readily available at most garden centres or big box stores.In this two-hour workshop, in addition to learning tips, techniques and tools helpful in seed starting, you will learn how to: choose appropriate seeds for your garden understand the difference between heirloom, hybrid and GMO seeds start vegetables, herbs, edible flowers and fruit prepare soil mix, understand plant needs and soil fertility water, provide proper temperature and lighting transplant and troubleshoot At the end of the workshop, participants will receive their own tray of seeds they will have started during the workshop, a handout on seed-starting tips, as well as a package of seeds to start at a later date. There will be seeds, soil, lighting and other seed starting supplies available for purchase.Urban Seedling is a Montreal-based company that helps people grow their own fresh food in the city. For the past 5 years, we've helped people across the city grow fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruit in backyards, front yards, balconies, and rooftops.Led by co-founder and conferenicer Tereska Gesing.This is an English workshop. The French workshop is Sunday, March 15th at 2:30pmThe workshop is at the Coalition de la Petite-Bourgogne, a 2-minute walk from Georges-Vanier metro in Little Burgundy

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Start: 2015-03-14T13:00:00-04:00

End: 2015-03-14T16:00:00-04:00

Tickets

English Seed Starting Workshop 21.59 CAD 40