Be Healthy, Grow Your Own: Vegetable Gardening in Florida in Cocoa
Be Healthy, Grow Your Own: Vegetable Gardening in Florida
Growing vegetables in Florida can be tricky, but with a little know-how and experience,
you could be well on your way to healthier eating by growing your own backyard
vegetables. In this 12-week workshop, you will be assigned a 20ft. x 20ft. plot of land
where you will learn how to grow your own vegetables. All of the vegetables you
grow will be yours to keep! Each class will start off in the classroom where you will
learn the basics of soils, plant growth, plant selection, organic vegetable gardening,
pest management, fertilization, and much, much more. The classroom session is
followed with hands-on activities in the garden where you will practice the methods and
techniques learned in the classroom.
When: Classes will be held on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m.
Where: The Brevard County UF/IFAS Extension - Cocoa Office.
Includes learning materials, seeds, plants, and more.
Date Topic
9/8 Plant selection, garden design
9/15 Soil science, composting
9/22 Sowing seeds, planting
9/29 How plants grow, trellis construction
10/6 Fertilizers
10/13 No Lecture
10/20 Irrigation systems
10/27 Integrated Pest Management
11/3 Pesticide safety, biological controls
11/10 Pest identifi cation and management
11/17 Harvesting, cooking with fresh vegetables
12/1 Preserving fresh vegetables
12/8 Final class day
Cost: BHGYO plot 165.00
BHGRO - educational material only and/or shared plot 59.02
Categories: Other & Miscellaneous
Added: May 24, 2012 at 3:24 PM // Last Modified: Jun 10, 2012 at 10:14 AM
