Spring Classes
Celebrate the growing season with Rutabaga Gardening’s hands-on spring classes! In a small-group, backyard setting, we’ll cover essential topics like planting a spring garden, pest management, watering techniques, and growing herbs, potatoes, and summer crops.
Classes are held on Thursdays or Saturdays and are perfect for all experience levels. Enjoy expert instruction, take-home projects, fresh herb harvesting, and a welcoming community of fellow gardeners.
Sign up for one class, or reserve your spot for the whole series!
First and Third Thursdays
Class 1: Grow a Thriving Fall Garden
~ How to Grow Seasonally - Fruits v. Vegetables
~ Intro to Companion Planting
~ Plant a Grow Bag Mini Garden
~ Proper Seed Starting
*Leave with 4 seasonal seedlings, a grow bag (my favorite brand), a small trellis, seeds, a 6-pack of sown pea seeds, and freshly harvested herbs!
Thursday, September 4th: Early Bird Pricing $75 (Prices increase to $85 on August 1, 2025)
Class 2: Pest Management, Plant Nutrition, and Proper Watering
~ Organically Manage Pests
~ Simple Tricks to Add Nutrients to Your Garden
~ Plant Watering Dos and Don'ts
~ Oh Yes - I Love Ollas!
*Leave with flower and onion self-watering grow bag pot that includes a small clay olla, and freshly harvested herbs from my garden!
Thursday, September 18th: Early Bird Pricing $75 (Prices increase to $85 on August 1, 2025)
Class 3: Oh My Gourd! The "Dos and Don'ts" of Growing Crops Within the Gourd Family. Bonus: Incorporating Ginger Rhizomes into Your Growing Space
~ Tips for Growing Cucumbers, Pumpkins, and Watermelons
~ Planting Ginger
~ Sowing Seeds to Grow at Home
*Leave with six sown pumpkin seeds, six sown cucumber seeds, and six sown watermelon seeds as well as freshly harvested herbs from my garden!
Thursday, April 3: $85
Class 4: Growing Spud-tacular Potatoes
~ How to Grow New Taters from Old Tubers
~ Proper Soil Composition to a Better Yield
~ Plant a Potato Pot (Grow Bag)
~ Sample Home-Grown Potato Chips
*Leave with seed potatoes, a planted Potato Pot (with soil, seed potatoes, and grow bag), a recipe, and freshly harvested herbs from my garden!
Thursday, April 17th: $85
Class 5: Herban Gardening!
~ Make Your Own Herbal Tea
~ Simple Summer Herb Recipes
~ Plant a Mini Herbal Garden
*Leave with recipes, a mini herb garden for culinary and medicinal use, and freshly harvested herbs from my garden!
Thursday, May 1st: $85
Class 6: Summer Garden-inspired Projects the Whole Family Will Enjoy
~ Pollinator-loving Make and Take Seed Bombs
~ Garden Inspired Art to Add Botanical Whimsey to your Home or Growing Space
*Leave with Garden and Art Project samples, materials to duplicate projects at home, and freshly harvested herbs from my garden!
Thursday, May 15th: $85
Second Saturdays
Class 1: Grow a Thriving Fall Garden
~ How to Grow Seasonally - Fruits v. Vegetables
~ Intro to Companion Planting
~ Plant a Grow Bag Mini Garden
~ Proper Seed Starting
*Leave with 4 seasonal seedlings, a grow bag (my favorite brand), a small trellis, seeds, a 6-pack of sown pea seeds, and freshly harvested herbs!
Thursday, September 4th: Early Bird Pricing $75 (Prices increase to $85 on August 1, 2025)
Class 2: Pest Management, Plant Nutrition, and Proper Watering
~ Organically Manage Pests
~ Simple Tricks to Add Nutrients to Your Garden
~ Plant Watering Dos and Don'ts
~ Oh Yes - I Love Ollas!
*Leave with flower and onion self-watering grow bag pot that includes a small clay olla, and freshly harvested herbs from my garden!
Thursday, September 18th: Early Bird Pricing $75 (Prices increase to $85 on August 1, 2025)
Class 3: Oh My Gourd! The "Dos and Don'ts" of Growing Crops Within the Gourd Family. Bonus: Incorporating Ginger Rhizomes into Your Growing Space
~ Tips for Growing Cucumbers, Pumpkins, and Watermelons
~ Planting Ginger
~ Sowing Seeds to Grow at Home
*Leave with six sown pumpkin seeds, six sown cucumber seeds, and six sown watermelon seeds as well as freshly harvested herbs from my garden!
Thursday, April 3: $85
Questions?
Don't hesitate to reach out!
