Gardening for Wellbeing

Timed perfectly for the peak summer season, this hands-on course takes you out into the allotment and covers:

Beginner Vegetable Gardening & Allotment Basics: Learn the day-to-day essentials of managing an outdoor plot, including efficient watering techniques, natural weed control, and organic pest management.

Summer Favourite’s such as tomatoes & cucumbers. Master the specific care required for high-yield summer crops, including pinching out side-shoots, staking, feeding, and successfully harvesting tomatoes and cucumbers.

Herbs for the Senses: Explore how to plant, propagate, and harvest a variety of aromatic summer herbs, focusing on their culinary uses and therapeutic qualities.

Summer Flowers & Pollinators: Cultivate beautiful summer blooms that brighten the plot, serve as excellent companion plants, and provide a rich haven for local wildlife.

Creative Container Growing: Discover how to maximize small spaces by successfully growing a variety of compact vegetables, salads, and flowers in pots, window boxes, and hanging baskets.

Harvesting & Seasonal Celebration: Learn the best techniques for harvesting your crops at their peak, preserving your summer bounty, and celebrating the group's collective hard work.

This course is planned to take place at our allotment in Cheam Village, weather permitting, we will also have some sessions taking place on site at the College.

Please bring a pen, pencil and paper to your class. Ensure you are wearing comfortable and appropriate clothing and footwear for a practical gardening.

You are welcome to bring your own gardening gloves.

Any course enrichment opportunities associated with this class will be listed in your Google Classroom.

If you would like to be contacted if a space becomes available on this course or a similar course is added, please click the ‘Register Interest’ button. In the meantime, please continue to check the website for the latest course availability.

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