Deborah Niemann – Your First Garden
No green thumb required!
This is the class for YOU if you are absolutely sure that you can’t grow anything!
I totally understand! I used to think I had a brown thumb too, but today we grow a large portion of our fruits and vegetables, and you can too! Anyone can learn to garden!
You’ll get answers to these questions and more …
- What are the pros and cons of buying transplants versus ing seeds?
- How do you seeds?
- What are your options for ing seeds?
- Should you use peat moss or coir?
- What’s the difference between plastic pots, peat pots, and a soil blocker?
- Do you need a heat mat?
- How do you avoid buying GMO seeds?
- How much space do you need?
- Do you need a tiller?
- How can you kill grass organically?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of raised beds?
- How do you control weeds and pests without chemicals?
- How do you save seeds?
- How can you have a garden in a place like Illinois through the winter?
Course Curriculum
- Introduction (0:31)
- ing Seeds (12:34)
- Where to plant? (8:23)
- What should you grow? (4:57)
- Annuals vs Perennials (1:47)
- Natures Fertilizer: Compost (4:39)
- Organic Pest Solutions (7:29)
- Organic Weed Solutions (4:58)
- Seed Saving (3:45)
- Winter Gardening (5:51)
- Introduction to Gardening (printable PDF)
- Starting Seeds in Fiber Pots (6:18)
- Starting Seeds with Peat or Coir Pellets (4:20)
- Germination Testing for Old Seeds (5:39)
Your Instructor
In 2002, Deborah and her family moved to 32 acres on a creek in the middle of nowhere to grow their own food organically. With the help of goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry, they produce 100% of their meat, eggs, and dairy products, as well as a large percentage of their vegetables, fruit, and herbs. Deborah is the author of six books, including Homegrown and Handmade, Ecothrifty, and Raising Goats Naturally, as well as her latest book, Goats Giving Birth. She also teaches sustainable agriculture courses online for the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. She has been teaching Raising Dairy Goats Sustainably since 2013 and Pastured Poultry since 2015.
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