Main Venue: Blk 1004 Toa Payoh Industrial Park #06-1485, LORONG 8 TOA PAYOH, (S)319076

Medium of instruction: English/Mandarin

Let us start by saying that when it comes to growing plants, the "need to have a green thumb" is just a myth😊. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned gardener, this course will surely interest you as there are lots of underlying principles in planting that could help you start at the right footing or to improve your current style of gardening.

To maintain a beautiful and healthy garden of edibles is indeed quite a challenge as you have to double your attention and care in looking after these types of plants. They are after all to be eaten by you and your family or friends! So, why not take a leap of faith and join us in one of our classes?

Highlights and Important Discussion Points:

1. Gardening Styles: What do you have and how do you do it?

There are different gardening styles that have been practised by passionate gardeners over decades. Depending on the available resources and the amount of time you have on hand, there is always one for you to start with as long as you are willing to take your "plant-parenting" journey. Discover which among the existing gardening styles is feasible to work on at the comfort of your home and assess which one fits best your lifestyle.

2. Gardening Essentials: What are you doing and how it should be done?

Have you ever wondered why your plants are turning yellow or brown or almost dying despite watering them everyday? Or maybe they are seemingly doing alright but not really growing well like the ones you see in the nursery or even compare to your neighbor's plant? They always say, give tender loving care, but would that really suffice to successfully grow and maintain healthy plants? Well, let truth be told that many of those who became experts in gardening have killed plants which were too many to count before they were able to grasp the particular needs of every plant.

👉Shorten your learning curve by understanding the science of growing edible plants in a given particular condition (like in absence or presence of partial or full sunlight, or when using clayey or well-draining soil,etc).
👉Find out how you can start your own mini edible garden at home or how else you can improve your existing garden by pinpointing exactly the particular needs of specific plants.

3. Growing from Seeds and Cuttings: How to start growing plants and have it in abundance?

It is a general knowledge that plants can be grown either from seeds or from cuttings. Sounds simple, right? Actually, it is indeed simple provided that you know the correct process of sowing your seeds and/or propagating using stems cutting. Yes, THERE IS A CORRECT PROCESS of doing it. You need to get to know the type of plants you may want to grow or propagate, the planting media you need to use to kick start and the right preparation to have a better chance of seeing your plants come into new life.

If you are a beginner, this is a perfect way to learn step by step during hands-on activity. For an experienced gardener, you might actually learn how to share your knowledge systematically with newbies in gardening and pick up a couple of tips from this training. Take note! Your hands-on activity won't end in our class as you will be bringing back home to take care and observe the seeds and cuttings that you practised on. We will share with your joy and frustration (hope not to that extent!😊) on progress and learn from each other's experience.

   

4. Implementing Sustainable Practices:

How to broaden your food basket and maintain what you have started in urban edible gardening?

Success in gardening doesn't stop at being able to grow a new life out of seeds or cuttings. It is just the beginning. In fact, the real challenge is in maintaining and sustaining your garden. Going to the nurseries, you will find different types of plants, potting soil, pesticides, fertilisers and other things you think could be of help to have a lushful greens of edibles. Do you end up asking yourself, among the many choices, which is the best choice?

👉 "What plants are easy to maintain, good to try growing for newbies, something that is sturdy and highly nutrient-densed, etc?"
👉 "What fertliser to use for your plants to become greener, to have flowers or to produce fruits?"
👉 "Which pesticide is best to drive away ants, kill mealy bugs, aphids, etc?"
👉 "Which type of planting media should be used for seedlings, leafy, fruiting or flowering vegetables?"

And other than those you can buy from nurseries, you probably want to know whether you can make your own potting mix, fertilisers and pesticides, right? Well, this course is really what you are looking for!

5. Setting up Effective Grow Systems (Sub-Irrigated Planters):

How can you create additional gardening spaces within your limited area?

In a land-scarce Singapore, with an area of 720 square km mostly utilized for urban development, food sustainability and security continues to be the major concerns for its growing population of close to 6 million. About 80% of our population lives in HDB apartments and another 10% in condominiums. Growing with a limited space you have (e.g. corridors, balconies and patios) is indeed very challenging but who said space is a problem to have your dream edible garden in HDB or condominium settings? 🤔

Ladies and gentlemen, all eyes 👀 and attention here! 🧐👇

Unlike other gardening workshops, this workshop not only teaches what and how to grow edibles but also how to integrate them into your residential design.

Just think of a 38cm (width) x 38cm (length) 127cm (height) area. Do you know that by adopting an efficient easy grow planter system, we can actually have 21 plant varieties that we can enjoy in that given area? Yes, that much we can have! Here is the key🔑:

Learn from us how to do it.😊