Vegetable Gardening for Beginners (online)


Enrichment Adult / Home -
AE 2526 Winter Spring

Learn the basics of vegetable gardening to successfully grow fresh produce. Practical, simple advice on where to begin: what defines a good location, the right size garden bed, soil preparation, deciding what to plant, buying seeds or transplants, how and when to plant, best time to harvest and much more. 

Using University of Minnesota research-based information and the instructor’s many years of successes and failures, this class will get you excited to grow and harvest your own vegetables!

Instructors

Paul Richtman

Paul Richtman has a passion for gardening, has been growing fruits and vegetables since his youth and has been teaching Community Ed classes since 2004. He is a certified University of Minnesota Tree Care Advisor and Extension Master Gardener, specializing in growing fruits, vegetables, trees and shrubs. He enjoys teaching others what he has learned through the UMN research and best practices.


Washington County Master Gardener | UofM Extension Program

Paul Richtman has a passion for gardening, has been growing fruits and vegetables since his youth and has been teaching Community Ed classes since 2004. He is a certified University of Minnesota Tree Care Advisor and Extension Master Gardener, specializing in growing fruits, vegetables, trees and shrubs. He enjoys teaching others what he has learned through the UMN research and best practices.

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Map/Locations
Location Map
0309-580 online

  Washington County Master Gardener | UofM Extension Program , Paul Richtman


Online
Monday, Mar 9
6:30 - 8:00 PM

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$ 30.00
per household