Learn how to start vegetables from seed in this hands-on workshop at The Morton Arboretum. Discover techniques and benefits of growing vegetables from seeds. Explore the impacts of lighting, soil types, containers, sowing schedules, and plant selection with a gardening expert. Learn to avoid common mistakes and make your seed starting a success. Get a tray of seeds started in class that you can take home with you.
This program meets in person at the Arboretum.
All supplies are included.
Instructor: Natasha Nicholes, executive director, WeSowWeGrow
Age: 16 and older
Course number: H158
Instructor
Natasha Nicholes, executive director, We Sow We Grow
Natasha Nicholes is the executive director of We Sow We Grow, a gardening movement born from the desire to turn empty plots of land on the city’s South Side into an urban community farm, with a larger online community aimed at creating gardeners from all walks of life. Nicholes is also a mom, a blogger, and a part-time homesteader from Chicago. Learn more at We Sow We Grow and at her blog.
What to Know
This program meets indoors.
All supplies will be provided.
Program Schedule
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Thornhill Education Center (Parking Lot 21), West Side
