Learn how to start vegetables from seed in this hands-on workshop at The Morton Arboretum. Go home with a tray of seeds—all supplies included! Discover techniques and benefits of growing vegetables from seeds. Explore lighting, soil types, containers, sowing schedules, and plant selection with a gardening expert. Avoid common pitfalls and improve seed starting success. Get a tray of seeds started in class that you can take home with you.
This program meets in person at the Arboretum.
Instructor: Natasha Nicholes, executive director, WeSowWeGrow
Age: 16 and older
Course number: H158
Natasha Nicholes, executive director, WeSowWeGrow
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 wesowwegrow.org and her blog, housefulofnicholes.com.
What to Know
This program meets indoors. All supplies will be provided.
Program Schedule
Saturday, January 27, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to noon
Founder’s Room, Thornhill Education Center
