How to Grow Healthy, Fresh Food at Home

Grow delicious and healthy vegetables in any size garden. The course “Vegetable Gardening: How to Grow Healthy, Fresh Food at Home” contains A-Z gardening instructions for creating a healthy and delicious edible garden in your own backyard, patio, or balcony. The course covers garden design, soil preparation, plant selection, pest and disease control, and harvesting.

Vegetable Gardening: How to Grow Healthy, Fresh Food at Home – Course Content

This is a step by step course that takes you through the process of creating an edible garden for any size garden: apartment or condominium balconies or patios, small or large backyards, or a plot in a community garden.

The course comprises 37 lectures in 8 sections: Introduction, Let’s Get Started, Garden Design and Planning, Soil Preparation, Choosing Plants, Planting, Maintenance, and Harvest.

It provides specific strategies for:

Designing your garden
Plant selection and installation
Soil preparation and fertilizer use
Pest and disease control
Harvest and storage
Container gardening
Raised bed gardens
Fruit trees and berries
Organic gardening practices

In addition, supplemental materials are provided:

Downloadable pdf handouts
Links to ‘how to’ videos
Links to websites supplying additional in-depth information.

Who This Course Is For

This course is for new gardeners who need to know the detailed steps to creating an edible garden. It is also for experienced gardeners who want to expand their knowledge of soil, plant selection, pest, and disease control. Gardeners of all skill levels will benefit from the ‘Master Gardener Tips’ and resources including printable handouts and links to ‘how-to’ videos.

Summary of Course Main Features

Instructor: Teena Spindler – Master Gardener, Gardeniere for Home Depot and Miracle Gro
Lectures: 37
On-demand video: 3 hours
Downloadable resources: 11
This course includes:
- Full lifetime access
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of completion