Do you dream of picking fresh fruit and vegetables from your home garden, but you aren’t sure where to start in actualizing this dream? This three part series will teach you everything you need to know to design, plan and install your own edible home garden. Topics covered in this class include lawn removal methods, choosing a site, designing garden beds, developing a soil health plan, drafting an irrigation plan, choosing plants, sketching a garden design to-scale, and writing a phased DIY installation plan. You will leave class with a framework design of your own edible garden. Take the whole series or choose an individual class that meets your needs.

Design Your Own Edible Garden Part 1: Choosing & Observing the Site
Saturday, October 19, 9:30 AM -12:00 PM
You will learn how to identify the best site for your garden utilizing online tools like Google Earth, how to conduct a sun study of your space, how to assess the health of the soil, how to remove lawn grass and deal with invasive grasses and weeds. Participants will draw a scaled map of their space and create a list of elements to include in the design. The next class in the series will expand upon the design process, drawing more detail into the design and crafting a phased installation plan.

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This event takes place in the City of Rancho Cordova, which is part of the Sacramento region.