Date : 9
December 2023
Time : 2
pm to 4 pm
Instructors : Andrew
Tay (Master Gardener) & Gloria Seow (Experience Sharing)
Venue : Sprout Hub @
102 Henderson Road
Closing Date : 1 December 2023
Keen to start your own wildlife-friendly food garden from scratch? Have fun
tending to your plant babies and watch them become delectable herbs, vegetables
and fruits. If done right, your food garden will also attract beneficial
wildlife such as ladybugs, butterflies and birds, adding vibrancy to your
garden ecosystem. This holistic workshop, led by master gardener Andrew Tay,
will cover:
· Tour of Sprout Hub’s Urban Farms to look at
food plants and how to grow them
· Start Your Food Garden from Scratch: Types of
Soils, Pots, Organic Fertilisers and Herbal Pesticides
· Sunlight and Watering Needs
· Methods to Multiply Your Plants via Cuttings,
Seeds, Clump Division and Offset
· How to Make Compost in a Pot
· Participants to Pot Up 2 Food Plants to Take
Home. All Materials Provided
· Free Vegetable Seeds (1 Packet) + Free Plant
Cuttings
· Experience Sharing on ‘Starting My Food Garden
from Scratch & the Cool Wildlife it Attracts’
Cost: $48 per
person (Adult/Child Age 7 & Above)
PayNow/PayLah NSS’s UEN: S61SS0142H, Indicate ‘Food Gardening’ in your fund
transfer
The bulk of the funds collected will be donated to NSS
Registration
Open to the public. Please register below.
Maximum: 20 participants. Confirmation
details will be emailed after the closing date.
For enquiries, please contact Education
Committee Vice Chairperson Gloria Seow at gloria_seow@yahoo.com.