Herbs growing at the Oxford Garden Project
The Oxford Garden Project is a not-for-profit social enterprise delivering talks, demonstrations and courses on gardening, growing fruit and vegetables, local food, cooking, preserving, composting and allied sustainability issues.
This summer they are running gardening courses in a half acre kitchen garden (in Longworth) with long established no-dig deep beds as well as new areas being developed. They are run in half day modules covering a wide range of subjects, and each module contains both theory and practical sessions. Each module costs £25.00, with a discount of £10.00 if you book three or more modules at the same time during June and July.
Subjects covered include: Introduction to low input and organic gardening; growing techniques including no-dig, deep beds and containers; growing in small spaces and containers; growing under cover; omposting and wormeries; sowing and pricking out; propagation techniques; understanding your soil; gardening tools, how to use and look after them; planning your plot and crop rotation and practical sessions. Full details can be found on the website.
The OGP is also running some open days in association with Garden Organic. The gardens will be open from 10-5 on Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th June, allowing an opportunity to look around the garden and workshop, ask questions, buy plants, browse the gift shop and view our courses. Entry is free, donations to Garden Organic are welcomed. Refreshments will be available.
For more information on either the courses or the open days, visit the OGP website.