Bed Preparation and Planting

Introduction

• Learn how to apply the theories we’ve learned from previous workshops
• Learn the role of your garden planner sheets and charts
• Learn how to alter the garden-planning process so that it best suits you
• Learn how to make decisions based on your particular situation
• Learn how to approach bed prep in both clay and sandy soils
• Understand the process for putting the seven steps of the Growing Nutrient-Dense Food workshop into practice

Recommended tools

• Understand how to choose your tools based on performance and durability
• Estimate your one-off costs for getting your garden started (this includes estimated costs for both casual and full-time gardeners)
• Find out which New Zealand suppliers we endorse as the best, and why

Laying out the foundations

• Understand the factors that influence the width of your garden beds and paths
• Learn how to lay out your garden bed’s design with sticks and string
• Learn how to create clear edges between your beds and paths with a garden fork
• Learn how to clear the grass from the paths around your beds using a spade and rake

Bed prep using Double Digging

• Learn a bio-intensive bed preparation technique we use in all of our gardens to achieve deeply aerated soils (for resolving compaction)
• Learn to manage your soil so that double-digging is either a once-off or rarely needed
• Learn the step-by-step process of double digging
• Learn the ergonomic movements we use for double digging garden beds without damaging our bodies

Bed prep using a Garden Fork and Rake

• Learn how to prepare your garden beds for planting with nothing besides a fork and rake

Bed prep using the U-bar

• Learn a U-bar can deliver you deeper aeration, time-efficiency, and higher food production
• See how to prepare a garden bed using a U-bar and a wooden board

Working with the Kōanga Garden Crew

• You’ll watch the Koanga crew preparing beds in Koanga’s organic tree nursery
• Learn how to prepare your garden beds using the Roebuck fork with an ergonomic technique
• Learn extra ideas for preparing your bed to achieve optimal results

Preparing for planting

• Learn Kay’s method for giving garlic, potatoes and onions a great head start

Planting peas

• Learn how to build a simple structure that unlocks your ability to grow peas in areas with large bird populations
• Learn how to select seeds to improve their genetics

Planting Garlic, Onions, and Potatoes

• Learn how to plant your garlic, onions, and potatoes using your Koanga Garden Master Chart (included)

Planting Carrots, Radish, and Greens

• Learn the “scatter sowing” technique for even germination of your carrots and greens.
• Learn the “diagonal spacing” technique for transplanting most other seedlings.

Green manure crops

• Learn how to encourage microbial activity in your soil for improving the nutrient density of your crops

You’re also invited to join our community

All online students are welcome to join our exclusive regenerative gardening facebook group. It’s a place to share questions, enthusiasm, (mistakes!), and successes with like-minded students. We’ll be standing by!

And if you don’t like it

We’ll give you a 100% refund. No questions asked.

Enrol above for $79.99

To your family’s health,

Kay

CLIMATE: The workshops are based around giving people an understanding of the principals of science and the laws of nature which can be applied in varying ways to any climate. In our videos we are specifically showing people how to apply these patterns in a temperate and mediteranian climate.