Bed Preparation and Planting

$79.99

This workshop turns the theory you’ve learned into action.

Once you understand the principles of regenerative gardening (via the growing nutrient-dense food and growing great seedlings workshops) and how to plan your garden (with the garden planning workshop), it’s time to get hands-on!

You’ll start by being introduced to all the essential hand tools and gardening equipment you’ll need, along with instructions for building some of them yourself. Next, you’ll get simple step-by-step instructions that anyone (no matter their age or physique!) can do to turn their patch of dirt or weeds into productive garden beds ready for seedlings. From here, you’ll learn a variety of techniques for planting your seedlings and other food crops.

Format:

Self-paced online workshop with video lessons and complementary reading

Books, booklets and many other assets, all in digital formats

Permanent access via the Kōanga Online website

Kōanga Student Facebook page for support and questions

Taught by Kay Baxter (Kōanga Founder)

Time required:

Students typically require about 10 hours in order to complete this workshop at a reasonable pace

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Course Category Gardener Masterclass

Who is this course for?

It’s for people who’ve never before been a gardener, who are ready to learn the first steps. It’s also eye-opening for home gardeners, whether they’re:

A beginner
Struggling with their soil’s health or gardening practices
An older gardener who’s come to believe the physical side of gardening is too much
The workshop’s value extends to small-scale commercial growers, too.
Parents who are homeschooling their children and want a resource for teaching them to reconnect with their environment
Parents looking for wholesome family activities for the school holidays!
Schools and educational projects looking for more resources to support their curriculum

Here’s the lesson plan

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.