Grow Your Own!

Grow Your Own! Garden Class Series

Grow Your Own Garden February 24, 2024, 10:30 am - 12 pm Central Library 14949 E Alameda Pkwy

Whether you hope to grow your own vegetables, herbs, or cut flower garden, Amanda Slover of Aurora Seed Farm can guide you through the planning and design of a healthy, prolific garden. Class attendants will leave with a garden design and knowledge of companion planting. 

Register through the public library, here. (The re-direct message will take you to the library's registration for this free class.)

Grow Your Own in Containers March 2, 2024, 10:30 am - 12 pm Hoffman Heights Library 1298 Peoria Street

Limited on space but want to grow your own vegetables and herbs? Does your heavy soil make it hard to grow an in-ground garden? You will learn the best practices for growing a patio garden or in a raised bed! 

Register through the public library, here. (The re-direct message will take you to the library's registration for this free class.)

Grow Your Own Mushrooms! March 10, 2024, 10:30 am - 12 pm at Urban Symbiosis 10255 E 25th Ave 

You will learn which types of culinary mushrooms grow well indoors, substrates, pasteurization, and contamination. Learn the growth cycle: culture/ spores-> spawn ->fruiting blocks. We will discuss incubation and fruiting environments, harvesting, and storing mushrooms so that you can grow your own.

Registration is free and limited to 12 participants. Sign up here for the class.

Grow Your Own Seeds March 23, 2024, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Hoffman Heights Library

Learn the basics of seed saving: when and what to look for to save your seed, how to clean and store seed, and basic plant reproduction for at-home plant breeding. 

Register through the public library, here. (The re-direct message will take you to the library's registration for this free class.)

Grow Your Own Mushrooms! April 13, 2024, 10:30 am - 12 pm at Hoffman Heights Library

You will learn which types of culinary mushrooms grow well indoors, substrates, pasteurization, and contamination. Learn the growth cycle: culture/ spores-> spawn ->fruiting blocks. We will discuss incubation and fruiting environments, harvesting, and storing mushrooms so that you can grow your own.

Register through the public library, here. (The re-direct message will take you to the library's registration for this free class.)