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Ellaberry Gardens' Seasonal Class Materials
I provide folks who attend my classes a pretty extensive "handout" at each session. Not everyone can or wants to attend our classes but lots of folks have expressed interest in reading the class materials that I write, print and handout for each session. So, here they are for you! You can order one class at a time ($3.00 each), one season at a time ($10 per season), or the entire year for only $35 (over 200 pages of information!) You'll receive downloadable Word documents that you can immediately read! No Kindle, Nook, iPad, or iphone necessary! Or print and put into a binder and you'll have your own Ellaberry Class Materials to read over and over again throughout your gardening year!
Much of the information is valuable for all gardeners but do keep in mind that the materials are written specifically for NE Oklahoma, or zone 7a, gardeners!
Winter Class Materials, $3.00 each
Makin' a Plan:
Spending a couple of weeks thoughtfully planning out what you're going to grow and where you want to plant it makes all the difference in a successful growing season. Who wants to have only one pound of tomatoes but 5 bushels of zucchini when what you really wanted was to can tomatoes??? Learn how to map out your beds and how to plan crop rotations and succession plantings.
How Eggsciting!:
Learn to raise chickens in an urban (or any) environment for eggs and extremely valuable compost material (poop!) Topics will include breed selection, housing, feeding and local laws and ordinances.
Cooking from Your Pantry:
You worked hard to get some of your produce put up. Learn to use every last bit of garden goodness in your late winter and early spring meals. You'll get lots of great tips and some yummy recipes.
Spring Class Materials, $3.00 each
There's a 20 lb. Pumpkin in That Seed!?:
We will explore the hidden meanings in seed packet jargon and learn to start our own plants inside from seed to save money and just for plain ole fun (and a nice lesson in patience.) You'll also learn all about transplanting your seed babies from inside to your garden. What is hardening off and is it necessary? Find out what plants are really better suited to direct seeding outside.
Ella, Ella, Ellaberry, Where Can My Garden Grow?:
Location, location, location. Learn how to site your plants (did you know that you can grow spinach and lettuce in the shade?) and, more importantly, learn how you can grow in a surprising variety of places...raised beds, 5 gallon pots, old boots...you can try anything!
You Can Eat That?!:
Oklahoma landscaping isn't limited to azaleas and Bradford pears. Us Okies are more resourceful, yes? Learn how to include edible flowers, herbs, vegetables and fruits in your existing landscape while beautifying your home and filling your belly. You might also be surprised to learn which plants you're already growing that could be enhancing your dinner table!
The Pharmacy Out Back:
What if you could walk out your back door and pick your "medicines" from plants you have grown to aid your and your family's health, healing and general well-being? You can!!! Learn to grow common herbs and flowers and how to prepare tinctures, teas and salves.
Summer Class Materials, $3.00 each
Feed What Feeds You:
Your plants have to eat well before you can eat well. These materials cover why fertilizing your plants naturally is so important and how to go about it. Basic composting, the fertilizing requirements of different plant families, and what natural products are available to us locally in NE Oklahoma are all covered.
Thirsty Plants Don't Make Juicy Tomatoes:
Irrigation in Oklahoma's sweltering summer heat is especially important. Learn ways to keep your plants' thirst quenched besides standing in your yard with the hose. Mulching with recycled materials, rainwater collecting, drip irrigation, and other alternative watering methods will be explored.
Broccoli, Cabbage and Spinach, Oh My!:
Learn how to summer sow for fall harvests. Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuces, spinach and carrots will be covered.
What Does One Do with a Bushel of Tomatoes?!:
The very basics of preserving your harvests including freezing, canning and dehydrating are covered. You will receive basic knowledge of how to preserve some foods with resources to further your learning.
Fall Class Materials, $3.00 each (except for "Sow That's How You Do It?!, only $1.50 because it's so small)
Hungry Spring!? No More!:
Learn to plant fall crops for early spring eating to fill in that gap between when you've eaten up all our stored produce and your garden isn't producing much quite yet. You'll be munching on fresh greens when your neighbors are just beginning to think about putting seeds in the ground!
Sow That's How You Do It!?:
Learn how to save seeds from your plants to start your garden over and over...the ultimate in sustainability. This particular handout is very, very small and is only $1.50. It is basically a resource guide to connect you to other sites and give you book ideas to learn how to do this. The class itself is very hands on and the handout is very small.
Baby Spinach, It's Cold Outside!:
We truly have a 3 season growing cycle in NE Oklahoma and some say we can extend that even further by growing in a cold frame. Learn how it works and get plans to build your own cold frame very inexpensively. You'll also learn how to put our gardens to bed for the winter.
That's the Nicest Thing That Anyone's Ever Done for Me!:
This set of class materials is a wonderful resource for turning your heart and mind towards the holiday season and exploring ways to create heart-warming, meaningful, and useful gifts from your garden.
One Full Season Class Materials (Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall) + Season Introduction and Task List, $10 per season
Want to order an entire season of class materials? This is a great way to get a enormous amount of gardening/urban homesteading information at a great price. And if you order an entire season, you will also receive an introduction to each season and a task list for the season you order!
All 4 Seasons of Class Materials, $35
Buy all 4 seasons of class materials. Includes all 4 season introductions, all 4 seasonal task lists, and an urban homesteading overview. Over 200 pages of information!
Buy a Gift Certificate for that special gardener in your life!
Redeemable for any item from the Ellaberry Store.
You choose the denomination (minimum $5)!
Your recipient will receive email notification of their gift and be able to shop immediately!