Gardening classes at Seeds on 36th

Seeds on 36th, at 200 East 36th Street, is a gardening shop in NoDa that carries everything you need to start a garden in a small space–both dirt-based gardening and hydroponic gardening. In addition, they can set you up with aquaponics, a symbiotic system where you raise vegetables and fish together.

Seeds on 36th supports 100 Gardens, a Charlotte based non-profit organization that teaches agriculture and aquaponics in local schools, correctional institutions and also in Haiti.

Seeds on 36th frequently offers classes to help you get started.

Here’s what’s coming up. The classes are held at the store. Follow the links for details and to purchase tickets.

Patio Farming Special Edition: Summer Crop Maintenance

Patio Farming Special Edition: Summer Crop Maintenance
Saturday, June 17th, 2017, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets: $11.54

Learn how to identify common pests and diseases that plague your summer plants! Solutions, treatments and best practices suited to patio farms and small space gardening. Participants will learn how to trellis plants and prune tomatoes through a live demonstration. This is a critical step in plant health and production.

This class gets you the hands-on class and a 10% discount at Seeds on 36th: Urban Farm Store.

Grow Food at Home with Aquaponics

Grow Food at Home with Aquaponics
Saturday, June 24th, 2017, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets: $22.09 (or $32.64 for two)

Learn the basics of how to grow your own fish and vegetables at home with an aquaponics garden.

Aquaponics is a recirculating system that grows freshwater fish and vegetables together in one system. The fish fertilize the plants, and the plants clean the water for the fish! It is a ton of fun and you get to grow high quality food with no weeding or watering.

This two-hour class will teach you the basics of aquaponic gardening as well as show you several different systems so you can see aquaponics in action! Here is what will be covered:

• Basic of how aquaponics works
• Types of systems
• Types of fish you can grow
• Types of vegetables you can grow

You also get a 10% discount of your purchase at Seeds on 36th so you can get started with aquaponics for less.

The instructor is Sam Fleming, VP of 100 Gardens. Sam has taught aquaponics for over 5 years and has over ten years of growing experience. He has designed and constructed aquaponics systems in 4 high schools, a juvenile detention facility and also two in Haiti.

Home Hydroponic Farming

Home Hydroponic Farming
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets: $22.09 (or $32.64 for two)

Learn to grow your favorite vegetables and herbs year-round and get great yields using hydroponic farming techniques!…oh yeah and there is no weeding or watering! This two hour class will get you primed up on the basics of hydroponic farming at home as well as how to choose the best crops to grow from an economic standpoint. In addition you will recieve a 10% discount of your next purchase at Seeds on 36th so you can save some loot on your start-up costs!

What is hydroponics? Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil using mineral based fertilizers. The result is increased yields, less water, less work and healthy produce for your home!

What you will learn:

• How plants work
• Brief history of hydroponics
• Types of home hydroponic systems
• How to use hydroponic fertilizers
• Testing and adjusting pH
• Lighting requirements
• Seed Starting
• Asexual propagation AKA “cloning”
• Pest Management
• Economics of home hydroponic farming

Insructor: Ben Smith. Ben Smith is co-owner and manager of Seeds on 36th and has over 10 years of hydroponic growing experience.