What’s Happening in the Garden
- All levels
- 18 and older
- Free
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- 2974 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL
- 1 hour
May 23rd
6–8pm CDT
Meets 4 Times
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What you'll learn in this garden class:
Join us for our free class, What’s Happening in the Garden?, taught in at our education demonstration garden at Global Garden. For the month of July, we’ll talk about:
- tomato trellising (demonstration of a Florida weave)
- cucumber pests
- zucchini pests
- mid-season fertilizing
- harvest tips (tomatoes start this month!)
- powdery mildew prevention
- starting fall crops from seed (yes, July is the month to start broccoli for a fall harvest!)
Refund Policy
No refunds for cancellations made less than 4 business days before the class start date.
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Peterson Garden Project
Peterson Garden Project is a not-for-profit organization, and we're looking to inspire everyone we meet to grown their own food and community. If you love the taste of a homegrown tomato, are curious about growing food yourself, and would like to make urban gardening the norm, not the exception —...
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Chicago, Downtown/Loop
2974 West Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625 Chicago, Downtown/Loop
2974 West Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
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