Growing seedlings from seed is an essential skill for low-cost gardening. This hands-on workshop will give you the skills, knowledge and equipment to propagate your own seedlings at home.

September is Bee Aware Month. To celebrate our precious pollinators, you will learn how to propagate crops for humans and our busy buzzy friends.

Workshop content

• building your own seed tray from recycled wood pallets

• where to source seeds and seed-raising mix

• guidelines for sowing different kinds of seed

• microgreens

• caring for your seeds

• pricking out (transferring seeds into bigger pots)

• knowing when your seedlings are ready to plant and how to prepare them for the big wide world

What to bring

• dress for the weather (warm clothes, raincoat, gumboots, sunhat etc)

• notepaper and pen if that is helpful for you

• your own hand saw, measuring tape, square, battery-powered drill (3mm drill bit) and impact driver (square screw bit) if you have them (we will supply additional tools)

Cost

Regular tickets cost $75. If cost is a barrier, we also have some $50 and $25 reduced tickets available. Please consider the ‘pay it forward’ ticket option if you can to help us continue offering reduced tickets.

For all enquiries, email Phoebe our community manager: community@kaicycle.org.nz