Course description
In this course, learn how to give your garden a healthy start and keep it growing strong all season. Start by figuring out which type of garden is right for you. Explore climate considerations, learn how to read a zone hardiness map, and find out how to spot a micro-climate in your yard. Discover how to properly prepare a garden bed so your crops have the best opportunity to thrive. Learn to understand fertilizers and make compost.
Course details
Additional information: This course is offered through ed2go. Find out more about ed2go.
ed2go courses
These 6-week online courses are designed for working professionals and those seeking personal advancement. From the start date, students have access to their courses 24/7. There are no live lectures or specific days and times students must be logged in. Each Wednesday and Friday, the instructor releases a lesson, for a total of 12. There is a 2-week period at the end of the course to complete the final exam.
Ends: Jun. 16, 2025
Ends: Jul. 14, 2025
Ends: Aug. 11, 2025
Ends: Sep. 15, 2025
Ends: Oct. 13, 2025
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2025 registration opens July 21, 2025.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery