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Grow the Best Garlic

$35.00
September 12
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Compost Education CentreView on map
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Learn the best tips and tricks for growing stellar organic garlic

In this workshop we’ll focus on all the best practices when it comes to growing and harvesting garlic as well as garlic history, general info and learning about the different garlic groups. From bed prep and ammending your garlic, to seed selection, through to tending growing garlic and how to harvest, cure and store it. There will also be some garlic variety identification – so please bring your garlic bulbs with you if your not quite sure what variety you’ve got to plant!

Instructor Bio:

My name is Derek Powell and I am the owner/operator of Westcoast Garlic. Through WCG I can grow out and preserve close to 200 strains of garlic. I have been a certified organic grower since 2010 and am honoured to provide quality seed garlic to this community.

Destination Greater Victoria is honoured to be based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.