Creating Your First Crop Plan

MISSIONOur mission is to teach people how to grow food and promote the benefits gardens bring to our neighborhoods.VISIONWe envision the day when everyone in our city and region grows and eats fresh, local and healthy food.

Grow Pittsburgh

A detailed crop plan can be a way to supercharge yields in your garden and make the best use of the seasons and the space between them.

Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery - Grow Pittsburgh

Growing  To The Next Level

A detailed crop plan can be a way to supercharge yields in your garden and make the best use of the seasons and the space between them. In this workshop we will walk through the fundamental concepts of creating a crop plan such as:  succession planting (sowing a crop multiple times in a season), Crop rotation basics, Choosing crops that fit your scale, Understanding strategies of the time of when to plant certain crops.We will build the basic tools of a crop plan<ul><li>Building a farm garden map system</li><li>Crop List</li><li>Building a farm timeline</li><li>Creating a farm schedule</li><li>Seeding schedule</li></ul>

Parking: There is limited on street parking. Can park at park'n'ride lot at Hamnett Station.If traveling by Bus: Garden Dreams is one block from Busway. Hamnet Station. 61A. Accessibility: Site entrance accessible by sidewalk, then gravel driveway to greenhouse. Greenhouse has limited paved concrete access. While gardens are uneven grass surfacesRestroom info: 1 regular portajohnDrinking water: Bring a water bottle. Water available from a sinkLocation address: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Garden+Dreams+Urban+Farm+%26+Nursery/@40.4392333,-79.8846176,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x742abed661acb281!8m2!3d40.4384167!4d-79.8836305" title="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Garden+Dreams+Urban+Farm+%26+Nursery/@40.4392333,-79.8846176,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x742abed661acb281!8m2!3d40.4384167!4d-79.8836305" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">806 Holland Ave in Wilkinsburg</a>

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