Vegetable enthusiast Ryan Nassichuk will present the crops, techniques, timing, and strategies he uses to enjoy fresh vegetables throughout the autumn and winter seasons.
Why are we doing a presentation about winter gardening in March? Ryan says that he finds it helpful to have a plan in place for year round harvests before the sowing of any crops begins in the spring. This is in order to figure out what to start when (it’s often earlier than you think for winter crops) and to plan to have vacant garden space available at the right times.
You will learn:
- Some of the food crops that survive and thrive under our winter conditions
- Optimal sowing and transplanting dates
- Materials and techniques used in the construction of simple low tunnels
- Garden planning strategies to allow for year-round harvests and avoid scarcity and excess
- Some of the relationships between latitude, continentality, solar intensity, and crop production possibilities
About Ryan:
Horticulturist Ryan Nassichuk has spent much of his life in gardens and on farms. He is dedicated to learning and disseminating tools and techniques that encourage joyous and productive vegetable gardens, orchards, and mushroom patches. In addition to winter vegetables, Ryan is keenly interested in soil mineral balance, fruit production, cover crops, and the outdoor cultivation of edible mushrooms. Ryan works with soils, gardens, and orchards in a variety of capacities, on Quadra Island, elsewhere in BC, and in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. In spring and summer, he leads a weekly vegetable gardening course with his long-time collaborator and fellow horticulturist Jessica Hammersmark. His website is www.nassichuk.com.