Category Archives: Workshops and Seminars

Community Seed Swap and Seed Starting Workshop, Saturday Jan 30th

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2015 Seed Swap

2015 Seed Swap

This is the event that we all look forward to with great anticipation each year. What a great way to kick off spring (albeit a little early!), sharing seeds and garden stories with like-minded gardeners. Expect a diverse crowd of experienced gardeners and seed savers, and those hoping to gain wisdom. Bring seeds you have saved in years past, and extra seeds from packs that you have leftover from last year. If possible, bring snack-size ziplocks or coin envelopes for seed swapping, and a sharpie to label your seeds. We hope to see our seed swap regulars as well as many new faces this year. A short seed starting workshop will begin at 5:30, swapping commences at 6:15. As is tradition, we will be having a gift card raffle, lots of special deals for swappers who wish to grab some supplies, and some beverages for all those who attend. Feel free to bring a snack to share, or contribute something to the community. Over the years we have had folks bring goodies, handmade soap, honey, and homemade ginger beer to share with other swappers. If possible, please RSVP to our event on Facebook so we have a general idea of how many people to plan for. Thanks and hope to see many of you on the 30th!
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Customer Appreciation Day November 7th

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Save the date, you don’t want to miss this event! We will be here from 10-6 on Saturday, November 7th, with visiting industry experts from HORTILUX, SUNLIGHT SUPPLY, HYDROFARM, CUTTING EDGE SOLUTIONS, SUNLEAVES, FOXFARM, BOTANICARE,  HYDRODYNAMICS INTL and NEXTLIGHT. What a great opportunity to attend their FREE workshops, hang out and ask questions, pick up lots of samples, and hopefully get in on the $3500 in raffle items we will be giving away that day.

WOW! Our vendors ROCK! Here is our raffle list so far:

A NextLight 525 watt LED grow light valued at $1295, a sweet HPS 1000 Grow Light from our friends at Sunlight Supply, retail $300, a Secret Jardin Grow Tent from Sunleaves and Partner Brands, two hydroponic systems from Hydrofarm, the Emily’s Garden and the Mega Garden, 2 sets of Power Veg lamps from Hortilux, a Super Sprouter Kit from Sunlight Supply, Lots of Cutting Edge Solutions and Fox Farm products, Grodan Rockwool, and plenty of Tshirts and surprises. You get a raffle ticket just for coming, and raffles will be going on all day.

LOTS of fertilizers, soil, T-Shirts and surprises still coming in!   

We are excited about our extensive workshop schedule. This is the biggest educational event for indoor gardening and hydroponics in the southeast. People talked about last years’ educational workshops all year…and this year we have more, with several new topics. Check back for workshop updates.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE  as of 10/21/15

11:00 Cutting Edge Nutrients
Optimum Plant Nutrition through Foliar Feeding
11:45  NextLight                                                                                                                                        LED and light spectrum
12:30  Botanicare
Nutrients are NOT Equal! / The importance of calcium and magnesium in plant growth
1:00  Hydrofarm
Home Hydroponics with Emily’s Garden and Mega Garden
1:45 Foxfarm
Soil and Organics, Maximize Success in your Grow Room
2:30  Hortilux
PAR, Light Spectrum, Lumens
3:15  Sunleaves and New Earth
CO2 and Environmental Controls to Increase Yields
4:00  Sunlight Supply
Game Changing DE and LEC Grow Lights

We will have free beer and other beverages, 21 and over. Plenty of non-alcoholic drinks for BBQ cowboyyou, too. This is a family friendly event. Holy Smokes, the BBQ Cowboy, who was featured in Louisville magazine will be here with his smoker cooking up some incredible, smokey, deliciousness. He will be selling (huge) plates for $8.00. We will be giving BBQ credits away with all purchases over $50 so you can eat on us when you make a purchase on the 7th!

 

Free Workshop on Indoor Gardening with Grow Lights

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Gardening Indoors Under Lights:  Saturday, September 12th, 2:00pm ET

MS, HPS, T5…if you want to grow indoors and these abbreviations are confusing, then this is the workshop for you! Vance and Terry will be showing you how to set up a productive grow room and how to start growing indoors. They will cover Metal Halide, High Pressure Sodium, and High Output Fluorescent lighting, as well as other important factors in successful, indoor gardens. Our good-better-best approach helps you make the best choices for your budget for lighting and accessories. We will start from the ground up with setting up grow rooms, hydroponics or soil, bringing plants in from outdoors, and how to set up incrementally. Whether you want a kitchen herb garden or a basement full of veggies, if you have questions, this workshop is for you! All workshop participants get 20% off their purchases after the workshop.

Free Workshops Saturday June 20th

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beneficial insects for your garden

ORGANIC PEST CONTROL WORKSHOP Saturday, 6/20 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Gardens are in and growing, now here come the bugs! Learn how to go to battle with the critters that want to eat your plants before you do. Don’t panic and spray poisons, come in before the problem is out of hand and learn how to handle these problems in a safe, natural way. Vance will be at the helm to show you the myriad of organic pest controls and natural fungicides that are available, explain how they work, and give some practical advice on keeping your natural garden healthy and thriving. Using beneficial insects in your garden will also be addressed. There will be a question and answer period after the lecture. This workshop is free, and attendees will receive 20% off all purchases after the workshop on Saturday!

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Our own Compost Tea to Brew at Home

Free Compost Tea Making Workshop               Saturday 6/20  4:00 – 5:00

Learn how to make a biologically active fertilizer for your garden using a five gallon bucket, air pump, air stone, and the New Earth Compost Tea Kit. This kit includes worm castings, kelp, two kinds of guano, and our own Smart Tea as an activator. This workshop is being held right after our Natural Pest Control workshop. It starts at 4:00pm this Saturday, 6/20. Come at 3:00pm and attend both. It will be an afternoon of sharpening your gardening skills and covering two very popular topics!

Free Hydroponics Workshop, Sat, Jan 24th

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This free workshop focuses on practical aspects of successfully operating a home hydro garden. It is for everyone, but those of you that have recently purchased/built a hydro system, or are contemplating setting one up, will find this workshop extremely helpful! We will cover choosing plants, plant spacing, irrigation cycles, grow media, reservoir maintenance, pH control, water temperature, and environment. Also hands on assistance with using ppm and pH meters and reservoir changing.

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Hydroponics in action in our grow room.

Join us in the grow room Saturday, December 13th at 1:00 pm for a free hydroponics workshop. This will be an introduction to hydroponics. We will discuss and demonstrate different types of hydro systems, including deep water culture, ebb & flow, drip, NFT, and aeroponics. We will compare growing media choices: hydroton, rockwool, coco coir, or no media use. Water quality and temperature, pH, nutrient concentration (ppm), and reservoir maintenance will be covered; as well as what plants will grow well in the systems. This will be a hands on workshop, you will get a chance to measure ppm and pH, add and measure nutrients to a reservoir, etc. All New Earth hydroponic systems, our pH-107 Meter, and pH adjustment solutions will be 20% OFF for workshop participants, and each participant will get a chance to win a $50 gift card.Indoor-Tomatoes

grow tents, grow lights, grodan, seedlings, hydroponics

 

Join Vance as he demystifies gardening indoors with grow lights. Topics covered include lighting choices, how to set up your grow light, match your light to your plants, cost effectiveness, grow tents VS open displays and more. Why go to the expense of building and heating a greenhouse, when you can use any spare space to grow indoors? All participants will receive a 20% off coupon for any lighting system of their choice.