Designed for those starting or caring for a vegetable garden, this five week Berkshire Botanical Garden course will include discussion of soil and nutrient management, seed selection, crop rotation schemes, bed preparation, seeding and planting, pest management, and specific plant cultivation, all in the context of the different vegetable groups. Each week, students will investigate a different vegetable family to insure all questions are answered about cultivation of these important food groups, including: Fabaceae (peas/beans/other legumes), greens (lettuce/mustards/arugula/mache and more), herbs (perennial and annual), perennial vegetables (asparagus/rhubarb/horseradish), Chenopodiaceae (beet/chard family), Brassicaceae (cabbage/cauliflower/kale/brussels sprout family), Cucurbitaceae (squash/pumpkin/cucumber/melon family), Poeaceae (corn family), Allioideae (onion/garlic/leek/shallot family), Solanaceae (tomato/eggplant/pepper/potato/sweet potato family) and Apiaceae (carrots/parsnips). Classes begin January 10 and run through February 7, from 5:30 – 8:30 in the Education Center at Berkshire Botanical Garden. Instructor: Peter Salinetti. BBG Members: $175, Non-Members: $185. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/organic-vegetable-gardening
