Do you ever wish your garden would yield the same beautiful produce that Ambler Farm‘s farmer, Jonathan Kirschner grows? It can! Now is the time to start planning your home garden. Kirschner, Ambler Farm’s director of agriculture, is offering its Home Garden and Crop Planning Workshop to guide others to the most bountiful home garden. He will walk through the steps that he takes at Ambler Farm and how to adapt these processes to your own garden. Topics include:  crop selection, starting seedling, timing, spacing, basic soil nutrition and home composting, and basic garden design. There will also be a walk to the Ambler Farm greenhouse and production garden to observe first-hand how Kirschner has been preparing for spring.

The Home Garden and Crop Planning Workshop is now open for registration to members only; registration will open to non-members on Monday, March 6, space permitting.

The Home Garden and Crop Planning Workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 9:30-11:30 a.m.. The cost to attend is $25 per member; and $30 per non-member. Register online.

One-on-One Gardening with Farmer Jonathan

Farmer Jonathan is also offering one-on-one half-hour sessions at the farm to discuss specific garden needs. Feel free to bring photos, layouts, crop wish lists or anything else that may be useful during consultations.

To schedule a consultation, contact Kirschner directly via email; the best times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.. Alternate times may be arranged on a case-by-case basis. The cost is $35 per member; and $40 per non-member.

Last Chance for Some Transplant Orders

The last day to pre-order onion, leek, scallion and shallot transplants for home gardens is this Sunday, March 5. The last day to order peppers, celery, celeriac and fennel is Sunday, March 12.

Ambler Farm transplants are 100-percent organically grown in the farm’s greenhouse from seed in a compost-based, biologically-active potting soil, and are lovingly tended by Kirschner.

Visit the Ambler Farm website to view and order transplants, as well as find out other details.