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April 2022
Soil Testing
Drop off a soil sample at the GRC to test the levels of various nutrients in your backyard soil. Learn here how to pull the soil sample. Register
Find out more »Growing to the next level: Finding an Irrigation System that Works for You
Irrigation systems are not one size fits all. Tour a newly installed irrigation system at an urban farm in Pittsburgh and learn how to assess your unique water needs. Register
Find out more »Monthly Volunteer Project: Braddock Farms Workday
Braddock Farms is located at 1000 Braddock Avenue, Braddock PA, 15104. The type of volunteer work you can expect: Mulching pathways, weeding and cultivating garden beds, general clean-up and beautification of the farm and the surrounding area, flower plantings, etc. We encourage everyone to bring a water bottle and wear clothes that they don't mind getting dirty, as well as work gloves if you have a pair. There is ample parking all around the farm. There is bathroom and water…
Find out more »Backyard Farm School: Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation
Learn how easy it is to grow gourmet mushrooms in your own backyard. Get an overview of the fascinating world of fungi and how you can incorporate their many attributes into your gardening. Participants will get a hands-on learning experience and go home with a tabletop shiitake log and wine cap mushroom spawn, as well as the knowledge and resources to grow several other kinds of delicious and healthy mushrooms. Register
Find out more »Gardening 101: Building Raised Garden Beds
This is a HANDS-ON workshop with our partner Wilderness Lumber, who will be supplying the wood. Learn how to use the tools you need to build common garden infrastructure. We will show you best practices on building your garden infrastructure, provide guidance around which supplies and tools to use for raised beds. If time permits, we will touch on fencing, and trellising as well. Register
Find out more »May 2022
Growing to the Next Level: Weeds Part 1/2, Prevention
Join us at Braddock Farm for Part 1 of Weed Control on Urban Farms. This session will focus on weed prevention strategies and management. We will touch on cover cropping, using silage tarps and landscape fabric, and how to use mulches including: different colors of plastic mulch. We will also discuss strategies for keeping the high tunnel weed-free. We will tackle how to manage specific problem weed species such as : canada thistle, mugwort, galenzoga, and pigweed. Part 2 in…
Find out more »Summer Gardening in your School Gardens
This workshop is hosted by the School Gardens Team at Grow Pittsburgh and the content of this workshop caters mostly to educators and teachers. Each school has a unique setup in their garden and in their summer planning. Come hear from our staff a number of the ways we've seen successful summer gardening happen, whether it be a full fruit and vegetable planting or a low maintenance cover crop planting. We'll workshop a number of things that come up over…
Find out more »Monthly Volunteer Project: Braddock Farms Workday
Braddock Farms is located at 1000 Braddock Avenue, Braddock PA, 15104. The type of volunteer work you can expect: Mulching pathways, weeding and cultivating garden beds, general clean-up and beautification of the farm and the surrounding area, flower plantings, etc. We encourage everyone to bring a water bottle and wear clothes that they don't mind getting dirty, as well as work gloves if you have a pair. There is ample parking all around the farm. There is bathroom and water…
Find out more »At the GRC: Understanding soil test results & using amendments
Not sure how to interpret your soil test results? Need to know what soil amendments you can use to improve your soil? Join Grow Pittsburgh at the Garden Resource Center to get your questions answered and get advice about using amendments, fertilizers and cover crops to improve your soil. Register
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