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Spring Container Planting Workshop

  • Sustainability Trust 2 Forresters Lane Wellington, Wellington, 6011 New Zealand (map)

Grow Your Own Kai - In Containers From Your Own Compost

Want to grow your own fresh kai but only have a balcony, patio, or courtyard? This hands-on workshop will show you how to grow spring vegetables and herbs in containers - a flexible, low-cost way to turn even the smallest space into a productive garden. Following on from our winter edition, this is the second workshop in our seasonal container growing series, with a focus on getting your spring garden thriving using your own compost.

This workshop will cover:

  • What to grow in spring, including leafy greens, herbs, and root vegetables

  • How to set up containers - choosing the right size, drainage, potting mix, and using your own compost or bokashi soil

  • Feeding your plants with DIY fertilisers, spotting nutrient gaps, and refreshing tired soil

  • Creating ideal growing conditions with sunlight, watering tips, wind protection, and natural pest control

  • Keeping your garden productive by harvesting, replanting, and rotating crops throughout the season

Please bring your own container(s) - buckets, storage bins, flexi tubs, or old drawers all welcome. We will show you how to safely repurpose them.

Spaces are limited, book now to get growing this Spring!

(WCC pilot participants please arrive 10.30am for bokashi composting and winter container garden review session).

Earlier Event: 20 August
August Community Clean-Up