Free Veggie Gardening Seminar for Beginners (Sponsored by Fafard)

Learn how to plant a vegetable garden without fault on a balcony or in your backyard garden.ย 

Date

March 15, 2025 10:00 am –

Location

Ritchie’s on Windmill lane

1390 Windmill lane

Price

Free

Event Details

Join us at our Ottawa East Location with expert Lana Doss from Ritchie’s Green Team for a demonstration and many veggie gardening tips. 

PLUS Fafard will be donating one bag of Biosol Sea Compost with Peat, Seaweed and Shrimp to each participant and a chance to win a 100$ gift to Ritchie’s. 

Bring in your questions, big or small. 
Here are a few popular questions we can most definitely answer:

  • Where should I plant my veggies in the garden?ย 
  • When should I plant my veggie garden?
  • What are the easier vegetables to grow?
  • What type of fertilizer do I need to plant my garden?ย 
  • Should I plant seeds or seedlings?
  • How much and how often do I water my garden?
  • What can I do to cut back on weeds?
  • My tomato plants never look right. What am I doing wrong?
  • My plants stop producing, how come?
  • How do I keep pests and animals from eating my crops?
  • Why are there holes in my leaves?
  • What can I do to protect my plants from floods or drought?
  • How do I know when to harvest?
  • What do I do with my garden at the end of the season?
  • AND MUCH MORE.ย 

Maximum Spots: 50

Presenter

Lana Doss

Organizer

  • Ritchie Feed & Seed

Welcome to Ritchie Feed and Seed Inc., one of Ottawaโ€™s original garden centres and agriculture suppliers since the 1930โ€™s. As Ottawaโ€™s oldest garden centre, our roots grow deeper through the community, and the years of experience show through our expertise and high level of customer satisfaction.

Today, Ritchie Feed & Seed Inc. currently operates five retail agriculture/garden supply stores open all year round. Each location has a garden centre offering a large variety of annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs, open from spring to snowfall.

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  • Ritchie Feed & Seed
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