Do you have a greenhouse that you feel like you aren’t quite utilizing to its full extent? Or are you considering building a greenhouse but aren’t sure where to start? Larry Harris of Matanuska Gardens is a longtime greenhouse gardener. He’s full of wisdom in all things having to do with growing in a greenhouse including tips and tricks to keep the costs down from building to watering to cooling.  The class takes place on Saturday, April 1, from 10 am – Noon.

Attend IN PERSON at the Big Lake Lion’s Club in Big Lake, AK, or via LIVE FEED right in your own living room! You will receive an email with instructions to attend online or in person before the event.

Each participant in this interactive Alaska homestead class will learn many valuable tips about all aspects of greenhouse growing from vegetables to flowers, growing in ground and in containers. He will be talking about mold and pest control, soil, heating and cooling, fertilizer, venting, heat, planting dates, irrigation, and so much more!

This class will be taught by Larry Harris, former owner of Matanuska Gardens. Larry is known to “larry-rig” things to accomplish a needed purpose at a much lower cost. You’ll learn so many money and time saving tips that really work in this class.

In this interactive class we will discuss:

• Construction
• Growing methods
• What plants do well in a greenhouse vs outside
• Venting and mold control
• Pest control
• Fertilization
• Heating & Cooling
• Planting dates
• Irrigation
• … and so much more!

**BRING A FRIEND! Use the code homestead for 15% off of each ticket with a purchase of 2 or more tickets.