Video Lesson 1 – Introduction
Video Lesson 2 – Surface of Earth
-availability of land or soil for gardening
Video Lesson 3 – The Soil
-supporting the soil; organic matter; important energy exchanges; the living environment
Video Lesson 4 – Return to the Soil
-protecting the soil, mulch, organic matter, earthworms
Video Lesson 5 – The Seed
start and end of transformation; survival experts; essence of the plant; doorway of the plant embryo
Video Lesson 6 – Seed Catalogues and Ordering Seeds
-tips what to look for when ordering; links to seed companies; collecting your own seeds
Video Lesson 7 – Preparation for Seeding Indoors
-tips to starting healthy plants inside; bio-dynamic calendar; timing of common vegetables to start inside
Video Lesson 8 – Seeding Indoors
-soil preparation; tricks & tips to successfully start your seeds; timing of common vegetables to start inside
Video Lesson 9 – Transplanting
-tricks & tips to successfully transplant your little plants; bio-dynamic calendar; gardening with the cosmic energies
Video Lesson 10 – The Plant
-what is a plant?; primordial; lung of Earth; alive; nutrients; transformation
Video Lesson 11 – Bio-Dynamic Principles
-Rudolf Steiner; plant families; root – leaf – flower – fruit
Video Lesson 12 – Bio-Dynamic Calendar
-how to read the calendar; uses for all types of garden tasks; order your calendar
Video Lesson 13 – Garden Plan Rotation
-sample of rotation plan; template
Video Lesson 14 – Garden Examples
-0.5-acre wheel garden; backyard gardens; plots and designing your garden
Video Lesson 15 – Spring Seeding
-cleaning up the garden; weeding; getting excited
Video Lesson 16 – Connection
-gratitude and connecting to Earth
Video Lesson 17 – Seeding Outdoors
–common vegetables suitable to early seeding; prepping the soil; seed starting tips
Video Lesson 18 – Spring Planting
-planting tips; hardening off plants from the greenhouse
Video Lesson 19 – Your Garden Space
-garden plots, beds and rows
Video Lesson 20 – Watering
-timing of watering; saving water
Video Lesson 21 – Hoeing
-how to, when and why
Video Lesson 22 – Weeding
-purpose, benefits, and medicine
Video Lesson 23 – Mulching
-mulching materials, where to mulch and why
Video Lesson 24 – Pest and Diseases
-healthy plants; paying attention; how to respond to pests and diseases
Video Lesson 25 – Extending Growing Seasons: Row Covers
-row cover definition, where to source, updated links on handouts
Video Lesson 26 – Extending Growing Seasons: Cold Frames
-cold frame benefits; links and sample for different models; plan and material of Alexandra’s home build frames
Video Lesson 27 – Extending Growing Seasons: Greenhouses
-greenhouse benefits; links and sample of different models; pots and boxes
Video Lesson 28 – Harvest
-timing of harvest, storage, best nutrition, harvesting various vegetables
Video Lesson 29 – Preparation for Winter
-seed collecting; green-cover crops for winter; why we don’t clean
Video Lesson 30 – Compost
-beneficial compost materials, compost don’ts; the life of compost
Video Lesson 31 – Fava Beans
– time of seeding, special treatments, fava specific tips
Video Lesson 32 – Peas
-time of seeding,special treatments, pea specific tips
Video Lesson 33 – Salad Greens
-time of seeding, special treatments, salad green specific tips
Video Lesson 34 – Potatoes
-time of seeding,special treatments, potato specific tips
Video Lesson 35 – Beets, Carrots, Radishes
-time of seeding, special treatments, root veggie specific tips
Video Lesson 36 – Cabbage
-time of seeding, special treatments, cabbage specific tips
Video Lesson 37 – Garlic, Shallots, Onion
-time of seeding, special treatments, garlic & onion specific tips
Video Lesson 38 – Beans and Basil
-time of seeding, special treatments, beans & basil specific tips
Video Lesson 39 – Tomatoes Part 1
-time of seeding, special treatments, tomato specific tips
Video Lesson 40 – Tomatoes Part 2
-time of seeding, special treatments, tomato specific tips
Video Lesson 41 – Conclusion