Learn a variety of skills and gain the confidence needed to start your own garden at home with tips from gardening expert and author Kevin Espiritu. He introduces his own garden and outlines what he will cover in his workshop, Starting a Home Garden.

Starting a Home Garden 

Work along with Kevin as he breaks down all the steps and materials needed to build a raised bed for vegetables, how to plant seeds and how to transfer those seedlings into your new garden.

Starting a Raised Bed

Discover the proper way to test and work your soil as Kevin demonstrates how to plant a small in-ground garden and how to best support those plants for a healthy harvest.

Starting an In-Ground Bed

Master everything you need to know about the process of composting and how to set up a compost bin in your yard. Kevin also reveals the benefits of starting a worm compost to create an endless supply of fresh fertilizer.

Composting

Build a simple, yet multipurpose shade cover to protect your plants from insects, harsh sun and frost with Kevin’s step-by-step guide.

Building a Shade Box

Transform your garden into a thriving ecosystem by learning the types of plants that attract beneficial pollinators and how they bring health to your garden.

Attracting Pollinators

It’s time to harvest your vegetables! Work along with Kevin as he walks you through the right time to harvest and how to know when vegetables are ripe and ready to be picked to ensure you are getting the best produce possible.

Harvesting Vegetables

Start your own home garden with tips from gardening expert Kevin Espiritu.

Course: Starting a Home Garden
Chapter: Starting a Raised Bed

Building a Raised Bed Garden

Course: Starting a Home Garden
Chapter: Composting

Building a Compost Bin

Building a Worm Compost Bin

Course: Starting a Home Garden
Chapter: Building a Shade Box

Course: Starting a Home Garden
Chapter: Attracting Pollinators

Building a Bug House

Making a Hummingbird Feeder

After college Kevin Espiritu lacked direction. He turned to gardening as a way to motivate his life, and was quickly hooked. Self-taught in indoor hydroponic gardening as well as outdoor, Kevin grew his first garden to share with neighbors, and now, his passion for gardening is being shared with the world.

Kevin Espiritu

Starting a Home Garden

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