Steve will also share tips for choosing the best supplemental lighting to encourage strong, vibrant growth in your seedlings. You'll discover how to create the ideal conditions for young plants indoors and learn the steps to successfully transition them to outdoor growing when the time is right. Each student will plant seeds in a take-home growing kit, providing a perfect environment for your seedlings to thrive. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this class will help you kick off your gardening season with confidence and enthusiasm.
About the Instructor
Over 20 years ago, Steve received a free packet of gourd seeds and planted them in a small patch of ground in the front of his house. Not only did the seeds sprout, but the gourd plants took over the driveway and wound themselves into the screen door. That was when his passion for gardening first took root.
In 2012, he moved into soil-less gardening with a Tower Garden - an aeroponic gardening system that works well indoors and out and he discovered more about the unique processes behind successfully growing edibles indoors. Since then, he's helped schools in Indiana and across the country purchase Tower Gardens and has trained teachers on how to effectively use them in their classrooms.
Steve became a Master Gardener in 2015 and began specializing in indoor gardening, which includes potted plants as well as edibles. For several years, Steve taught the indoor gardening class for the Master Gardener Intern class.
Steve owns and operates Keep It Watered, a business that specializes in indoor gardening. He and his wife, Christine, have two grown children and live in northern Indiana.