Virtual Gardening Series: Growing Culinary Herbs
Channel: Vancouver Island Regional Library
Date: 2023-05-02

This talk is meant primarily for beginners who want to start a kitchen garden. It will cover propagation methods, location, soil, and it will give an impression what you can do to successfully grow a variety of culinary herbs from basil to thyme.

Dorothee Kieser has been a certified Master Gardener for many years. She brings to the library seminars her scientific approach (from her career as a biologist) as well as a wealth of experience from her own extensive home orchard, vegetable, flower, and rhododendron gardens. In addition to her volunteer work with the Master Gardeners, Dorothee is an active member the Beban Learning Garden (a large, local community garden which features a greenhouse), and has given numerous seminars on many gardening topics to gardening clubs and associations. Dorothee is the Past President of Vancouver Island Master Gardener Chapter (VIMGA) and is currently the Lead Mentor for the Advanced Master Gardeners’ course given jointly by Vancouver Island University and VIMGA.