If you are…
city dweller who has limited time and are looking for a simple way to grow food happily at home
feeling overwhelmed by the gardening info online and not sure how to start
struggling to find answers to your gardening questions
Great news! You are in the right place.
Check out our new offerings. Learn from the farmer, Wan Ying of Little Urban Oasis who has been self-sustainable for 10 years.
If you are a total beginner
Check out our Basic Home Gardening workshop where we show you how you can apply gardening methods that work based on our extensive growing experiences in Singapore.
This course is bite-sized and self-paced. Allow you to learn at your own pace and own convenience.
The following basic modules coincide with planting cycle and we are always here to support you throughout your grow your own food journey:
- Find your space and understand sun hours
- Go through real case studies on space
- Prepare planting beds and soil
- Seed, root and water your plants
- Transplant and fertilising
- Harvest and store your homegrown edibles
Looking for specific modules?
We do not recommend jumping straight into individual module unless you are experienced growers who have gone through basic growing journey and have grown food successfully but wish to zoom into specific areas.
For basic and advanced modules, we have designed and built the module flow in a guided manner so that you can follow step by step towards growing your own edibles. Most of our members see great values in this.
Hydroponics
- Understanding the basics of hydroponics
- Various growing techniques such as mini bottled, Kratky method, deep pool floating raft method, and others
- How to choose the hydroponics system?
- Maintaining the hydroponics systems
- Advantages and challenges
- Bonus: Understanding basics of aquaponics, aeroponics, and traditional soil planting challenges in urban or high-rise settings
Grow LEDs
- Understanding the basics of grow LEDs
- Configuration and combinations
- LEDs physical outlook
- Power wattage
- Light strength
- Using or mounting of grow LEDs
- Do and don’ts of grow LEDs
All About Soil
- Soil type and characteristic
- Soil amendment
- Soil ratio for vegetables, fruiting vegetables, and herbs
- Make your soil alive – garbage enzyme vs commercial enzyme
- Basic soil treatment
- Bonus: DIY home composting
Sustainability and Renewal
- Soil renewal
- Water conservation
- Easy waste recycling
- Tips and tricks
All About Herbs
- Part I
- Herbs classification
- Herbs benefits
- Soil type and management
- Seeding and rooting
- Fine-tuning
- Watering and fertilizing
- Part II
- Woody herbs
- Soft herbs
- Hardy herbs
- Maintenance and pest
- Growth stage
Pest Management
- Common pests
- Preventive measures
- Countermeasures
- Tips and tricks
On top of basics, we have something special for you
By becoming our member, you can access the following modules:
- 6 basic modules: get the space, real life case studies on space, planting bed, soil, seeding, rooting, watering, transplanting, fertilising, harvesting and storing
- Grow LEDs
- Hydroponics and various planting methods
- Pest management
- How to shop online?
- Sustainability and renewal
- Specialised modules on herbs, cucurbits, legumes, garnishing veg, kales, cauflowers and cabbages
Why Us
Scour dozens of articles and videos online and still have a million questions ranging from pests, soil, plants, watering and etc?
We get it. There are a wide variety of factors that are at play in determining your success in growing edibles.
You can of course spend more time in researching, do trial and error and implement any tips online in anyway you choose.
If you prefer a bit more structured and content that suits Singapore climate, as many people do, we have created some guidance for you, it’s based upon what our farmer has seen worked successfully, time and time again with her patience over the past ten years.
We want to help you to create the edible garden you want. We can share with you the knowledge and tools, but to truly succeed, you need to be in charge and take action.
Dwarf Tomatoes Journey Sharing
Wan Ying of Little Urban Oasis likes to show and tell plant journeys. She has been successful in growing Asian leafy vegetables, superfood such as kales, crown type vegetables, cucurbits, legumes, crops with Nitrogen fixing capabilities such as black beans, solanaceae such as bell pepper and many others edibles in Singapore. However, tomatoes remain one of her top challenges.
Watch the video to learn about why and Wan Ying’s tomatoes jouney in Singapore.