Gardening by the coast brings sandy soils, salty air and strong winds. Learn to build soil, shelter your garden, choose salt- and wind-tolerant crops, and keep it productive in a challenging coastal microclimate.
Living by the coast is beautiful — and hard on gardens. Sandy soils drain and dry quickly, sea air carries salt, and wind can flatten young plants and scorch leaves. Yet coastal communities have grown food for generations, and with the right soil, shelter and crops, a coastal garden can be wonderfully productive.
Across five modules you will learn to read a coastal microclimate, protect your site with windbreaks before you plant, build soil that holds water and resists salt, choose crops that tolerate the conditions, and manage the garden through the seasons.
5 modules · 15 lessons
How coastal gardens differ and why they fail or flourish.
Windbreaks and protection that make everything else possible.
Turning fast-drying sand into soil that holds water and nutrients.
Choosing and growing plants that cope with coastal conditions.
Planning, maintaining and improving a coastal garden over the years.
