The Kitchen Garden Masterclass
Like Duolingo, but for The Kitchen Garden Masterclass. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in The Kitchen Garden Masterclass
- Microgreens are harvested at the first leaf stage
- Edible plants generally need 4-6 hours of direct sunlight
- Radish sprouts and micro-arugula reach harvest size in 10-21 days
- Insufficient light leads to 'leggy' or weak plants
- Identifying the fastest-growing greens for a quick harvest
- Minimum sunlight requirements for windowsill gardening
- Microgreens are a growth stage, not a specific species
- Harvest timing determines the category of the green
- Leafy greens don't need the energy required for flowering and fruiting
- Root and fruit crops require much deeper soil and more intense light
- Drainage holes prevent root rot by letting roots breathe
- A shallow depth is sufficient for the short root systems of microgreens
- Microgreens are the most 'unkillable' due to their short life cycle
- Distinguishing microgreens from mature vegetables
- Fruiting plants like tomatoes are the most difficult indoors
- Identifying essential features of a windowsill container
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives The Kitchen Garden Masterclass the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
Imagine you are watching a tiny seed wake up. At what point do you snip it to call it a microgreen?
Get it right to open this lesson and 194 more in the app.
Where The Kitchen Garden Masterclass takes you
Stop buying flavorless produce and start growing your own feast. Learn to plant, harvest, and cook incredible meals using the secrets of history's greatest gardeners.
- 1
Your First Harvest in 30 Days
- The easiest greens to grow on a windowsill
- How to tell when a leaf is ready to eat
- Making your first garden-fresh salad
- Keeping your first plants alive with zero effort
- 2
Turning Dirt into Deliciousness
- Why grocery store tomatoes taste like water
- Picking the sunniest spot in your yard or home
- The secret to rich soil that feeds your food
- Watering: how much is too much?
- Choosing seeds that actually grow for beginners
- 3
Cooking with the Seasons
- What to plant for a summer BBQ
- Hearty roots for winter stews
- Spring herbs that wake up your cooking
- 4
The Art of the Herb Garden
- Basil, Mint, and Cilantro: The big three
- Drying herbs to use all year round
- Infusing oils and vinegars with your harvest
- How to prune so your plants grow back faster
- Making fresh pesto from scratch
- The trick to growing rosemary that lasts years
- 5
Baking with Your Garden
- Zucchini bread and vegetable-based sweets
- Using edible flowers to decorate cakes
- Savory herb breads and focaccia
- Fruit tarts from your own berry patch
- 6
Dealing with Garden Villains
- Identifying bugs that eat your dinner
- Natural ways to keep pests away without chemicals
- What to do when your leaves turn yellow
- Protecting your crops from hungry birds and squirrels
- Reviving a wilting plant
- 7
Ancient Secrets of Great Farmers
- How the Romans grew giant vegetables
- The 'Three Sisters' method from Native Americans
- Victory Gardens: Feeding a country from a backyard
- Medieval monastery gardens and medicinal herbs
- 8
Preserving the Bounty
- The basics of safe home canning
- Pickling anything and everything
- Making jams that taste like sunshine
- Fermentation: The magic of sauerkraut and kimchi
- Freezing your harvest for the deep winter
- 9
The Science of Growth
- How a tiny seed holds a whole tree
- Photosynthesis: How plants eat light
- The hidden world of roots and fungi
9 sections · 39 units · 195 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
The Kitchen Garden Masterclass is taught in the The Storyteller style: every lesson is a story. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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