Free learning paths
Free gardening courses
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Five multi-week courses that turn our best articles into a step-by-step curriculum. Pick the path that matches what you want to grow — or what you want to save.
All five courses
First Houseplant Rescue — 4 Weeks to Save Any Plant
A four-week rescue plan for the struggling plant on your shelf — diagnose, water, light, revive.
Outcome: Confident diagnosis of the most common houseplant problems plus a step-by-step rescue protocol you can repeat on any plant.
Start courseFirst Vegetable Garden in 6 Weeks
Plan, plant, and harvest your first edible garden. From bare soil to first tomato in six weeks.
Outcome: A working vegetable bed by end of week 6 with tomatoes, leafy greens, and a planting calendar you can reuse next season.
Start courseUK Allotment Mastery — 8-Week Spring Plan
An eight-week spring plan for a new UK allotment plot — RHS hardiness ratings, sowing windows, common pests.
Outcome: First harvest by mid-summer plus the confidence to plan next year — frost windows mapped, sowing dates set, pests identified.
Start coursePet-Safe Plant Home — 3-Week Setup
Set up a houseplant collection that is safe for cats and dogs — verified species, light-matched, watered right.
Outcome: Five to ten verified pet-safe plants thriving on your shelves — light-matched, watered on schedule, with zero toxicity risk.
Start courseBecome a Plant Diagnostician — 5-Week Deep Dive
A five-week deep dive on symptom reading — by the end you can diagnose almost any houseplant problem.
Outcome: A reliable symptom-first diagnostic process that maps leaves, roots, soil, and history to a likely cause and fix.
Start courseHow the courses work
Each course is a curated reading plan, not a video series. We pick the best Growli articles in the right order, set a weekly cadence, and tell you what you should be able to do at the end. You can race through a course in an afternoon, or pace it across the listed weeks. Either way, it's free.