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Soil Health 101: Meet the Bugs turning dirt into viable soil. In this class we break down the basics of the biology in your soil. How you can enhance the health of your garden through organic, low cost methods.
Soil microbes are responsible for weed suppression, increasing plant health, crop yield, breaking up compaction and reducing your dependency on water. View a microscopic analysis of soil and dirt samples to observe the difference in soil microbes. Learn the symbiotic relationship between these bugs and your plants and how to increase their numbers to improve the health of your soil.
Meet the bugs in your soil. Identify bacteria, fungi, protozoa and nematodes
Learn how soil microbes suppress weeds, improve the health and growth of your garden plants, reduce flooding, and decrease your dependency on water
How to feed these soil microbes and increase their numbers in your soil
What to avoid putting on your soil to protect the soil microbes
Observe a microscopic soil analysis to view the difference between dirt and soil
Join Jen Stanley, certified lab tech for the Soil Food Web as your guide in this fun educational workshop.
Space is very limited, so please register quickly if interested.
$25.00