Soils And Compost

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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Home Composting Basics Workshop

Event Date
May 18, 2025

Are you interested in learning how to make your own compost at home?Explore the art and science behind various composting methods from local Certified Master Composter and Master Gardener, Bridget Matz. Participants will learn how to transform their kitchen scraps and yard waste into a rich and…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

Maintaining Garden and Raised Bed Soil: The Soil and Plant Relationship

Event Date
Apr 12, 2025

Maintaining Garden and Raised Bed Soil: The Soil and Plant RelationshipDescription: Do you know that soil is much more than sand, silt and clay? Healthy soil is all about the relationship between plants and soil. In this talk UC Master Gardener Terry Lyngso will explain the components of soil, why plants…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Event

May Garden Talk: Composting

Event Date
May 5, 2025

   Join Master Gardener Janet Rogers to learn how to create your own Homemade Compost.
UCCE in Santa Barbara County
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Regenerative Soil Techniques for the Home Gardener

Event Date
May 3, 2025

Monterey Bay/Santa Cruz County Master Gardeners invite our local community to join us to learn regenerative soil techniques that you can add to your gardening bag of tricks.Growing healthy soil helps the home gardener grow vibrant veggies and herbs, bountiful fruit trees and gorgeous flowers. We will…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of Butte County: Event

“Black Gold” Vermiculture

Event Date
Sep 27, 2025

Create beautiful, rich, nutritious compost from kitchen and garden scraps, along with help from the vermiculture community. Worms consume the biomass you provide them, digest it, and then excrete worm casting. This workshop, taught by a Certified Composter, will show you how to start the process and keep the…
UC Master Gardeners of Butte County
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workshop on how to nurture and boost your garden soil in Sonoma County
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County: Event

Nurturing Your Garden Soil

Event Date
Mar 29, 2025

Join us for an informative workshop on selecting the right packaged soil products, mastering composting techniques, and setting up a worm bin for nutrient-rich soil.
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County
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A happy gardener's hands in the soil. John Ober
The Real Dirt: Article

Find Some Dirt!

February 23, 2026
Dirt is made up of four things: minerals (from decomposed rock), air, water, and organic matter. The organic material originates from living organisms (or stuff that was once alive), and a single teaspoon of soil may contain as many as 4 billion bacteria, 1 million fungi, 20 million actinomycetes and 300,000…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Acid-loving Plants

December 11, 2025
By Trish Grenfell, Master Gardeners of Placer County Q:  I know that azaleas, camellias, and hydrangeas prefer an acid soil, but what does that mean? A:  While most of the plants that we grow in a garden prefer neutral to slightly acidic soil (pH range 6.0 -7.0), there are some…
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Livestock & Range: Article

Compost Field Day - Hollister, CA

September 24, 2025
By Fadzayi E Mashiri
The Coalition of Food Safety & Sustainability, co-sponsored by CCOF and WGA, is hosting a Compost Field Day to explore how compost can be safely and effectively integrated into produce safety and sustainability practices. DetailsDate: Wednesday, October 15, 2025Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pmLocation:…
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The Real Dirt: Article

Nutrient Availability

September 23, 2025
To grow, plants must absorb nutrients from the soil. Not only must these nutrients be present in sufficient quantities, they must also be available for uptake by the plant. Nutrient availability is primarily determined by soil texture and pH. Soil texture is the amount of sand, silt, clay and organic…
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