Soils And Compost

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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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & 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, San Benito & 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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UC Master Gardeners of Butte County: Event

Composting

Event Date
Sep 19, 2026

Composting is Good for Your Garden and the Environment. Using compost helps grow healthier plants, reduces landfill, saves water, and improves the soil. This workshop will teach you how to compost at home and how to get started.
UC Master Gardeners of Butte County
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Livestock & Range: Article

Compost Worshop Series - San Benito County

July 24, 2026
By Fadzayi E Mashiri
Through live demonstrations, you'll learn practical techniques that are easy to incorporate into your own home garden (or production system) while getting the most out of your compost.  📍 Location:San Benito County Historical Park8300 Airline Hwy, Tres Pinos🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM🎁 Bonus:…
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UC Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County: Article

Lime in Tuolumne County Gardens and History

June 27, 2026
Lime in Tuolumne County Gardens and Historywritten by UCCE Master Gardener Nancy Piekarczyk Tuolumne County—in the past and present—is a significant producer of lime and dolomitic lime. The stone is used for construction, agriculture and making slaked lime for mortar and plaster…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

All About Composting

June 9, 2026
Why Should I Compost?It keeps organics from going to our landfills, thereby reducing the amount of methane gas created.It saves money by replacing purchased soil amendments.It improves soil structure (such as reducing soil compaction) by loosening clay soil and feeding the soil microbes.It increases soil…
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UC Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County: Article

Why Check Soil pH First

May 30, 2026
Will your garden soil produce well? One of the best items to check is your soil pH or acidity. pH stands for the “potential of hydrogen” and is a scale that indicates whether your soil is acid or alkaline (basic). The pH scale runs from 0 to 14 with 7.0 being neutral. If your pH is below…
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Jump into Summer with these IPM Webinars!

May 21, 2026
By Yulie Velez
Looking to keep your brain stimulated this summer? Need information about garden pests? Join us every third Thursday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00pm PST to learn about a wide range of urban pest management topics. This series is free and open to the public, but advance registration is …
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