Urban Harvest: Class 1: Backyard Composting and Fertilizers

Title: Urban Harvest: Class 1: Backyard Composting and Fertilizers
Location: Oberholtzer Hall at University of Houston
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Description: Compost is one of the best soil amendments you can add to your garden. It improves plant health, makes the soil more fertile, helps retain water in dry periods, and decreases soil erosion and disease damage during wet periods. One way to get good compost is to buy it, but an even better way is to make it using garden refuse, yard waste and other organic materials that are available free. As well, you get healthful exercise and reduce landfill and pollution.

This class will also explore the basics of soil fertility and plant nutrition, as well as the many excellent organic fertilizers available for landscape and food crops. Application techniques will be profiled, as will fertilization schedules.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2010-09-14
End Time: 21:00