Healthy Soils for Gardeners
Learn about your soil and how to improve its health and fertility for a thriving garden! Learn simple, low-cost strategies to improve soil health and fertility so your garden can thrive.
Topics covered include:
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What is soil?
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Understanding soil texture, structure, ph, biology
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The importance of organic matter
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Simple soil tests for home gardeners
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Soil contamination and how to access free heavy metal testing
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Strategies to improve soil health and fertility
Please note that this is an event for Naarm/Melbourne gardeners only. If you live outside this area, please contact your council to find out what free sustainable gardening events are available locally.
Accessibility: This venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have any access or support questions or requirements in order to participate fully (eg. interpreter), please let us know at least two weeks prior to the event and we will be pleased to assist you.
This My Smart Garden event is proudly presented by Brimbank City Council on the land of Wurundjeri and Boon Wurung peoples of the Kulin nation. My Smart Garden pays our respect to Elders past and present and acknowledges that First Nations peoples have cared for Country sustainably for tens of thousands of years.
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