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Section B: Enhancing Life in the Soil

Mt. Cuba Center

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Tue, 02 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am

4.5 hours

Mt. Cuba Center

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Tue, 02 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am to 02:30 pm (EDT)

Mt. Cuba Center

3104 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707-9579, United States

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Section B: Enhancing Life in the Soil
Date: September 2nd, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Price: $199
Location: Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707

Native plant communities are supported by healthy, balanced soils that contain a vast array of living organisms including microbes, insects, and other fauna. Learn the basics of soil science, the value of organic matter and its role in soil structure and nutrition, and the importance of soil organisms. Learn how to make and use compost and compost tea, and how sustainable gardening practices contribute to creating high quality garden soil. Go home with a greater understanding of the life in your soil and knowing why you won’t need to buy fertilizer ever again.

This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center 9/2, 9/9, and 9/10.

About the Instructor:
Mark Highland received an MS from the Longwood Graduate Program, focusing on compost and potting soil. He is the founder and president of The Organic Mechanic Soil Company, LLC, a local supplier of organic, peat-free soils. Mark is the author of the recently published Practical Organic Gardening: The No-Nonsense Guide to Growing Naturally.

Register Here: https://mtcubacenter.org/event/section-b-enhancing-life-in-the-soil/

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Section B: Enhancing Life in the Soil, 2 September | Event in Hockessin | AllEvents
Section B: Enhancing Life in the Soil
Tue, 02 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am