Harlequin's Gardens: Meet the Microbes - A Look at Who's in Healthy Soil (vs. Dirt), with Christine Gust
What: You’ve heard about them, but who are they and what do they do? You’ll get to know our beneficial soil microbes and build a soil food web that makes nutrients available to plants, retains water and other nutrients, suppresses disease, builds soil structure—all resulting in healthier and more productive plants. In this class you’ll learn about beneficial microbes, why they’re important, what they need and how to take care of them so that you have a healthy soil food web that makes nutrients available to plants, retains water, and more. You will also learn about soil biology assessments to help you grow your plants.
Cost: $22 per registration
Christine Gust is a Certified Lab Technician for the Soil Food Web School, has a certification in Permaculture Design and works at Harlequin’s Gardens. Using a microscope, Christine identifies and counts the beneficial (and detrimental) micro-organisms in samples of soil, compost and compost extracts and teas, and then provides that data and recommended ranges for the types of plants a farmer or gardener wants to grow. She is continuing her studies in the program to become a field consultant, so she is developing her skills in making Bio-Complete Compost (trademarked), extracts ad teas. She also has a certification in Permaculture Design and works at Harlequin’s Gardens wholesale part-time.
When: Sunday, April 16th; 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Harlequin's Gardens; 4795 North 26th Street, Boulder, CO, 80301