WELLS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are offering a hands-on workshop on basics of home composting and soil management from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 5 at Wells Reserve at Laudholm.
Best practices for home composting, including proper materials, pile management for optimum efficiency and bin options will be covered. Mulching, lasagna gardening, hugelkultur, cover cropping and soil testing will also be discussed and demonstrated. Glenn MacWilliams, Master Gardener volunteer, and Frank Wertheim, extension professor, will lead the program.
Meet at All Seasons Garden behind the lab/science building, dressed for the outdoors, and prepared for hands-on learning. Wells Reserve at Laudholm is located at 342 Laudholm Farm Road in Wells.
To pre-register, contact UMaine Extension in York County at 324-2814 or [email protected].
For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, call Wertheim at 324-2814 or 800-287-1535 (in state).
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