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Compost Can-do: develop a system that meets your needs

When:

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM

Where:

On-Line

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https://www.facebook.com/events/1122075335083468/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22ex

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Learn how to manage home-scale organic waste and turn it into a stable soil amendment. Plants grown in sandy soils, clay soils and anything in between benefit from the nutrient- and water-holding capacity of compost amended soils. The secret to a sustainable backyard composting operation is finding one that fits your lifestyle and needs.

About the presenter:
Linda Brewer has 30 years’ experience teaching composting to the general public. She is a certified professional soil scientist and research assistant in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University. She is the Ask an Expert contact for any questions containing the words soil, manure, or compost. She gardens on a 65% clay soil in Benton County OR, and composts much of the organic waste generated by her household.

About Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series
This monthly zoom series offers education for the experienced gardener. Take your gardening knowledge to the next level with timely topics from gardening in a changing climate to techniques to extend your season. The closed-captioned webinars will be broadcast via Zoom and streamed via our Facebook page the second Tuesday of the month, at noon, February through November 2022. A listing of all classes in this series and recordings of the webinars are available on our website. This series is open to the public, and OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers receive 1 Continuing Education Credit for each class. You can take one, or take all. This webinar is being recorded and will be available to view on our website within two weeks of airdate.