Dirty Business Soil and Northcoast Horticulture Supply will be teaming up for two Winterization Workshops during October and November. We will be discussing why harvest time is considered to be the beginning of your next cycle. Winter is a time to increase organic matter and microbes in your soil, along with optimizing your pH and removing most, if not all of the salt build-up. You can bring a soil sample in to any NHS location to have it analyzed for salts and current nutrient levels – we can help with getting your soil optimized for spring! Winterization components such as compost, cover crops, straw mulching, and compost tea will also be discussed in detail. Preparing your garden and farm for Spring will help build a healthier soil and help reduce erosion, pests & disease! Register at nhs-hydroponics.com/events.
October Winterization Workshop
Location: Eureka NHS 852 W. Wabash Avenue
Date: Saturday, October 27th
Time: 1:00 to 3:00
Cost: $25.00
November Winterization Workshop
Location: NHS – Fortuna Feed 126 Dinsmore Drive
Date: Saturday, November 10th
Time: 1:00 to 3:00
Cost: $25.00
- Preps production areas for the following cycle by resting and rejuvenating with OM, Microbes, and ground cover.
- Optimize pH and removes salt build-up: liming and leaching.
- Soil health builder – nutrient retention, biology, N-fixing, humus building.
- Erosion reduction.
- Pest and disease reduction.
- Ecological and economic principles/benefits.
WINTERIZATION
Compost
Cover Crop
Cardboard – If sheet mulching.
Straw Mulch
Compost Tea Applications – as much as you want, even none if you are low tech or lazy or whatever the reason – you will still get benefits from simply sheet mulching and getting compost in there.
Liming Agents – need a pH measurement to know how much liming agent is needed.
