Noon – Soil Sampling
Learn how to take a soil sample to submit for analysis. A discounted price for the lab sampling will be available to those attending this demo. You will also learn how to read a soil sample test and how to improve your garden or soil’s yard. Directions and demo on collecting a sample will be done in this session. Jane Anklam, horticulturalist with the UW Extension, will share tips on improving your soil. You will have a week following this training to then submit a sample to UW Extension in the Douglas County Courthouse, 1313 Belknap St., Room 107. The lab test fee is $12 which is a reduced price. The soil test will let the landowner know :
*N-P-K needed for the plants being planted *If there is excessive or low amounts of P and K in the soil
* What the % of organic matter is in the soil
* If there is a call for lime to be added 1 P.M.
Compost Class This free one-hour long class will include the basics about compost, what you can compost, and trouble-shooting about composting. From 9 am -2 p.m. a rain barrel and composter pre-order pickup will be going on. A limited quantity of extras will be for sale. There will also be a display setup on Vermi-composting. Using worms to breakdown food waste.
Pre-registration for the classes is not required These learning opportunities are brought to you by the City of Superior Environmental Services.
