Soil Science - Morris Arboretum (Hybrid)
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 Export to Your Calendar 10/1/2025 to 10/24/2025
When: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Where: United States

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Event Dates and Times:
Online Lecture, 10/1/2025, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Field Session, 10/24/2025, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Event Location:
100 E Northwestern Ave
Philadelphia PA 19118

Event Description: Understanding our soils gives us incredible agency in a garden or landscape. In this course we will cover the basics of how to recognize, grow, and support living and resilient soils. We will explore what soil is, the major components and properties of an “ideal” soil and how to actively manage for excellent soil health. You will learn the chemical properties of soil, major and minor nutrients, how to read a soil test, and ways to recognize common deficiencies in plants and in the landscape as a whole. We will address common soil challenges like compacted, degraded and polluted soil as well as strategies for what to do when problems arise. Just as important as the chemical and physical properties of soil, we will explore the incredible role of soil biology in plant health, how you can work with it, add to it, and recognize increased plant health over time.
Throughout the course participants will gain simple hands-on strategies for working with living soils and how to track progress along the way. We will discuss soil testing with a local soil testing laboratory as well as simple home measures to quickly evaluate soil health such as texture, water infiltration, topsoil depth, hardness, aggregate stability and how to read your weeds to track changes over time. Soil is like the living skin of our planet, and soil builders are needed as never before. This course will equip you with the tools and knowledge that absolutely anyone can learn to become a soil steward and work alongside this amazing underground world at our feet.

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This event has been approved for 7.5 PCH CEUs and 7.5 SLC CEUs. (3 CEU for the lecture, 4.5 for the field session)