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Enhancing Life in the Soil - Mt. Cuba Center (In-Person)
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 Export to Your Calendar 1/31/2026
When: 9:00 AM
Where: Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Plaza
Hockessin, Delaware  19930
United States

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Event Date and Time: Saturday, January 31, 2026 (Rain Date: Saturday, 2/7), 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Event Location:
Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Plaza
Hockessin DE 19930

Event Description: Native plant communities are supported by healthy, balanced soils that contain a vast array of living organisms including microbes, insects, and other fauna. Learn the basics of soil science, the value of organic matter and its role in soil structure and nutrition, and the importance of soil organisms. Explore how to make and use compost and compost tea, and how sustainable gardening practices contribute to creating high quality garden soil. Go home with a greater understanding of life in your soil and know why you won’t need to buy fertilizer ever again. Lunch is included.

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This event has been approved for 6 PCH and 6 SLC CEU.

The Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association (PLNA) is the leading trade association representing Pennsylvania's $6.8 billion green industry. Its member landscape contractors, retail garden centers, wholesale nurseries and greenhouses produce outdoor living environments that improve economic value, air quality, water quality and human health.