Building healthy soils workshop

Workshop

Working with your soil type is essential to building healthy soils. In this workshop you will learn about Australian soil types, how you can improve them and their impacts on what plants you can grow. You will learn about the physical processes that affect soil health and how having a diverse soil microbiome is essential to support nutrient cycles and plant growth.

Practical techniques

This workshop will cover some of the basics of soil description in the field using the Australian Soil Classification. These field techniques will allow you to be able to better assess the health of your soils and actions such as the application of soil amendments, such as lime, gypsum, and organic matter. Allowing you to minimise some of the limitations that might affect your soil. Or enable you to better plan your land use and plant selection to work with the limitations of soils.

About the presenter

Beau Picking has a background in environmental science and mycology. Beau has worked at the University of Melbourne for over ten years with a focus on teaching, and some research activity. Topics taught including biology, botany, environmental science, and most recently soil science as part of the agriculture degree.

About the organisers

This is a joint event between the non-profit organisations Mycommunity and BioQuisitive. Proceeds go to encouraging and facilitating citizen-science through education, research and resources.