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March 8, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Clean Composting for Small Gardens (Online)

Composting at Mt. Cuba Center.
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A gardener’s first goal is to make healthy soil, and adding compost is key to achieving it. Daryl presents the science behind composting and his techniques for keeping it clean, efficient, and manageable, even for apartment dwellers. Discover the best method for your garden and leave with practical first steps on starting your own pile this spring.

This program takes place online Tuesday, March 8

About the Instructor:
Daryl Beyers has more than 25 years of professional horticultural experience and is the Coordinator of the Certificate Program in Gardening at the New York Botanical Garden. He has been a staff writer, photographer, and editor for Fine Gardening magazine and has published articles on gardening in Horticulture and HGTV Magazine.

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