Online Lecture: Soil Health and Nutrition
Join us for an online lecture on plant nutrition, fertilization, composting, and vermicomposting. Learn the secrets of fertilization and soil improvement for successful gardening and plant growing at home, on the balcony, or in the yard.
Join us for an online lecture on plant nutrition, fertilization, composting, and vermicomposting. Learn the secrets of fertilization and soil improvement for successful gardening and plant growing at home, on the balcony, or in the yard.
Join us for a lecture where we will uncover the secrets of fertilization and soil enrichment, the key to success in gardening and growing plants at home on the balcony or in the yard!
Event content:
- The principle of "living soil," plants feed from soil, not from compost fertilization and red worm vermicompost. We will discuss what happens underground and why it changes everything.
- Compost and vermicompost, the difference between them, how they are made, the different properties of each.
- How to correctly use compost and vermicompost, amounts and timing, where and when, with concrete examples for balcony/garden/plot and practical recommendations.
- How to avoid common mistakes such as over-fertilization, unsuitable material, incorrect timing, neglect of soil, and more.
- We will leave room for questions, comments, and remarks...
About the lecturer - Gadi Gilaon
A social entrepreneur within the "Gan Meir TLV" initiative he founded, an urban nature activist, teaches organic home and community gardening, grows in the garden, and raises red worms.
A master's student in Sustainability at the Center for Sustainability at the University of Haifa. Previously, a business technology manager in major organizations, a senior faculty lecturer for undergraduate and master's degrees at Ben-Gurion University.
A graduate of the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course from the School of Sustainability and an active member of the Eco-educational Food Forest Pioneers community.
Zoom link - Link
A reminder will be sent prior to the event
Free registration in advance
*The lecture is intended for the general public, no prior knowledge required
*For ages 13 and up
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