Learn the art and science of composting and how to teach it to others in this five-week, hands-on course taught by Master Composters from the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. This course is sponsored by the City of San Diego.
Master Composter Training Course
Tuesdays, March 16 – April 13, 2010
6:00 – 8:30 pm
City of San Diego’s Environmental Services Building
9601 Ridgehaven Court, San Diego 92123
After completing the course, participants volunteer 30 hours for the Solana Center by teaching and inspiring people in their communities at workshops and community events, in school classrooms and gardens, and at
compost demonstration sites.
For more information, and to register, visit www.solanacenter.org or call (760) 436-7986 x217
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Every summer I have people contact me who have taken this course but are having trouble with their fruiting vegetables. It turns out that they have used nothing but compost to plant and feed their tomatoes, etc. It would appear (I don’t know for sure) that this course does not teach people about the mineral requirements for fruiting plants. In addition to all the nitrogen and bio-active material, there needs to be sources of calcium, magnesium, phosphate, and a significant quantity of potash. Further, they are doing such a good job with the bio-activity, the population of “beneficial” organisms is so high that the critters are robbing the nutrient sources from the plants. All of this can be corrected by adding a moderate amount of Bone meal and Sul-Po-Mag to the soil surface and finished compost mixtures.
Thanks for weighing in on the subject of compost. Compost is great, but after a couple of seasons of lackluster results, I realized that I needed to do a better job of adding amendments and my garden has noticably improved.
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