Gamble Garden Class - Soil Management with Jack McKinnon, Garden Coach February 14, 2012

Successful gardens grow in good soils with the proper balance of organic and mineral materials, water, and air. Jack McKinnon will explain good management practices that improve soil structure, fertility, and water availability, creating better conditions for plants to thrive in. He will also cover soil acidity/alkalinity, amendments, fertilizers, mulches, and digging techniques.

Jack McKinnon, author of the monthly column "The Garden Coach" in the Palo Alto Weekly, the Mountain View Voice, and Coast Views Magazine, has been a professional gardener for 35 years. Jack was recently featured by the SF Chronicle in an article about garden coaches. He worked in the gardens at Sunset Magazine in Menlo Park for 12 years, and in 1999 he established his own consulting business - garden coaching. He says, "My mission is to teach my clients how to be better gardeners ..... I lighten the tasks entailed in good horticultural practices." Learn more about Jack on his web site: www.jackthegardencoach.com.

Official Website: http://www.gamblegarden.org