Soil Testing: What It Can Tell Us About Our Garden Soils with soil scientist Jo Tobias

Update July 2022: A recording of Jo’s presentation and the presentation slides can be found under ‘Educational Information’ in the Resources tab.

Zoom presentation, 7PM Tuesday May 31st

Do the plants in your garden look like they are struggling? How do you know if the soil in your garden is healthy? Do you wonder whether you should add something to the soil to help improve it? Soil scientist, Jo Tobias, will be the Garden Club’s next guest speaker. She will conduct microscopic biological analysis of soil samples collected from three garden sites on Bowen Island. Using that information, together with the results of soil chemistry tests, she will present her overall assessments to the Garden Club. Jo will discuss what defines a healthy soil, the current state of the soil at each of the three garden test sites, and any remediation that would help make those soils more productive. 

This presentation is available for garden club members only. For information on membership go to www.bowenislandgardenclub.ca