[compost_tea] ProHort seminar in Seattle
To everyone in the Seattle area:
ProHort, a continuing education program for horticulture professionals done=
by UW's Center for Urban Horticulture, has a seminar which may be of inter=
est. It's called "Effects of Soil Amendments and Biologicals on Plant Path=
ogens" and is presented by Dr. Olaf Ribeiro. Here's the description:
Dr. Olaf Ribiero will cover basic soil microbiology and how various amendme=
nts affect soil microbes in the plant root zone. Research on the effect of=
adding various nutrients in increasing or decreasing plant diseases will a=
lso be discussed. This seminar will cover the effects of amendments on pat=
hogens on a variety of ornamental plants including mature trees.
It could be too basic to be much use but may be worthwhile. It is on Wedne=
sday November 19th and costs $35 (pre-registration required). For more inf=
o, call 206-685-8033 or go to www.urbanhort.org.
Susan Cruver
Received on Fri Sep 19 2003 - 20:00:58 EDT
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