Compost Happens!

Compost is a natural process that more often than not, home composters manage to impede! Penn State Master Gardener John Powell will talk about the basics of home composting from bin selection to the use of the finished product. There will be samples of healthy compost and compost sadly gone wrong! Learn to judge your compost by eye and nose, and how to make the necessary corrections. Both kitchen and landscape composting will be covered. 

After the class is over, you will be able to confidently select a compost bin that meets your needs, know what tools you need to work your compost, know what is safe and practical, and judge the health of your compost.

Registration is required.

John Powell loves the dirty jobs in the garden. He digs holes, fights thistle, spreads mulch, turns compost, and converts sod to garden. He happily leaves the pretty side of gardening to those who find their satisfaction in the fruits rather than the labor. John loves talking dirt, talking weeds, talking clay, and talking compost. Some people say he just loves talking! He had his first garden in 1958, planting marigolds in the shade. His garden successes came later, but always at the expense of turning compacted clay-ey dirt into tillable soil. John's North Hills gardens are all conversions from lawn and contain a large selection of spring bulbs, peonies, daylilies, iris, dahlias, hosta, and allium. After years of getting dirty in the garden, John became a Penn State Master Gardener in 2017.