Compost and Soil

Garden Site Selection & Soil Consideration

Good site selection plus healthy soil quality is the first step to gardening success! In this webinar, learn how to determine where to establish your garden or landscape and how to improve the soil in that site.

Making and Using Compost

Learn how to select and use a compost bin, how to create compost, how to use compost, and how to troubleshoot your compost pile. This free webinar is brought to you in partnership between the Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners and the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library as a part of our Fall Into Gardening series.

Living Soil with Linda Jakle

Soil is a living, dynamic ecosystem and its complexity might surprise you. Learn the practices that result in healthy soils for improved plant health, vigor and disease resistance.

Biological Soil Amendments

Choosing a Composting Bin (Video)

Composting: Making Black Gold (Video)

Composting Process

Compost Troubleshooting Guide

Compost: What Goes In

Composting: Where to Use It (Video)

Creating Compost (Agent Article)

Direct Application of Organic Materials

Gardening in Lead Contaminated Soils

Making and Using Compost (Agent Article)

Quick Composting

Soil Testing (Agent Article)

Using Compost

Vermicomposting

What to Do with Leaves in the Fall (Agent Article)

Lane Wiens

Horticulture Agent
lwwiens@ksu.edu
(785) 232-0062 ext. 104