Tomorrow
  • How Animals Overwinter
    How Animals Overwinter
    6:00pm @ Mt. Cuba Center - Copeland House and Online
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Friday, January 24
  • Grand Baile Salsa
    Grand Baile Salsa
    7-10 pm @ Grand Opera House
  • Botany for Gardeners: Section B
    Botany for Gardeners: Section B
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Scout Overnight
    Scout Overnight
    7:00pm @ Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
  • The Aristocats Kids
    The Aristocats Kids
    7:30pm @ Griffin Theatre
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Sunday, January 26
  • The Aristocats Kids
    The Aristocats Kids
    2:00pm @ Griffin Theatre
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Ongoing events this week
  • Paintings From the Collection
    Paintings From the Collection
    All day @ Delaware Art Museum
  • On Tour: Lafayette, America’s Revolutionary Rockstar exhibition
    On Tour: Lafayette, America’s Revolutionary Rockstar exhibition
    All day @ Winterthur Musem, Garden & Library
  • Jazz Age Illustration
    Jazz Age Illustration
    All day @ Delaware Art Museum
  • Puzzling Adventures Dover Scavenger Hunt
    Puzzling Adventures Dover Scavenger Hunt
    Available daylight hours every day @ Puzzling Adventures Dover Start & Finish Location
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Monday, January 27
  • What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    9:00am @ Morris Library
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Wednesday, January 29
  • Unraveling Botanical Names (Online)
    Unraveling Botanical Names (Online)
    6:00pm @ Mt. Cuba Center - Copeland House and Online
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Friday, January 31
  • 2025 Fire & Ice Festival: A Weekend for the Books
    2025 Fire & Ice Festival: A Weekend for the Books
    Weekend 1/31-2/2 @ Bethany Beach
  • Cher Show
    Cher Show
    8 pm @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
  • Delaware Teen Science Cafe: Muscle Mechanics
    Delaware Teen Science Cafe: Muscle Mechanics
    6:00pm @ Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
  • Latino Dinner Evening with Guest Chef Brandon Quinones and Music by David Aman at The Room at Cedar Grove
    Latino Dinner Evening with Guest Chef Brandon Quinones and Music by David Aman at The Room at Cedar Grove
    6:30pm @ The Room At Cedar Grove
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Saturday, February 1
  • 2025 Fire & Ice Festival: A Weekend for the Books
    2025 Fire & Ice Festival: A Weekend for the Books
    Weekend 1/31-2/2 @ Bethany Beach
  • Cher Show
    Cher Show
    8 pm @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
  • In Conversation with The Soprano’s
    In Conversation with The Soprano’s
    All day @ Grand Opera House
  • DelArt Cinema
    DelArt Cinema
    1:30pm @ Delaware Art Museum
  • Star Party with the Delaware Astronomical Society: A Night of Planets
    Star Party with the Delaware Astronomical Society: A Night of Planets
    5:30pm @ Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Sunday, February 2
  • 2025 Fire & Ice Festival: A Weekend for the Books
    2025 Fire & Ice Festival: A Weekend for the Books
    Weekend 1/31-2/2 @ Bethany Beach
  • Summer Camp Fair
    Summer Camp Fair
    10:00am @ Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
  • Nigel Wearne
    Nigel Wearne
    6:30pm @ The Room At Cedar Grove
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Monday, February 3
  • What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    9:00am @ Morris Library
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Tuesday, February 4
  • HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY
    HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY
    9:30 AM & 12 PM @ Grand Opera House
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Wednesday, February 5
  • Ecological Landscape Design
    Ecological Landscape Design
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Owl Howl: Section C
    Owl Howl: Section C
    5:00pm @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Botany of Design (Online)
    Botany of Design (Online)
    6:00pm @ Mt. Cuba Center - Copeland House and Online
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Thursday, February 6
  • Paint, Sip & Stroll @ The Grand: Celebrating Black History Month
    Paint, Sip & Stroll @ The Grand: Celebrating Black History Month
    6:00pm @ the baby grand
  • Jazz Series: Andrew Wilcox
    Jazz Series: Andrew Wilcox
    7:00pm @ Delaware Art Museum
  • Jazz Series
    Jazz Series
    7:00pm @ Delaware Art Museum
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Saturday, February 8
  • Birds & Bees Trivia Night 21+ @ Brandywine Zoo
    Birds & Bees Trivia Night 21+ @ Brandywine Zoo
    5:30pm @ Brandywine Zoo
  • DelArt Cinema
    DelArt Cinema
    1:30pm @ Delaware Art Museum
  • Dan + Claudia Zanes With Tyree Austin
    Dan + Claudia Zanes With Tyree Austin
    2:00pm @ the baby grand
  • Mystery at the Museum: Heist on the High Seas
    Mystery at the Museum: Heist on the High Seas
    7:00pm @ Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Sunday, February 9
  • 5th Avenue Jazz Brunch
    5th Avenue Jazz Brunch
    11:00am @ The Room At Cedar Grove
  • Family 2nd Sunday
    Family 2nd Sunday
    10:00am @ Delaware Art Museum
  • DelArt Cinema
    DelArt Cinema
    1:30pm @ Delaware Art Museum
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Monday, February 10
  • What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    9:00am @ Morris Library
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Wednesday, February 12
  • 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes
    90 Ideas in 90 Minutes
    8:00am @ Theatre N
  • Ecological Landscape Design
    Ecological Landscape Design
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
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Thursday, February 13
  • Fitness Walks in Nature: Section C
    Fitness Walks in Nature: Section C
    9:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Workshop: Pruning for Homeowners: Section A
    Workshop: Pruning for Homeowners: Section A
    9:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Gardening with Your Vegetables in Mind
    Gardening with Your Vegetables in Mind
    1:00pm @ Mt. Cuba Center
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Friday, February 14
  • Valentine's Chef's Table Dinner
    Valentine's Chef's Table Dinner
    6:45pm @ HILTON WILMINGTON/Christiana
  • Residential Landscape Design Workshop
    Residential Landscape Design Workshop
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Valentine's Day Dinner with Bryan Clark
    Valentine's Day Dinner with Bryan Clark
    6:30pm @ The Room At Cedar Grove
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Monday, February 17
  • What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    9:00am @ Morris Library
  • Making Masterpieces
    Making Masterpieces
    9:00am @ Delaware Art Museum
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Wednesday, February 19
  • Ecological Landscape Design
    Ecological Landscape Design
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Mt. Cuba Lecture Series (Online)
    Mt. Cuba Lecture Series (Online)
    6:00pm @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • WLS - Mt. Cuba’s Resilient Tree Canopy (Online)
    WLS - Mt. Cuba’s Resilient Tree Canopy (Online)
    6:00pm @ Mt. Cuba Center
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Thursday, February 20
  • Fitness Walks in Nature: Section C
    Fitness Walks in Nature: Section C
    9:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • The B-Listers featuring Chris Marion of Little River Band & Stephanie Calvert of Starship
    The B-Listers featuring Chris Marion of Little River Band & Stephanie Calvert of Starship
    6:30pm @ The Room At Cedar Grove
  • To Preserve Slavery? Human Bondage & The American Revolution
    To Preserve Slavery? Human Bondage & The American Revolution
    6:30pm @ Delaware History Museum
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Friday, February 21
  • Grand Baile Salsa
    Grand Baile Salsa
    7-10 pm @ Grand Opera House
  • Residential Landscape Design Workshop
    Residential Landscape Design Workshop
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
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Saturday, February 22
  • Dino Descendants featuring Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections
    Dino Descendants featuring Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections
    10:00am @ Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
  • The Future is Nuts! (Online)
    The Future is Nuts! (Online)
    11:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center - Copeland House and Online
  • DelArt Cinema
    DelArt Cinema
    1:30pm @ Delaware Art Museum
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Sunday, February 23
  • Air Supply
    Air Supply
    All day @ Grand Opera House
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Monday, February 24
  • What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    9:00am @ Morris Library
  • Close
Wednesday, February 26
  • Ecological Landscape Design
    Ecological Landscape Design
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Close
Thursday, February 27
  • Fitness Walks in Nature: Section C
    Fitness Walks in Nature: Section C
    9:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • DelArt Nights
    DelArt Nights
    5:00pm @ Delaware Art Museum
  • Pre-Raphaelite Conservation
    Pre-Raphaelite Conservation
    5:00pm @ Delaware Art Museum
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Saturday, March 1
  • Creating Garden Structures
    Creating Garden Structures
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Building Drystack Walls: Section B
    Building Drystack Walls: Section B
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
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Monday, March 3
  • GOODNIGHT MOON & THE RUNAWAY BUNNY
    GOODNIGHT MOON & THE RUNAWAY BUNNY
    9:30 AM & 12 PM @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
  • What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
    9:00am @ Morris Library
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Wednesday, March 5
  • Ecological Landscape Design
    Ecological Landscape Design
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Vernonia for Every Garden (Online)
    Vernonia for Every Garden (Online)
    6:00pm @ Mt. Cuba Center
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Thursday, March 6
  • Gardening for Watershed Conservation: Section A
    Gardening for Watershed Conservation: Section A
    10:00am @ Mt. Cuba Center
  • Close
Friday, March 7
  • Grand Baile Salsa
    Grand Baile Salsa
    7-10 pm @ Grand Opera House
  • The Seldom Scene
    The Seldom Scene
    All day @ the baby grand
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Enhancing Life in the Soils: Section A

Mt. Cuba Center

$299

Wed, Aug 14, 2024
10:00am - 2:30pm

Learn the basics of soil science, the value of organic matter and its role in soil structure and nutrition, and the importance of soil organisms.
FULL DESCRIPTION

Native plant communities are supported by healthy, balanced soils that contain a vast array of living organisms including microbes, insects, and other fauna. Learn the basics of soil science, the value of organic matter and its role in soil structure and nutrition, and the importance of soil organisms. Learn how to make and use compost and compost tea, and how sustainable gardening practices contribute to creating high quality garden soil. Go home with a greater understanding of the life in your soil and knowing why you won’t need to buy fertilizer ever again. Dress for the weather.

This program takes place in person at Mt. Cuba Center three Wednesdays: 8/14 through 8/28.

About the Instructor:

Mark Highland received an MS from the Longwood Graduate Program, focusing on compost and potting soil. He is the founder and president of The Organic Mechanic Soil Company, LLC, a local supplier of organic, peat free soils. Mark is the author of the recently published Practical Organic Gardening: The No-Nonsense Guide to Growing Naturally.

Dress for the weather.
Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Rd., Hockessin, DE 19707, USA
13022394244
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