January is the perfect month to finish construction of new rose beds or check the pH and soil composition of your existing beds. Besides water, good soil is the second most important factor in growing great roses.
We are fortunate to learn from Danny Wilson with Farm Dirt Compost how he converts food and plant waste into rich, fertile soil and compost tea full of beneficial microbes. Danny will provide information on the benefits of biochar and will teach us how to make it. He will have available for purchase at the meeting his biochar inoculated with compost tea. Danny sells several soil and compost products at his new farm located on fourteen acres near Missouri City. The farm’s address is 16116 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, Texas 77053 and is just a five minute drive off of Beltway 8.
Consulting Rosarians who attend this meeting will receive one hour of continuing education credit. CRs will be required to sign a registration form at the meeting or email [email protected] prior to the meeting with their name, email address, and name of your rose society if outside HRS in order to receive credit.
Please join us on Saturday, January 10 h at 2 pm in person at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1819 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX or virtually on a livestream via our Facebook page.
