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Let's Get a Better Understanding about Soils Workshop

May 29

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We were very fortunate to have Richard MacEwan travel from Central Victoria in March to present a very full day of information about soils.


It was a dense day as we were presented with the science of soil.

We learnt about the basic physical and chemical structure of soil, tools to enable us to assess the soils in our garden or paddock, what measurements may be helpful, and what we might think about as we plan the management of our soils.







A fascinating demonstration of manual manipulation of the soil into a ribbon to assess the basis structure of the soil to determine the approximate ratios of clay, sand, and silt, was the highlight of the site visit.


We are grateful for the effort Richard made preparing the presentation and for travelling to speak with us.

Richard has kindly made available his presentations in PDF form.

  • Soil 101






Richard was able to direct to us some very helpful resources

  • This website from the Victorian Department of Agriculture has the most accurate maps and information about the landforms and soils of the Mornington Peninsula


https://vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/portregn.nsf/pages/port_soil_landforms_mornington_pen



Another publication with information about Peninsula soils and a little more detail about the particular soils shown on the landform mapping is this one from Common Ground



  • This book is a great resource for those for soil and agriculture







Thank you to those of you who attended our event.



Thanks To Nikki and Mel from Cardinia and West Gippsland Equine Landcare Group for forwarding this resource:



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