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Thank you Houston for over 300 participants! Come see what all the hubbub is about!

HOW DOES IT WORK?

REGISTER HERE: kennygrewit.com/dirtshop

SUNDAY, APRIL 18 from 10am to 3pm - Pick up a take-home kit at the HOP Market that includes the individual, pre-portioned components you'll need to mix up two gallons of The Chonk yourself (a $40 value!) Just message me if you can't pick up on this date.

SUNDAY, APRIL 25 at NOON - Tune in on Zoom for our Virtual Dirtshop from home-- just bring your kit and something to mix with (and maybe some coffee!)

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?

There are many issues that can be resolved with proper potting media and how The Chonk remedies them. For example, you should be able to water it deeply without concerns of root rot due to prolonged dry times (by incorporating oxygen into the root zone). You should also be able to run a constant stream of water through it without it overflowing over the top (important for flushing).

The Dirtshop is centered around the three simple components of The Chonk (wood bark, pumice, and peat moss) and the complex reasons behind choosing them. I'll explain the science and my process for narrowing it down to these three ingredients and why I don't use others (i.e. coco coir (poorer nutrient retention, pH, and microbial life), perlite (floats, discolors, no weight for anchoring plants), charcoal (doesn't provide benefits to containerized gardening that most believe), or worm castings (not a complete fertilizer, not good for aeration/too dense).

Topics range in complexity from the ability of materials to bond and host nutrients on their surface through Cation Exchange Capacity or how capillary force and surface tension counteract gravitational pull to cause a Perched Water Table, to as simple as when to water, how to flush, and other key fundamentals to further your understanding of what happens below the surface.

Pricing:

$25 - Admission only, no materials (includes access to recording)

$50 - Admission + Dirtshop Kit

$65 - Admisison + Dirtshop Kit + Extra Gallon of Chunky Mix

As always, if you've attended a Dirtshop in the past, you can register for and attend this one free of charge for a refresher course! The Dirtshop is always growing and evolving, and new information is always added. If it's been a while for you, hop in!