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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ professor Dr. Leon Young collects a soil sample core from a landscape for soil testing at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵSU Soil Plant & Water Analysis Lab. Dr. Young will present a program on soil testing and using limestone and fertilizers in gardens and lawns. Emphasis will be on liming materials.

A successful garden begins with good soil. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agriculture professor Dr. Leon Young will present Soils in Your Garden on February 3 from 6:30-8:30 pm in room 110 of the Agriculture Building on Wilson Drive. Dr. Young, aka Dr. Red Dirt, will discuss the basics of soil-pH, use of lime, fertilization and soil testing. Dr. Young encourages participants to bring their soil questions for a question/answer and problem-solving session at the close of the presentation. Cost is $5.00 per person.

To register, contact the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gardens Education Office at 936-468-1832; email erodewald@sfasu.edu; or send payment with name, address, daytime phone number, and seminar title to: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gardens Seminars, PO Box 13000-Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.