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SUMMARY:Understanding and Managing Soil pH for Truffle Cultivation
DESCRIPTION:Register to Webinar\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Overview:\n\n\n\nThe goal for this informative webinar is to approach pH from a practical truffle grower’s perspective while giving you enough of the underlying science to understand what you are measuring and why it matters. \n\n\n\n\nWhat Is pH?\n\nWhat pH actually measures\n\n\n\nAcids\, bases\, hydrogen ions\, and the pH scale\n\n\n\nWhy pH matters in truffle cultivation\n\n\n\nHow soil pH affects nutrient availability\, soil chemistry\, and the orchard environment\n\n\n\n\n\nUnderstanding Your Soil\n\nBasic soil horizons and parent material\n\n\n\nSoil texture\, organic matter\, minerals\, and buffering capacity\n\n\n\nWhy two orchards with the same measured pH may respond differently to lime\n\n\n\nUsing soil surveys and geological information to better understand an orchard site\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Collect and Test Soil\n\nHow to collect a representative soil sample\n\n\n\nPreparing a soil-water slurry\n\n\n\nUsing distilled or other low-ion water\n\n\n\nTesting with pH strips versus a soil-appropriate pH meter\n\n\n\nChoosing\, calibrating\, and caring for a pH meter\n\n\n\nCommon testing mistakes and why inexpensive direct-in-soil probes can be misleading\n\n\n\n\n\nA Practical Grower pH Protocol\n\nStep-by-step demonstration of our soil pH testing protocol\n\n\n\nComparing meter readings with inexpensive test strips\n\n\n\nFran’s grower perspective on when simple testing methods may be sufficient\n\n\n\nHow much precision do growers actually need?\n\n\n\n\n\nUnderstanding Lime\n\nLimestone\, agricultural lime\, fine/flour lime\, grit lime\, hydrated lime\, quicklime\, and other calcium products\n\n\n\nWhich materials are appropriate for orchard use—and which are not\n\n\n\nParticle size\, calcium carbonate\, and why different lime products behave differently\n\n\n\nOyster shell and other alternative calcium carbonate sources\n\n\n\n\n\nApplying Lime in the Orchard\n\nEstimating lime requirements from soil conditions and test results\n\n\n\nWhy lime applications should be monitored rather than treated as a one-time event\n\n\n\nWhen and how to retest\n\n\n\nTracking pH changes through the season\n\n\n\nCreating small orchard trials to learn how your individual soil responds\n\n\n\n\n\nBecoming a Better Observer of Your Orchard\n\n\n\nKeeping pH and amendment records\n\n\n\nUsing soil surveys\, maps\, laboratory results\, and other available tools\n\n\n\nDeveloping site-specific management rather than relying on a single recipe\n\n\n\nQ&A and grower discussion\n\n\n\n\nThe overall message will be that growers do not necessarily need an expensive laboratory setup to begin understanding their soil. What matters is using a consistent protocol\, understanding the limitations of the method\, keeping good records\, and learning how their individual orchard responds over time. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n \n\n\n\n	\n\n		 Stephanie Jarvis\n\n		Mycologist\, Owner \n\n	\n\n	\n		\n			In 2010 Stephanie Jarvis began her consultation company\, Pacific Truffle Growers (PTG) due to multiple requests to rehabilitate unproductive truffle orchards. She manages truffle orchards throughout Northern California and currently assists clients in Oregon\, Washington and most recently – North Carolina. \n\n		 \n	\n\n	\n \n\n\n	\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Webinar
URL:https://trufflegrowers.com/event/understanding-and-managing-soil-ph-for-truffle-cultivation/
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