The BWS and Oʻahu Master Gardeners are partnering to bring you a free soil workshop at Hālawa Xeriscape Garden! Included in the day is a pH test of your 1/2-cup soil sample, plus a garden tour & garden give-back (light weeding).
Dig In! - A Soil Workshop & Mālama ʻĀina
Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 9:00–11:00 AM | Hālawa Xeriscape Garden
9:00 AM – Mālama ʻāina (weeding)
9:30 AM – Garden tour with soil intro
9:45 AM – How to take a soil sample
10:00 AM
- Intro to soil testing, including pH, nutrients, amendments, fertilizers
- Intro to landscaping with food plants & native plants around your home
- How to contact the Master Gardener Program with questions
10:45 AM – Optional Q&A
11:00 AM – Bring your lunch and enjoy the garden! We’ll provide light snacks.
For those with a garden, bring falf a cup of soil to test its pH.
We will do our best to help you improve your soil and will connect you with the MG Helpline for further assistance. A main objective is to help home gardeners produce food and to encourage planting of native and Polynesian-introduced plants.
Youth under 18 must be accompanied by adult/guardian.
>> Bring a water bottle, closed-toe shoes with tread, sunscreen, bug spray, and hat. Lightweight long sleeves and pants recommended. Carpooling recommended.
For garden information, please go to: https://www.boardofwatersupply.com/conservation/xeriscape/halawa-xeriscape-garden
For more on the Oʻahu Master Gardener Program, check out: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmgprogram/Home/Oahu
