PPT-Soils and Gardening

Based on Sustainable Soil Management from the National Sustainable Ag Information Service By C Kohn What is Soil Take a moment and create your own definition of soil When instructed discuss your definition with a partner Try to come to a consensus definition that both you and your partner can agree on. Add lots of OM to the soil compost manure of sheep chickens dairy horses Be sure to irrigate regularly the first year Dont stress the trees Make sure that you have an established working irrigation plan Make sure the irrigation system will reach all Physical . weather reduces the particle size of rocks and in doing so prepare the material for chemical weathering. The rate of all chemical reactions involving solids is determined by the amount of exposed surface area. These four drawing illustrates sequentially dividing particles into smaller particles. Assuming a dimension of 1 cubic centimeter . Rainscaping:. Soils 101. . Soils 101. Living, breathing dynamic system. Chemical, . physical . and biological characteristics. Soil . Formation -- 5 . Influencing Factors. C. limate . -. weathering, freeze, thaw, wetting, drying. What is soil?. Soil is the layer of loose material on the. earth’s surface. Without soil, we would not. be able to grow crops and plants. . Therefore, there would be no food for. animals or for people. It is therefore a very. Plant Material Maintenance. Soil. Soil is the top . layer of . the Earth’s crust. .. Millions of years to make. Being lost at a rate of 5.2 tons/acre/year (Iowa state-wide average). SOLIDS +. PORE SPACE =. Inetta Fluharty, ATP. Mary . Slabinski. , MSW, LGSW. West Virginia . AgrAbility. 2011 National . AgrAbility. Training Workshop. Indianapolis, Indiana . November 9, . 2011. What is accessible gardening?. The Role of Competitive Market Intelligence . Michael W. Trahan. 25 September 2011. . “. It is wiser to find out than to suppose. ”. . – Mark Twain. The Role of CMI in Economic Gardening. Data does not equal knowledge – its useful, but unless you can take that data and use it to change or validate your course of action,. Why is soil important? . Why is soil important? . PLANTS grow in soil. If there was no soil, there would be no plants and NO FOOD!!!. Why is soil important? . PLANTS grow in soil. If there was no soil, there would be no plants and NO FOOD!!!. Russell Yost. 1. , . Bao-Shen. Li. 2. , Prof. . Xiaolin. Li. 2. , ZuChao. 3. 1. Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. University of Hawai`i at . Manoa. Honolulu, Hawai`i. 2. China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. Munwar Sultana Solangi. Lady Instructor. Agriculture Training Institute. Sakrand. An . agricultural.  definition of soil is "a dynamic natural body on the surface of the earth in which plants grow, composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms". st. Century. David T . Chand. Assistant Professor, . Teacher Education Department,. School of Education and Human Sciences. University of the Southern Caribbean. Organic Gardening. Outline of the Presentation. University of California Cooperative Extension. Our agenda for today. Basic soil principles. The things we add to our soils. Amendments. Mulches. Compost. Fertilizers. Soils for the Gardener. Why are Soils Important to Sustainability?. Soils differ from one part of the world to another, even from one part of a backyard to another. . They differ because of where and how they formed. And over time, five major factors control how a soil forms. These factors are . Most forests are not too . hot. , or not too . cold. , and have moderate amounts of precipitation. . ALFISOL. Moderately Weathered. SPODOSOL. Sandy, Acidic. There are two main types of forests. . Pine forests have ashy white layers (.