Soil - Sarasota County Extension

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Summary• Organic vegetable gardeningfundamentally depends ondeveloping a functional soilecosystem• Practices are designed toenhance soil quality and health• “Feed the soil so that the soil canfeed the plant”
• Cornell Soil HealthAcknowledgementshttp://www.hort.cornell.edu/soilhealth/• Janke, R., Sustainable Cropping Systems, KSU– Soil qualitywww.oznet.ksu.edu/rff/Soil%20Quality%20NEW.ppt– Soil tests interpretationswww.oznet.ksu.edu/rff/Soil%20Test%20Interpretation.ppt• Stromberger, M. Composting Organisms, CSUhttp://www.extsoilcrop.colostate.edu/Soils/powerpoint/compost/CompostingOrganisms.pdf• USDA NRCS Soil Quality Institutehttp://soils.usda.gov/sqi/index.html
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Community GardeningOrganic Vegetabl
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Introduction• Goals of Presentati
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Soil Appreciation Through History
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Soil Ecosystem & Plant Growth
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Agroecosystem Concept• An approac
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Aggregation Example• Soil structu
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Soil Profile Example• Arrangement
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Soil Nutrient Cycle Example
Page 18 and 19: Biotic Mutualism Example:Nitrogen-F
Page 20 and 21: Soil Organic Matter• Composition-
Page 22 and 23: Humusa mixture of compounds and com
Page 24 and 25: Composting• Art & science of prod
Page 26 and 27: Composting Literature• Sir Albert
Page 28 and 29: Aerobic Composting
Page 30 and 31: Aerobic Composting
Page 32 and 33: Soil Quality DefinitionSoil Fertili
Page 34 and 35: What Is Soil?Soil will be studied a
Page 36 and 37: What is Soil?• A Mixture of Compo
Page 38 and 39: • MineralcompostiondeterminesSoil
Page 40 and 41: Soil pH• The measure of acidity o
Page 42 and 43: Adjusting Soil pH• To raise soil
Page 44 and 45: • Principle of Limiting Factors-J
Page 46 and 47: UF/IFAS Plant NutritionalDeficienci
Page 48 and 49: Soil Chemistry & Plant NutritionPot
Page 50: Soil Life And Plant RootsCurl, E.A.
Page 53 and 54: Soil As Habitat for Biodiversity
Page 55 and 56: Earthworm Benefits• Stimulate mic
Page 57 and 58: Soil Sampling• Representative sam
Page 59: Soluble Salts Testing• Soil solub
Page 63 and 64: Alternative Soil Test Example“The
Page 65 and 66: Alternative Soil Test ExampleHumus
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