Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Cover Crops 11 | Unit 1.6 Demonstration: How to Estimate the Nitrogen Contribution of a Cover Crop for the instructor Overview T ...

Cover Crops 12 | Unit 1.6 deMOnstratiOn OutLine A. Discuss and demonstrate the collection and calculation of the above-ground we ...

Cover Crops Unit 1.6 | 13 Assessment Questions Assessment Questions Define the following terms: Cover crop Green manure Catch ...

Cover Crops 14 | Unit 1.6 Assessment Questions Key Assessment Questions Key Define the following terms: • Cover crop = ...

Cover Crops Unit 1.6 | 15 Resources Resources Print resOurces Chaney, David, and Ann Mayse, eds. 1997. Cover Crops: Resou ...

Cover Crops 16 | Unit 1.6 videOs Creative Cover Cropping in Annual Farming Sys- tems. By Robert L. Bugg. Univer ...

1.7 Making and Using Compost Introduction 3 Instructor’s Lecture Outline 5 Detailed Lecture Outline for Students 9 Demonstration ...

Making and Using Compost 2 | Unit 1.7 ...

Making and Using Compost Unit 1.7 | 3 Introduction Introduction: Making and Using Compost unit Overview High-quality compost is ...

Making and Using Compost 4 | Unit 1.7 ...

Making and Using Compost Unit 1.7 | 5 Instructor’s Lecture Outline Lecture Outline: Making and Using Compost for the instructor ...

Making and Using Compost 6 | Unit 1.7 Instructor’s Lecture Outline b) Compost temperature curve and bacteria (refer to appendix ...

Making and Using Compost Unit 1.7 | 7 Instructor’s Lecture Outline d) Factors to consider when estimating C:N ratio of different ...

Making and Using Compost 8 | Unit 1.7 Instructor’s Lecture Outline F. Moisture Moisture needs of decomposers Moisture content i ...

Making and Using Compost Unit 1.7 | 9 Students’ Lecture Outline Detailed Lecture Outline: Making and Using Compost for students ...

Making and Using Compost 10 | Unit 1.7 Students’ Lecture Outline Potential disadvantages of composting a) Cost and time: Many ...

Making and Using Compost Unit 1.7 | 11 Students’ Lecture Outline iv. 120 ̊F and below: After the first month, a compost pile wil ...

Making and Using Compost 12 | Unit 1.7 Students’ Lecture Outline d) Factors to consider when estimating C:N ratio of different m ...

Making and Using Compost Unit 1.7 | 13 Students’ Lecture Outline Other components some advocate adding to compost a) Clay soil ...

Making and Using Compost 14 | Unit 1.7 Students’ Lecture Outline d) Insufficient moisture will cause a pile to decompose slowly ...