what is healthy soil and how does compost fit in what
play

What is healthy soil and how does compost fit in? What functions - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Mar 18, 2024 •266 likes •467 views

What is healthy soil and how does compost fit in? What functions does healthy soil perform? Nurturing plant roots Decomposing dead plants and animals Habitat for an ecosystem of soil organisms Soaking up and filtering

  1. What is healthy soil – and how does compost fit in?

  2. What functions does healthy soil perform? • Nurturing plant roots • Decomposing dead plants and animals • Habitat for an ecosystem of soil organisms • Soaking up and filtering water • Storing a pool of carbon

  6. The soil food web

  7. The soil food web Bacteria

  8. The soil food web Fungi

  9. The soil food web Protozoa

  10. The soil food web Nematodes

  11. The soil food web Arthropods

  12. The soil food web Earthworms

  13. The soil food web In a teaspoon of healthy soil, you will find: • 100,000,000 – 1,000,000,000 bacteria • Several yards of fungal filaments • 10,000 – 1,000,000 protozoa • 200 nematodes • A few arthropods • Maybe an earthworm

  14. Soil structure and aggregate particles

  15. Soil Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx_hmse9Se8

  16. Symbiotic relationships: The final piece of the soil puzzle

  17. We can store carbon in the soil.

  18. Story of Soil Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1NsqR6OX-k

Recommend

Start with Healthy Soil Dont Treat Your Soil Like Dirt! Presented by, Eileen Miller, Soil

Start with Healthy Soil Dont Treat Your Soil Like Dirt! Presented by, Eileen Miller, Soil

Start with Healthy Soil Dont Treat Your Soil Like Dirt! Presented by, Eileen Miller, Soil Health Specialist Healthy Landscapes Consulting October 20, 2018 Ocean County College Soil is the Basis of the Ecosystem The Soil Water Cycle

797 views • 40 slides
Begin with the End Result that you want: i.e., Healthy Soil = Healthy & Productive Trees

Begin with the End Result that you want: i.e., Healthy Soil = Healthy & Productive Trees

Begin with the End Result that you want: i.e., Healthy Soil = Healthy & Productive Trees Presentation prepared by: Rudy Garcia USDA-NRCS New Mexico State Agronomist Diaz Pecan Orchard (South of Las Cruces, NM) Visit our NM Soil Health

657 views • 40 slides
Part I: Theory of Compost and Your role as an eco activist Part II. Practice: how to build,

Part I: Theory of Compost and Your role as an eco activist Part II. Practice: how to build,

Part I: Theory of Compost and Your role as an eco activist Part II. Practice: how to build, manage, and troubleshoot a pile What is compost? -when decomposed properly compost becomes extremely fertile soil or what we sometimes call humus ( very

602 views • 3 slides
Compost: Characteristics and Uses Southern New England Chapter of the Soil & Water

Compost: Characteristics and Uses Southern New England Chapter of the Soil & Water

Compost: Characteristics and Uses Southern New England Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society Friday August 5 th , 2016 Bear Path Farm (Whately, MA) and UMass Amherst Geoff Kuter, Ph.D. Agresource Inc. www.Agresourceinc.com

432 views • 42 slides
Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms

Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms

Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms www.LoveAppleFarms.com It's All About the Soil Increase yields Decrease pests and diseases Increase nutritional value of crops Improve flavor

559 views • 44 slides
Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms

Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms

Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms www.LoveAppleFarms.com Class Introduction Please keep your talking to a minimum, allowing you and your neighbors to get the full value of the class. What this

1.34k views • 47 slides
Compost in Minnesota Compost Marketability in Minnesota GreenStep Cities; Fall 2017 Why Compost?

Compost in Minnesota Compost Marketability in Minnesota GreenStep Cities; Fall 2017 Why Compost?

Compost in Minnesota Compost Marketability in Minnesota GreenStep Cities; Fall 2017 Why Compost? Better than sending organic waste to landfills Recovers valuable material Increases economic activity Reduces greenhouse gases

318 views • 31 slides
Stop Treating Soil Like Dirt! Soil Workshop Soil is living! There are more microorganisms

Stop Treating Soil Like Dirt! Soil Workshop Soil is living! There are more microorganisms

Stop Treating Soil Like Dirt! Soil Workshop Soil is living! There are more microorganisms in a teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on earth. Soil is amazing!! Soil holds over twice the carbon than what is presently in all the

1.8k views • 114 slides
Healthy Soil Healthy Plants Healthy Systems Clean Water Summit 2012 Fred Rozumalski

Healthy Soil Healthy Plants Healthy Systems Clean Water Summit 2012 Fred Rozumalski

Healthy Soil Healthy Plants Healthy Systems Clean Water Summit 2012 Fred Rozumalski Landscape Architect, Ecologist Barr Engineering Company Goal to manage soils to: Readily infiltrate stormwater Store stormwater in the upper

544 views • 40 slides
Field Lab: Less Toil, Better Soil Field Lab: Less Toil, Better Soil Management Options 1. pH -

Field Lab: Less Toil, Better Soil Field Lab: Less Toil, Better Soil Management Options 1. pH -

Field Lab: Less Toil, Better Soil Field Lab: Less Toil, Better Soil Management Options 1. pH - getting the basics right 2. Cultivation damage limitation 3. Organic manures - compost and digestate 4. Mulches (improved water use and nitrogen

495 views • 36 slides
Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms

Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms

Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility Cynthia Sandberg Love Apple Farms www.LoveAppleFarms.com Welcome to Love Apple Farms Class Introduction Please keep your talking to a minimum, allowing you and your neighbors to get the full value

840 views • 52 slides
Naturally Veteran Compost Collect and compost food scraps in MD, DC, NOVA Operate

Naturally Veteran Compost Collect and compost food scraps in MD, DC, NOVA Operate

Its Recycling Naturally Veteran Compost Collect and compost food scraps in MD, DC, NOVA Operate permitted compost facilities in Aberdeen, MD; Fairfax, VA Turn food scraps into finished compost in 3-5 mo 100% Organic, yard waste

1.13k views • 88 slides
Seeding Dallas November 11 Nature Law of Return Forest Floor Decomposition Build

Seeding Dallas November 11 Nature Law of Return Forest Floor Decomposition Build

Seeding Dallas November 11 Nature Law of Return Forest Floor Decomposition Build more topsoil Protects soil Recycle to new life Compost vs Mulch What is composting? What is good compost? Compost Happens Composting

402 views • 26 slides
Compost Compost Tea Workshop Rutgers University Mike Kolenut - Lincoln Landscaping 201-848-9699

Compost Compost Tea Workshop Rutgers University Mike Kolenut - Lincoln Landscaping 201-848-9699

Compost Compost Tea Workshop Rutgers University Mike Kolenut - Lincoln Landscaping 201-848-9699 lincolnlandscape@gmail.com www.lincolnlandscapinginc.com What is Compost ? Aerobic Process (So the good guys grow) Decomposition

763 views • 65 slides
The Wonders of Soil Growing a Healthy Lawn and Garden City of Kirkland - Natural Yard Care The

The Wonders of Soil Growing a Healthy Lawn and Garden City of Kirkland - Natural Yard Care The

The Wonders of Soil Growing a Healthy Lawn and Garden City of Kirkland - Natural Yard Care The Value of Healthy Soil Reduces need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides Reduces irrigation needs Filters out urban pollutants

252 views • 24 slides
Ve Vermicomposting Bucket C Bu Contents COMPOST PAPER COMPOST Vegetables Paper Towels

Ve Vermicomposting Bucket C Bu Contents COMPOST PAPER COMPOST Vegetables Paper Towels

Ve Vermicomposting Bucket C Bu Contents COMPOST PAPER COMPOST Vegetables Paper Towels Fruits Coffee Grounds (No Filters) Napkins Tea Bags (No Staples) Grains & Grain Products Coffee Filters Egg Shells No Food Compost No Greasy

582 views • 11 slides
Making and using compost in your backyard University of Wisconsin-Extension Master Composter

Making and using compost in your backyard University of Wisconsin-Extension Master Composter

Making and using compost in your backyard University of Wisconsin-Extension Master Composter Program Spring, 2015 What is composting? Controlling the natural process of decay to transform organic wastes into a valuable soil amendment

591 views • 43 slides
Recology Oregon Compost Natures Needs Compost Facility Presentation to Washington Countys

Recology Oregon Compost Natures Needs Compost Facility Presentation to Washington Countys

Recology Oregon Compost Natures Needs Compost Facility Presentation to Washington Countys Solid Waste Advisory Committee April 9, 2015 Introduction Provides Integrated Services 700,000+ Households 100,000 Commercial businesses

240 views • 20 slides
ECO Farming in the 21 st Century Recycling Soil Nutrients James J. Hoorman hoorman.1@osu.edu

ECO Farming in the 21 st Century Recycling Soil Nutrients James J. Hoorman hoorman.1@osu.edu

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ECO Farming in the 21 st Century Recycling Soil Nutrients James J. Hoorman hoorman.1@osu.edu www.mccc@msu.edu OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Healthy Soil versus Sick Soil Healthy soils have these things in

757 views • 48 slides
Dissolved Organic Carbon and Copper Speciation in Compost-Amended Bioretention Systems Markus

Dissolved Organic Carbon and Copper Speciation in Compost-Amended Bioretention Systems Markus

Dissolved Organic Carbon and Copper Speciation in Compost-Amended Bioretention Systems Markus Flury, Jessica Mullane, Maninder Chahal, Zhenqing Shi Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Washington State University Markus Flury (WSU) Leaching

320 views • 29 slides
Healthy Soils Are Full of Life! Soil and Water Stewardship Summary of Comments on PowerPoint

Healthy Soils Are Full of Life! Soil and Water Stewardship Summary of Comments on PowerPoint

1 Healthy Soils Are Full of Life! Soil and Water Stewardship Summary of Comments on PowerPoint Presentation Page: 1 Number: 1 Author: Presenter Subject: Presentation Notes Date: 2/22/2017 3:59:43 PM Healthy Soils Are Full of Life!

516 views • 36 slides
WELCOME TO COMPOST HAPPENS! FEBRUARY 5 TH , 2020 Master Gardener and Master Composter: Susan

WELCOME TO COMPOST HAPPENS! FEBRUARY 5 TH , 2020 Master Gardener and Master Composter: Susan

https://solanacenter.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/5-ways-to-heat-up-your-compost/ www.eulesstx.gov https://ww w.vitamind council.org/ blog/help- fund-this- research- project / WELCOME TO COMPOST HAPPENS! FEBRUARY 5 TH , 2020 Master Gardener and

722 views • 55 slides
WELCOME TO COMPOST HAPPENS! FEBRUARY 10 TH , 2016 Master Gardeners and Master Composters: Susan

WELCOME TO COMPOST HAPPENS! FEBRUARY 10 TH , 2016 Master Gardeners and Master Composters: Susan

https://solanacenter.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/5-ways-to-heat-up-your-compost/ www.eulesstx.gov https://ww w.vitamind council.org/ blog/help- fund-this- research- project / WELCOME TO COMPOST HAPPENS! FEBRUARY 10 TH , 2016 Master Gardeners

545 views • 54 slides
Life in the Soil: A Biological Approach to Gardening Troy Hinke troyhinke@yahoo.com Background

Life in the Soil: A Biological Approach to Gardening Troy Hinke troyhinke@yahoo.com Background

Life in the Soil: A Biological Approach to Gardening Troy Hinke troyhinke@yahoo.com Background Lover of nature/plants and recycling Pursued Sustainable Living Degree at Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA Compost

564 views • 34 slides

More recommend