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

Download Presentation
Download Policy: The content available on the website is offered to you 'AS IS' for your personal information and use only. It cannot be commercialized, licensed, or distributed on other websites without prior consent from the author. To download a presentation, simply click this link. If you encounter any difficulties during the download process, it's possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.

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
Effect ect of Using g Magneti netized zed Trea reated ted Water er in Ir Irri rigat

Effect ect of Using g Magneti netized zed Trea reated ted Water er in Ir Irri rigat

Effect ect of Using g Magneti netized zed Trea reated ted Water er in Ir Irri rigat gation ion of Be Bell Pepper per and Be Beans s in AL AL-Jeft eftlik ik Area / West st Ba Bank Palest stine ine Dia Radeideh Dia

552 views • 19 slides
Effects of river otters on benthic macroinvertebrate populations of the Colorado Rocky

Effects of river otters on benthic macroinvertebrate populations of the Colorado Rocky

1 Effects of river otters on benthic macroinvertebrate populations of the Colorado Rocky Mountains Amanda J. Tetz Department of Biology Metropolitan State University of Denver Photo by Victoria Alexander on Unsplash 2 North American

448 views • 14 slides
Smallholder banana systems in Africa; what needs to be done today to ensure sustainability

Smallholder banana systems in Africa; what needs to be done today to ensure sustainability

Smallholder banana systems in Africa; what needs to be done today to ensure sustainability tomorrow? Eldad Karamura (PhD) Senior Scientist / Regional Coordinator Eastern and Southern Africa Commodity Systems and Genetic Resources Programme

745 views • 16 slides
________________________________________________________________________________ Plant Soil

________________________________________________________________________________ Plant Soil

________________________________________________________________________________ Plant Soil Interaction Discussion Group - April 20, 2016 Topic: Soil Quality Indicators Lecturer: Prof. dr. Oene Oenema

148 views • 4 slides
CSE: MGRO OTC: MGROF FRA: 0C0 Providing Natural, Science-Based Biological Solutions for High

CSE: MGRO OTC: MGROF FRA: 0C0 Providing Natural, Science-Based Biological Solutions for High

CSE: MGRO OTC: MGROF FRA: 0C0 Providing Natural, Science-Based Biological Solutions for High Value Crops Corporate Presentation July 2020 April 2018 Disclaimer The views expressed herein contain information derived from publicly available

295 views • 14 slides
IAgrE and the ES-KTN Welcome you to the Oxford Farming Conference 2013 Agricultural Engineering

IAgrE and the ES-KTN Welcome you to the Oxford Farming Conference 2013 Agricultural Engineering

IAgrE and the ES-KTN Welcome you to the Oxford Farming Conference 2013 Agricultural Engineering offers solutions Mark Kibblewhite President-Elect, IAgrE Roger Lane-Nott CB Director General, AEA Anne Miller Sustainable Land Management and

138 views • 13 slides
Where next? Elizabeth Stockdale Slido: #B457 Biological Chemical Physical Slido: #B457 Food

Where next? Elizabeth Stockdale Slido: #B457 Biological Chemical Physical Slido: #B457 Food

Where is is soil research in in 2018? Where next? Elizabeth Stockdale Slido: #B457 Biological Chemical Physical Slido: #B457 Food web interactions Earthworms Protozoa Bacteria Bacterial feeding nematodes Plant Predatory residues

461 views • 25 slides
Update on the Mitigation of 1,3-Dichloropropene and Pilot Studies M in h P h am Ju n e 1 , 2

Update on the Mitigation of 1,3-Dichloropropene and Pilot Studies M in h P h am Ju n e 1 , 2

Update on the Mitigation of 1,3-Dichloropropene and Pilot Studies M in h P h am Ju n e 1 , 2 0 2 0 S h af ter A B 6 1 7 Commu n it y S teerin g Committee M eet in g Presentation Outline o Background o Mitigation Approach o Mitigation

328 views • 16 slides

More recommend